Off-grid Archives - Cottage Life

The McDonald family in their shed kitchen

How a young family in Alberta turned a shed into an off-grid cabin for less than $30,000

Here are 3 ways you can make coffee as an off-grid cottager

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Sponsored by Josh Stokes, Keller Williams Platinum Realty

Aerial view of salt box home on Deep Bay

Listing of the Week: This $325K restored salt box home offers 180° ocean views, sunset decks, and... a taste of Newfoundland history

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Aerial view of winding highway road and fresh water lake surrounded by coniferous forests going to horizon, sunny summer day. Northern Ontario, Canada. Shot from the air with drone. remote connectivity

Rogers launches satellite messaging service across Canada—including remote cottaging areas

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Off-grid setup with solar panels on a small shed in a garden setting. Green environment with rainwater collection barrels. Ideal for eco-friendly projects.

New study reveals potential pitfalls of going off-grid

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A one and a half story timber frame cabin with a red roof sits in a snowy wooded area.

$400K for this off-grid waterfront cottage located just north of Huntsville

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Solar panel technician with drill installing solar panels on roof

New changes to the 2024 Canadian Electrical Code will make it easier for cottagers to adopt green... energy solutions

Sunset on wind turbine field, power grid

Is Ontario’s new power plan enough to reinforce the grid?

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Presented by EXP Realty

zoomed out shot of the house from the driveway

Listing of the week: 2,000 sq. ft. totally off-grid home near Parry Sound

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Christina Jones knits near the lake.

Meet this bear-punching grandmother who cottages on Georgian Bay

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outdoor nighttime setting with the vosker security camera set up

Vosker V150 review: A security camera made for off-gridders

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A small cottage.

Buy the Way: This couple turned a $33,000 teardown into their dream cabin

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A large propane tank in the yard of a home.

5 ways to offset hydro costs with propane

A close-up shot of a person cleaning solar panels.

7 things to know before installing a solar system

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Man fishing on dock

Simple pleasures for a digital detox at the cottage

solar panels on an off-grid cabin

Considering going off-grid? 8 reasons why now is the time

Grant Lawrence’s cabin in Desolation Sound, B.C.

Desolation Sound: an isolated off-grid cottage gem

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Cottage architecture that will inspire your next build

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