Good experience overall. Remote starter works well, install was clean. Only reason for four stars instead of five is I had to wait a few extra days for the appointment, but they were upfront about the timeline from the start.
The mountains are a few hours west. The lakes run in every direction. The trails go north and east and deep into country that rewards the people who arrive properly equipped. Alberta is one of the great outdoor destinations for anyone who takes their vehicles seriously, and the season here is short enough that showing up underprepared is a genuine waste of it.
The Outdoors section of the Lifestyle Hub is about building and using vehicles for what Alberta actually offers. Off-road rigs that are genuinely ready to go off-road. Boats that sound and perform as well on the water as they should. Powersports setups built to handle the terrain and come back in one piece. The accessories and electronics that make the difference between a trip that delivers and one that almost did.
We write about this from the practical end of it. Alberta outdoor use is specific. The cold, the clay, the UV, the elevation changes, the dust. We know what holds up out here and what looks better in a product photo than it performs in the field.
Off-road builds in Alberta have a specific set of requirements. The terrain between Edmonton and the Rockies changes fast, and a truck that works on gravel secondary roads is a different animal from one running switchbacks in the foothills or cutting through clay two-track in the north. We cover the lighting setups that matter on backcountry roads after dark, the electronics that hold up to vibration and temperature swings and the audio systems worth installing on a vehicle that is going to get used hard.
Boating in Alberta is its own world. The lakes here are cold, clear and full of people who take their setups seriously. Marine audio, boat electronics, waterproofing requirements and what Alberta’s intense UV season does to gear that is not properly rated for it. We know this category well from the installation side and we write about it from there.
Powersports threads through all of it: the quad run that ends at a lake, the sled season that starts as soon as the truck is no longer needed for something else, the side-by-side that gets used harder than it probably should. We cover the accessories and technology that make those machines more capable, more connected and easier to use across a full Alberta season.
Over 70 years in Edmonton. The reviews are still coming in
Good experience overall. Remote starter works well, install was clean. Only reason for four stars instead of five is I had to wait a few extra days for the appointment, but they were upfront about the timeline from the start.
Solid work on my dash cam install, wiring is completely hidden and you’d never know it wasn’t factory. Took a bit longer than expected but they called to let me know instead of just leaving me wondering. Would go back.
Backup camera install on my truck, clean job, no visible wiring. Called a few weeks later with a small question about the settings and someone actually picked up and walked me through it instead of telling me to book another appointment.
Dropped my car off in the morning for a full stereo upgrade and it was ready by end of day like they said it would be. Sound is night and day compared to the factory system. Staff were straightforward and didn’t make me feel dumb for not knowing the terminology.
My diesel work truck needed a remote starter and I’d heard horror stories about shops that don’t know how to handle diesel setups properly. These guys knew exactly what they were doing. No issues since.
Hardwired parking mode dash cam install, exactly what I wanted. Someone hit my parked car in a lot last month and I had the whole thing on camera. Best money I’ve spent on my vehicle.