off grid appliances site

Callieslamb · #1 08/15/08, 07:32 AM

I found this company while looking for a gas range that would work with or without electricity.

http://www.oasismontana.com/

Have any of you bought from them? Their prices seem very reasonable. They have refrigerators and solar panel information also. I have spoken with them on the phone and they are very helpful and seem to know their stuff - at least about kitchen stoves.

LisaInN.Idaho · #2 08/15/08, 08:41 AM

You know you can buy a range usually at HomeDepot or Lowes that you can use with or without electricity don't you? They are fairly bare bones but cost only a few hundred dollars. I would've gotten one but I was intent on finding a self-cleaning range. It took some looking but I found one: a Kenmore. It does use minimal power for the display but if our power system failed I can still light it with a match.

Callieslamb · #3 08/15/08, 12:14 PM

Lisa, thanks for your response. Home Depot and Lowe's do not carry a model I would care to use. Price isn't the issue - like you, I want a stove that is nice to use on a daily basis. I do way, way, way too much cooking to want to fight a stove - like I have for the last three years with a cheap electric one. I live on-the-grid, so I want one that lights with electro-mechanical for daily use, but CAN be lit with a match if needed. DH works for Whirlpool. WP has a few ranges that the top burnes can be used with a match, but not the oven. Oasis carries models you can use the oven without electricity. It also has to do with the type of thermostat they use. I was hoping someone had bought from them and would tell me about their ranges.

Their warehouse is 80 miles from me so I will just go and pick it up rather than have it shipped - another reason to buy from Oasis.

LisaInN.Idaho · #4 08/15/08, 12:18 PM

I understand completely. So often here though people are looking for the absolute cheapest they can find.
I'm going to show my DH the Peerless commercial ranges. I'm not terribly happy with the Kenmore I have.

Callieslamb · #5 08/15/08, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaInN.Idaho

I understand completely. So often here though people are looking for the absolute cheapest they can find.
I'm going to show my DH the Peerless commercial ranges. I'm not terribly happy with the Kenmore I have.

Yes, the 36 inch stainless ranges look great to me - not matter what the brand. Ever seen a Wolf Stove? Oh my! I have had to buy what ever was cheapest often. Right now, I have a choice so I will try to buy the best that does what I want it to do. We had to buy a freezer on the emergency plan last month - there was only 1 chest freezer in town- Didn't squabble about quality or size we had to buy it. It isn't a good way to make a decision.

Thanks.

LisaInN.Idaho · #6 08/15/08, 02:04 PM

No it's not, though we all have to do it. My first range here in the cabin was a 20" vintage range from the 40's. It looked cute and was cheap but I was glad to see it head out the door when we got anew one!

sisterpine · #7 08/15/08, 09:54 PM

I have delt with oasis mt in the past and they seem to be a reputable company. i also purchased a gas/propane stove from home depot with the understanding that it has spark ignition (not a problem with solar) little did i know that the oven has a glow plug type thing that uses four hundred watts to get the oven started. runs like that for about fifteen minutes which is quite irritating. also the electronic touch pad will not work off generator power only off our inverter....already had to fix it. beautiful stove but not the right one and the salesman at HD did not even mention the glow plug etc when i asked about solar and propane. sis

Callieslamb · #8 08/16/08, 08:41 AM

Yes, we found out some of those things about gas stoves also. DH, being a thorough engineer, likes to research....well not really, but he does a lot of it anyway. We are adding propane to our home this month. The stove working without elec is important, though we can also use the generator - we just don't want to use if unnecessary.

So I ordered a 30" range yesterday. I will go and pick it up on Tuesday. I would have liked a waist-high broiler. I opted for sealed burners over the griddle in the middle. It isn't a beautiful range, but it isn't ugly either. I haven't cooked on gas in forever! I am excited for the change.

Thanks for your input.

LisaInN.Idaho · #9 08/16/08, 09:14 AM

Glow bars are the DEVIL!
Home Depot does sell one cheaply with no glow bar though. Sadly, a lot of the salespeople don't even know what a glowbar is. Though, neither did I till we went off grid.

quietstar · #10 08/16/08, 01:29 PM

What is the drawback to a Wolf range? I would like input from anyone because it is the choice I have made but haven't bought yet. This should be a good time to buy because world wide sales off and you can negotiate for a great price...Glen

Callieslamb · #11 08/16/08, 03:06 PM

the only draw back to a Wolf is the price. Whew! The are beautiful though. If I could justify one, I would have one....

farminghandyman · #12 08/16/08, 10:47 PM

the PEERLESS PREMIER GAS RANGES is a very nice range, we bought one a few years ago, we looked at many models and felt they were as well or better than most in the price range, we have not had to light the oven with out power, but it is do able they alos make piolet light modles,

this is the model we got,Range P36S328BP http://www.premierrange.com/rangeP36.htm

http://www.premierrange.com/ranges.htm

Callieslamb · #13 08/17/08, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by farminghandyman

the PEERLESS PREMIER GAS RANGES is a very nice range, we bought one a few years ago, we looked at many models and felt they were as well or better than most in the price range, we have not had to light the oven with out power, but it is do able they alos make piolet light modles,

this is the model we got,Range P36S328BP http://www.premierrange.com/rangeP36.htm

http://www.premierrange.com/ranges.htm

Now that's a nice range. If I had six burners, I would cook more and we would get fatter than ever! I don't have a hole that size in my kitchen for it to fit into.