See how customers install solar power kits from GridFree, and read all their stories about off grid living in NZ. Whether it's a tiny home, cabin in the bush, architectural masterpiece, or even a glamping business, living off the grid looks different to everyone, and our kits can support all those different journeys.
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Solar power for us means more time, more flexibility, it takes the struggle out of off-grid life.
We can focus on the good things!
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Sarah and Tim
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Thomas' Cabins in Greymouth
I am beyond thrilled with the whole experience! Setting up my Bach Kit was a breeze with an electrician of course, and the level of support I received from their team was absolutely top-notch. If y...
Steve's Passive Tiny House
A passive house is a low energy, healthy home, which I think is the future of grid free living. Today I'm in the Coromandel where Steve is building one. Let's go check it out. "Living in a very iso...
Bridget's Log Cabin in Twizel
"Absolutely loving my solar kit. I’ve been in my house since Easter 2021 and no hiccups with it. Where I live we get a lot of fog over the winter so the generator had to run a bit in the morning an...
Karen + Hayden's Off-Grid Cabin
Karen and Hayden (@TravellingK on Youtube) were originally planning to get a Starter Kit for Karen's vintage caravan, but after buying a patch of land in Taumaranui, their plans changed. They purch...
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Karen's Bach Kit near Taumarunui [VIDEO]
Recently Karen purchased a Bach Kit to power their new cabin they've built on a patch of bare land near Taumarunui, and she videoed the process of her and her partner Hayden installing it! Make sur...
Andrew's Bach Kit
Overall we are very happy with our system, its perfect for what we need.
Uses about 40% of the stored battery capacity overnight and we don’t minimize power usage and by 10am its at 100% again.
Graeme in Nuhiti
"We successfully installed the Bach Kit this Summer on our place at Nuhiti and are more than happy with it. It does a fridge-freezer, another freezer, lights, toaster, jug, battery chargers, vacuum...
Bruce's Tiny House Kit
"We are absolutely over the moon with this. We run our freezer 24/7 and have power for lights, stereo, wifi and tv at our disposal. Thoroughly recommend this product as well as GridFree assisting m...
Murray in Mangawhai
Murray's Review of the Bach Kit: The solar panels provided harvest enough charge even on the most cloudy of days, and in the lowest of light, and they have adequately provided a full recharge every...
Going Off-Grid for Christmas with the Weekend Warrior Kit
I asked Northpower if they could connect me to the grid they came back with a quote of somewhere between $45 & $90K. There was no way to justify this cost when I only planned on being here duri...
Mike and Brent's Kits
Customer review on the Tiny house & Weekend warrior kit. Big thanks to Mike and Brent for sharing. If you're interested in getting the same off grid solar kits - please get in touch with us today!
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