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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"Midlife crisis" - I've always thought that's nonsense.
It's not, it's an awakening!
Story of the Month: Off Grid Housebus Conversion
Dan and Kelly's Bus
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Tony's Bach Kit in the BOP
We actually just installed it all last weekend, it was no problem at all. We have livened up the cabin we are building and everything seems to work well!
Josh and Jo's Family Cabin
Off-grid living means being free. I feel like our freedom is something that we've taken for granted for so long now.
Stephen and Jill's Music Studio
"Easy to install, powers everything we need, and makes us independent of Power companies...how good is that!!"
Nicola's Honey House
The kit is running 5 LED lights, 4 powerpoints and at the moment a fridge freezer, a honey extractor and power tools to finish off the inside furnishings of the honey house.
Eleanor's Tiny Home
I bought a batch kit from Gridfree and when I had a problem with it failing to charge properly I was very pleased to find that they offered a very attentive after sales service.
Kokako Outpost
We have a weekend warrior kit and a bach kit. Installed the bach kit over the holiday break, great instructions and easy to follow. The weekender has been amazing, easily powers our tiny home."
Murray's Bach in the BOP
"We are based in the Bay of Plenty and are very happy with our kit. We have the setup with two pods and the system runs all of our necessary items. 1 x fridge/freezer, 1 x freezer, laptops, pho...
Customer Photo Contest Winners
At the start of last 2023, we asked our customers to send in their best pictures of their GridFree life. We had loads of awesome responses and it was really hard to pick just 10 winners - but here ...
Sharron and Scott's Lifestyle Block in Northland
The realities of off-grid living are often not as glamorous as we make them out to be on video, so today we're going to dig a little deeper into those realities - the challenges the rewards and...
We Gave Away a Solar Kit to Rob
Last year to celebrate and give back to our growing GridFree community we gave away a Bach Kit to Leah in Pipiwai. After seeing so many deserving entries and the impact it had on Leah's life, we de...
Travelling K's Off-Grid Cabin
"I couldn't go back to Suburbia after this, no. I'm proud of the fact that we did this and we had a baby. I'm going to find it interesting that I grew up with power on the tap, but my son Reese won...
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