How People Install Solar Power

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.

See how other people power their tiny homes and small dwellings! Or, learn about powering your own tiny home with our learning resources here.

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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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Tom's Tiny House Interview
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Tom's Tiny House Interview
Living simply and within your means is the most common value when it comes to going GridFree. From living in a compact space, to reducing your consumption and being completely self-sufficient this ...
Paul's Tiny House
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Paul's Tiny House
The freedom of living off-grid and being self sufficient has always appealed to me. Moving back to NZ we wanted to live in Waitakere but didn’t want to rent so putting a tiny house on the family fa...
Karma’s Converted Bus - House Bus NZ
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DIY Dreams: The Reboot Life House Bus, NZ, powered by The Bach Kit
Karma and Scott are running the Bach Kit in their 1984 Isuzu bus, which they have converted themselves over the last year!
Marie's Tiny House
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Marie's Tiny House
Meet Marie. She built her own tiny house, and has been living there for over year! Early in the process she got in touch with us to get her solar power sorted, and it's been really awesome to watch...
Tom's Tiny House
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Tom's Tiny House
We checked in on Tom earlier this year and had a quick chat about how he's finding off-grid life so far! He's running the Bach Kit on his tiny house with his wife.
An Update from Orca Bus - One Year On
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An Update from Orca Bus - One Year On
When we first talked to Rachel and Marius, they were just one month into living in their newly renovated housebus, Orca. It's now been over a year of adventures, and we're lucky enough to have an u...
Marie's Tiny Home - Interview
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Marie's Tiny Home - Interview
Originally from France, Marie has been in New Zealand for several years, and we first met her in June of 2019, when she purchased a Tiny House Kit with a Hybrid Inverter from us. She had just finis...
Aidan's Tiny House on Wheels
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Aidan's Tiny House on Wheels
We're always so stoked to get feedback like this. We know from experience how much of a pain it can be to get a small scale solar set up done, so it's really awesome to hear that we made it easy fo...
Rachel And Marius' Orca Bus!
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Rachel And Marius' Orca Bus!
We talked to Rachel and Marius when they were celebrating two weeks of adventures in their housebus, Orca, running the GridFree Bach Kit. So far, they're absolutely loving it! Learn more about thei...

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