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!
Story Spotlight: Bach Kit Giveaway
Sarah and Tim
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Hawkdun Hut in Central Otago
We are super happy with the weekend warrior kit, we initially were going to purchase bits ourself to put one together then we realised that it is not simple by any means. It has provided us with mo...
Sasha and Andrew in Tapawera
"The thing I love most about the lifestyle is just the pure freedom like going for a walk and it's just sort of quiet and it's serenial and it's just beautiful and the air is fresh and the birds ar...
Dan's Off Grid Bus in Tapawera
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"Good afternoon!" "G'Day Dan! How are you, nice to meet you!"
"Yeah, good mate. Welcome to Tapawera."
"Yeah, the drive up here was bea...
Pete's Converted Shed in Raglan
When we came out here about 35 years ago nobody really wanted it because there's no electricity, and a dirt road, you know, no mail delivery, and rubbish collection, and no services. I thought it w...
Marie's Tiny House Revisited
"And I feel like this little skill of having a tiny house and being off-grid and self-sufficient is my way of like having a conversation with someone and maybe I can prove to people that it's not n...
Ruve and Steve's Cottage in Whangaroa
"This lifestyle works for us, it doesn't hold us back from doing anything. We really have implemented our dream of a place to go for the family to enjoy together and still have our home that we rai...
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.
Rob and Louisa's Off Grid Office and Bach
If you're thinking about doing an off grid office or cabin, what you probably don't appreciate at the time, is the freedom that comes with it that at any time it just simply doesn't matter what's g...
Dan and Kelly's Off-Grid Housebus Conversion - Freedom Kit
"I've always thought that idea of the kind of mid-life crisis is just such nonsense. It's not a crisis, it's just an awakening of just like 'you've lived half your life! What are you going to do no...
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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