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Puketui Forest Escape in Taupo
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Puketui Forest Escape in Taupo
The GridFree website provided us with all the information we needed to make a confident decision. Absolutely thrilled with our experience after having installed a different system previously from a...
Hawkdun Hut in Central Otago
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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...
Kris in the Waikato
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Kris in the Waikato
"The install was super easy, the instructions from GridFree are great and the whole kit was fully set up and ready for our customer to use in less than a day. They haven't had a single issue with i...
Sasha and Andrew in Tapawera
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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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Dan's Off Grid Bus in Tapawera
Want to start your off grid journey? Check out our kits here. "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...
George's Housebus in Dunedin
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George's Housebus in Dunedin
After much online research I decided the guys at Gridfree NZ were my best choice so I called them up to discuss my project and decided the Bach Kit with Lithium upgrade would be the best fit for my...
Pete's Converted Shed in Raglan
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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
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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...
Giveaway 2023 - Sarah and Tim
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Giveaway 2023 - Sarah and Tim
"Having this new GridFree Bach Kit installed, it's exciting cuz we're going to be having ice blocks tomorrow straight out of our freezer! That's pretty cool, and we can we can put meat in there and...
Tania's Weekend Warrior
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Tania's Weekend Warrior
Going well. Running a small fridge, rangehood, extractor fan, kettle, toaster and lights. For our remote cabin we are hoping to rent out.
Wayne's Bach Kit
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Wayne's Bach Kit
We love the kit, it’s saved us hundreds of dollars on not having to buy petrol for the generator now,it was such an easy diy install, the instructions so easy to follow,a big heads up to anyon...
Ruve and Steve's Cottage in Whangaroa
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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...

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