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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3 Bach Kit Installs + our own testing
The summer holidays are the perfect time to get DIY projects finished, so it's no surprise that we saw several of our kits get set up recently! Check out a few of our latest customer installs below.
Kohi and Doreen's Bach Kit in Kawhia
Our place is at Te Waitere which is in the Kawhia harbour. With no experience at all on how to install a solar system, we were worried alright, but with that kiwi attitude (you know just give it a ...
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...
Holly's Bach Kit
Check out some pics from a recent customer install! Holly is running the Bach Kit at her bach in Gisborne! "This system is awesome! It runs my fridge 24hrs a day, TV 6hrs a day, and on average I'm ...
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...
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...
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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