The Weekend Warrior Kit
Upgrades
The Weekend Warrior kit is an all-in-one DIY off grid kitset, a great solution if you're looking for a solar van kit or power to your off-grid cabin. Save yourself the money and hassle looking around for parts/components - the Weekend Warrior Kit comes with everything you need to go solar.
The Weekend Warrior kit is an all-in-one DIY off grid kitset, a great solution if you're looking for a solar van kit or power to your off-grid cabin. Save yourself the money and hassle looking around for parts/components - the Weekend Warrior Kit comes with everything you need to go solar.
The Standard Weekend Warrior Kit comes with a standalone inverter. A standalone inverter is DIY friendly with a standard 3-pin plug point, but requires a separate charge controller (incl.), and a battery charger(not incl.) for generator input. Change ‘upgrade’ selection to see differences.
What's it like to go gridfree with the Weekend Warrior Kit?
How other customers use this kit:
What can the Weekend Warrior Kit run?
Below is an example of one day's total power usage, if you're generating ~2,250Wh of energy per day (~3 hours of sun, NZ winter average). These items are a guide, and they can be swapped out to suit your needs within the generation estimate. This example doesn't account for times when you may have to cut back on power use (or supplement with a generator) due to several days of poor weather preventing your batteries from fully recharging each day. Learn more
Our kits are not to be used for vital or life supporting systems, and we do NOT recommend our kits for Water/Space Heating, Cooking, or EV charging - Why?
25W Phone Charger
6 hours a day (150wh)
1800W Kettle
14 minutes a day (300wh)
60W Laptop
2 hours a day (120wh)
2000W Microwave
10 minutes (340wh)
100W Television
2 hours a day (200wh)
25W Lighting
6 hours a day (150wh)
Efficient Mini Fridge
24 hours a day (700wh)
1000W Microwave
10 minutes (170wh)Not the right kit for you?
Weekend Warrior Kit Specifications
Total Weight: 190 kg
Dimensions
Daily Expected Output
Inverter Output
Storage Capacity
Charge Controller
Includes everything you need to get up and running.
Standard Kit contains:
- 2x 380W+ Trina PERC Mono Half-Cell Solar Panels
- 2x 200Ah 12V Deep Cycle Gel Batteries - 24V Battery Bank
- 1x EPEVER 2000W 24V Pure Sine Wave Inverter (IPT2000-22)
- 1x EPEVER 30A MPPT Charge Controller (Tracer 3210AN)
- 1x 10m of 6mm2 PV Cable Pair (Red + Black)
- 1x 3m of 16mm2 Pre-Crimped Cable Pair (Red + Black)
- 1x 3m of 25mm2 Pre-Crimped Cable Pair (Red + Black)
- 1x 30cm of 50mm2 Battery Link Cable
- 1x MCB Enclosure + 15A, 32A, 125A DC Circuit Breakers
- Z Bracket Mount Kit + Instructions
- Kit Instruction Manual
Hybrid Kit contains:
- 2x 380W+ Trina PERC Mono Half-Cell Solar Panels
- 2x 200Ah 12V Deep Cycle Gel Batteries - 24V battery bank
- 1x Growatt 2kW 24V Hybrid Inverter (SPF 2000TL HVM)
- 1x 10m of 6mm2 PV Cable Pair (Red + Black)
- 1x 1m of 35mm2 Pre-Crimped Cable Pair (Red + Black)
- 1x 3m of 35mm2 Pre-Crimped Cable Pair (Red + Black)
- 1x 50mm2 Battery Link Cable, 300mm
- 1x MCB Enclosure + 15A DC Circuit Breaker
- 1x 125A MCCB
- 1x PV Safety Sticker Set
- Z Bracket Mount Kit + Instructions
- Kit Instruction Manual
DIY Lockable Cabinet:
Have all the components installed and wired into a lockable cabinet.
Add $600 for just the cabinet
EPEVER Remote Monitoring Device:
For use with standalone inverter
MT75 - Epever Remote Monitor Add $68
Epever Wifi - Download the App and monitor your system remotely from your Phone Add $75
Growatt WIFI-F Monitoring Device:
For use with Hybrid inverter
Wifi-F is a plug and play monitoring device to help monitor the status of system. This device is installed on the hybrid inverter. Add $150
For any of the following upgrade options, please contact us prior to purchase, as they may require additional components.
Solar Panel Mount
Choice of Universal Roof Mount or Corrugated Iron Roof Mount: Add $600
Choice of Ground Mount or Tilt Mount: Add $800
Solar Panels:
Panels cannot be added unless Charge Controller is upgraded: Add $320 for 60A, allows for 4 panels total
Add more solar panels, sets of 2: Add $500 per panel
Batteries:
Add Gel Batteries, sets of 2 (parallel connection): $750 per battery
- Trina 390W PERC Mono Half-Cell Datasheet
- GridFree 200Ah 12V Deep Cycle Battery Datasheet
- EPEVER 2000W Inverter Datasheet
- EPEVER 30A Controller Manual
- Installation Instructions + Wiring Diagram
- Installation Instructions + Wiring Diagram - Hybrid
- Z Bracket Installation Instructions
- Growatt 2kW TL HVM Hybrid Inverter Manual
Choose your inverter
Standalone or Hybrid
Standalone
The standalone inverter acts only as an inverter, requiring a separate charge controller and optional battery charger to work in an off-grid system. This battery charger will need to be manually started each time it’s needed. The standalone inverter comes with a standard 3-pin outlet for immediate power use, and only requires an electrician if it will be wired into a switchboard - otherwise it’s DIY-friendly.
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Hybrid
The hybrid inverter is a more expensive unit. It combines the 3 components in one, and this allows you to connect an auto-start generator that will kick in when your batteries hit a specified percentage. However, it lacks a 3-pin outlet and must be wired into a switchboard, so an electrician is required, resulting in a higher installation cost. A hybrid unit is required for Lithium batteries.
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