Introducing The Bikepacking Cookbook + Free Recipe

Few things in the world of bikepacking are truly universal. We all favour different bike setups, bag configurations, clothing choices, and sleep systems. Some of us rock rim brake ATBs and cruise our local backroads, while others prefer slacked-out hardtails and gnarly singletrack adventures. It’s the diversity found in bikepacking that makes our community thrive. But the one thing that unites us all is food. Food plays an integral part in every bikepacking trip, every adventure, and everyone’s every day. We travel for it, gather around it, and celebrate with it. In our opinion, food is as much a part of the bikepacking experience as the dirt itself.

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We’re Sam and Bec, a food-obsessed bikepacking couple that’s ridden (and eaten) on five continents. In 2019, we traded rent for a tent and set off on a world bicycle tour from Australia that hasn’t really ended. High on the feeling that only a first bike tour can bring, we rode across South East Asia and quickly learnt the importance of real food on a bikepacking trip. Don’t get us wrong, we played the junk food jukebox many times and spent months dining on packet ramen à la kerbside, top-tube french fries, and sugary gummy worms. But soon enough, our bodies craved real food.

Lucky for us, Sam was already a keen cook and anything but shy. Quickly, conversations with friendly roadside cooks morphed into spontaneous cooking classes. New tastes, new techniques, and new ingredients were unlocked. All of a sudden, our world tour took on new meaning. Food became our North Star, and we travelled high and low in search of the best dishes each country could offer. We adapted the recipes we were learning to suit the constraints of travelling by bike, filling our mouths with new flavours and our journals with new recipes. We developed recipes that not only fed us day to day on the road but also told the story of the people, cultures, and cuisines we were experiencing by bike.

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The idea of creating a cookbook though was never really on our minds. It was only when we started cooking on bikepacking trips in Sardinia, New Zealand, and Spain that we realised just how little information existed about bikepacking food online.

One evening, we perched up in a small hut on top of the Old Ghost Road in New Zealand. It was cold and wet and miserable. Amidst the hikers and mountain bikers, the two-minute noodle ninjas, and the squashed sandwich snackers, we whipped out the fresh ingredients for our red Thai curry. As soon as the spice paste hit the pan, the tang of tamarind, kick of ginger, and bite of chilli flooded the hut. One curious look led to another, and suddenly strangers became new friends. Food was the catalyst for new connections. It was the springboard for conversation and the vehicle for friendship. We ate together, laughed together and in that moment, The Bikepacking Cookbook was born.

Introducing The Bikepacking Cookbook

Two and a half years later, our idea has finally come to fruition. Many things in our lives have changed, but our original intention for the book has remained the same: To inspire people to eat better food on bikepacking trips.

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Today, with the support of BIKEPACKING.com we proudly present The Bikepacking Cookbook: an 88-page digital cookbook designed to help take the stress out of cooking on a bikepacking trip. Filled with 26 trail-tested recipes, dozens of tips and tricks, and heaps of inspiration to transform your bikepacking meals from campsite calamity to trailside triumph.

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Our hope is that you enjoy these recipes, and with them in your arsenal, you develop a love of cooking on your bikepacking trips. Whether they be a once-a-month overnighter to interrupt you from day-to-day life or an epic multi-year trip of a lifetime. So grab your bike, start planning your next adventure, and get ready to eat like you’ve never eaten before!

‘Cos you deserve more than packet ramen!

What does the book include?

Once you purchase the ebook, you’ll receive:

• 4x Bangin’ Brekkie recipes designed to deliver maximal flavour with minimal fuss, so you can focus on packing up camp and hitting the trail early.
• 7x Light + Fast recipes that anticipate the constraints of weight, space, and time. Easily prepared at home, they have an emphasis on low fuss and big flavour.
• 15x Delicious Dinners that focus on real food and real ingredients. The perfect way to end the day, we bring a gamut of global flavours to your campsite.
• Countless ideas for customising recipes, including super easy plant-powered variations, and make-ahead instructions to keep life simple.
• 10 real-world cooking stories from our bikepacking adventures around the world. Take a peek at the moments and memories that made the recipes possible.
• Plus, tonnes of tips, tricks, and hacks learnt from cooking in bikepacking kitchens for the last five years.

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The Bikepacking Cookbook was designed around an alcohol stove and a two pot setup. Therefore, you’ll need two pots to get the most out of this cookbook, and if you prefer cooking on a different type of stove (gas, twig, multi-fuel, etc.) you’ll need to adjust your timings accordingly! To learn more, check out the video below:

One-Pot Paella Recipe

To celebrate our launch, we’re giving you our One-Pot Paella recipe to try out. Brought to life on the Montañas Vacías Bikepacking route, this recipe celebrates everything we love about cooking real food. It’s simple, delicious, and super filling. Just chuck your ingredients into the pot, sprinkle in some magic flavour dust, and devour it with friends.

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Grab Your Copy Now!

The 88-page digital cookbook is priced at $15.99, and Bikepacking Collective members can save 15 percent off the cover price. To grab your copy, head over to TheBikepackingCookbook.com, and if you support the site as a member of the Bikepacking Collective, you can find the discount (and 20+ others!) under the Benefits tab when you’re logged in to your account. Happy Eating!

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