Our popular Bikepacker’s Guide Winter Webinar Series is back for another year!
This educational how-to series was developed to provide bikepackers (and aspiring bikepackers) with a virtual learning opportunity to develop and strengthen essential skills for bikepacking. Last winter we hosted 8 virtual workshops which are available to watch anytime on our YouTube channel. Each workshop we had several hundred people join us live from around the globe and the chat was filled with lively conversation as new and experienced bikepackers learned from Kait and each other.
We are excited to host a second series this winter, expanding on the content from last year to dive deeper into a few key topics: Eat, Sleep, Ride!
All of these workshops are FREE to join!
See below for more information on each workshop below as well as links to register. If you aren’t able to join us live, recordings will be shared out shortly after each workshop to all registered participants, along with any additional materials provided by Kait.
Wednesday, December 11th. 5:30pm MST
EAT, Sleep, Ride: Meal planning and cooking strategies for bikepackers
Creating nutritious, satisfying meals that are also light, compact, and fuel/water efficient while out bikepacking can be tricky. Meal nutrition while bikepacking is a key opportunity to set your body up to remain fueled for the miles ahead and recover for the next day of riding. Meals are also often times to enjoy the camping side of bikepacking, and are a great social opportunity. Building on the first Virtual Workshop series webinar that covered bikepacking nutrition and hydration, this workshop will share strategies for utilizing meals to maintain energy and promote recovery while bikepacking while balancing nutrition with the reality of the limitations of traveling by bike.
Wednesday, January 8th. 5:30pm MST
Eat, SLEEP, Ride: Shelters, sleep systems, and campsite selection for bikepackers
What kind of shelter is best for bikepacking? What is the lightest, warmest, most compact, most comfortable sleep system for bikepacking? Where do I find campsites on my route? These common questions are easily answered with it depends, so in this workshop we dive into how to identify the best shelter for your bikepacking trips, what sleep system is ideal for you and how to stay warm in it, and we untangle the web of finding great campsites.
Wednesday, February 12th. 5:30pm MST
Eat, Sleep, RIDE: preventing and preparing for mechanicals on your bikepacking trip
Uncertainty or fear of how to manage bike or body mechanicals while out on a bikepacking trip is one of the most common barriers to people going out bikepacking on their own or with partners of similar experience levels. In this workshop we address preventing bike and body mechanicals, unpack the bike and body repair kits (bike/gear repair and first aid kits), and we share pro-tips for problem-solving common bike and bikepacker ailments that will keep you riding!
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