the women’s bikepacking guide
The complete bikepacking handbook every woman needs before her first adventure, written by world cyclist McKenzie Barney after cycling solo for four years across five continents and 28 countries.
Inside the digital guide’s 80 pages:
🗺️ Route Planning — Learn how to choose incredible routes, plan realistic daily distances, find campsites, and navigate with confidence.
🚲 Bike, Bags & Gear — Choose the right bike, components, bags, camping gear, and clothing without wasting money on equipment you don't need.
🎒 Proven Packing Systems — Discover the exact bike setups and packing strategies I've refined over four years of world travel.
🏕️ Wild Camping Mastery — Learn how to find great campsites, stay comfortable outdoors, and build the confidence to camp almost anywhere.
🍳 Food & Cooking Hacks — Simple strategies for eating well, carrying food efficiently, and making life easier on long adventures.
🛠️ Repairs & Mechanical Confidence — The essential repairs, maintenance skills, and breakdown strategies every bikepacker should know.
🛡️ Female Safety Strategies — Practical advice for travelling solo as a woman, reducing risk, trusting your instincts, and building confidence on the road.
💰 Budgeting & International Travel — Learn how to plan affordable adventures, cross borders smoothly, and prepare for cycling expeditions anywhere in the world.
📷 Documenting Your Journey — Tips for capturing better photos and videos so you can preserve and share your adventure.
❌ Common Mistakes to Avoid — Learn the lessons I discovered the hard way so you can start with confidence instead.
The Women’s Bikepacking Guide is the digital guidebook that every woman needs before her first bicycle adventure, written by Cycling the World filmmaker McKenzie Barney after bikepacking for four years around the globe.
Whether you're dreaming of an overnight ride, week-long route, or an around-the-world expedition, this 80-page guide is packed with everything I wish I'd had before I started. Skip the ‘trial and error’ stage with this guide’s gear lists, tips + tricks, resources, and the kind of hard-earned insights that can only come from thousands of miles of bikepacking as a woman through Africa, South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
What you’ll get in the guide:
🗺️ Route Planning: Learn how to choose incredible routes, plan realistic daily distances, find campsites, and navigate with confidence.
🚲 Bike, Bags & Gear: Choose the right bike, components, bags, camping gear, and clothing without wasting money on equipment you don't need.
💃 Female-specific Gear: The best gear for women including chamois (bike shorts), saddles, sleep systems, hygiene for that time of the month, and more.
🎒 Proven Packing Systems: Discover the exact bike setups and packing strategies I've refined over four years of world travel.
🏕️ Wild Camping Mastery: Harness the art of “wild camping” with key strategies, stay comfortable outdoors, and become a confidence wild-camping machine.
🍳 Food & Cooking Hacks: Simple strategies for eating well, carrying food efficiently, and making life easier on long adventures.
🛠️ Repairs & Mechanical Confidence: The essential repairs, maintenance skills, and breakdown strategies every bikepacker should know
🛡️ Female Safety Strategies: Practical advice for traveling solo as a woman, reducing risk, trusting your instincts, and building confidence on the road.
💰 Budgeting & International Travel: Learn how to plan affordable adventures, cross borders smoothly, and prepare for cycling expeditions anywhere in the world.
📷 Documenting Your Journey: Tips for capturing better photos and videos so you can preserve and share your adventure.
💡 Get Inspired: Features badass bikepacking women, cycling books written by women, bikepacking podcasts, and inspiring films.
❌ Common Mistakes to Avoid: Learn the lessons I discovered the hard way so you can start with confidence instead.
What you'll get:
✔️ An 80-page digital PDF packed with practical advice
✔️ Four years of around-the-world bikepacking experience through a fellow female cyclist’s lens, distilled into one guide
✔️ Bike, bags, gear, and packing recommendations
✔️ Female-specific advice rarely covered in traditional bikepacking guides
✔️ Links to tons of global cycling routes/networks and a full Whatsapp and Facebook group resources, along with a list of books, podcasts, and films
✔️ Clear, beginner-friendly explanations that will save you time, money, and unnecessary mistakes
Written by one woman who's been there, for the woman who's ready to go.
You will receive: 1 downloadable PDF (80 pages).
The Women’s Bikepacking Guide is the digital guidebook that every woman needs before her first bicycle adventure, written by Cycling the World filmmaker McKenzie Barney after bikepacking for four years around the globe.
Whether you're dreaming of an overnight ride, week-long route, or an around-the-world expedition, this 80-page guide is packed with everything I wish I'd had before I started. Skip the ‘trial and error’ stage with this guide’s gear lists, tips + tricks, resources, and the kind of hard-earned insights that can only come from thousands of miles of bikepacking as a woman through Africa, South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
What you’ll get in the guide:
🗺️ Route Planning: Learn how to choose incredible routes, plan realistic daily distances, find campsites, and navigate with confidence.
🚲 Bike, Bags & Gear: Choose the right bike, components, bags, camping gear, and clothing without wasting money on equipment you don't need.
💃 Female-specific Gear: The best gear for women including chamois (bike shorts), saddles, sleep systems, hygiene for that time of the month, and more.
🎒 Proven Packing Systems: Discover the exact bike setups and packing strategies I've refined over four years of world travel.
🏕️ Wild Camping Mastery: Harness the art of “wild camping” with key strategies, stay comfortable outdoors, and become a confidence wild-camping machine.
🍳 Food & Cooking Hacks: Simple strategies for eating well, carrying food efficiently, and making life easier on long adventures.
🛠️ Repairs & Mechanical Confidence: The essential repairs, maintenance skills, and breakdown strategies every bikepacker should know
🛡️ Female Safety Strategies: Practical advice for traveling solo as a woman, reducing risk, trusting your instincts, and building confidence on the road.
💰 Budgeting & International Travel: Learn how to plan affordable adventures, cross borders smoothly, and prepare for cycling expeditions anywhere in the world.
📷 Documenting Your Journey: Tips for capturing better photos and videos so you can preserve and share your adventure.
💡 Get Inspired: Features badass bikepacking women, cycling books written by women, bikepacking podcasts, and inspiring films.
❌ Common Mistakes to Avoid: Learn the lessons I discovered the hard way so you can start with confidence instead.
What you'll get:
✔️ An 80-page digital PDF packed with practical advice
✔️ Four years of around-the-world bikepacking experience through a fellow female cyclist’s lens, distilled into one guide
✔️ Bike, bags, gear, and packing recommendations
✔️ Female-specific advice rarely covered in traditional bikepacking guides
✔️ Links to tons of global cycling routes/networks and a full Whatsapp and Facebook group resources, along with a list of books, podcasts, and films
✔️ Clear, beginner-friendly explanations that will save you time, money, and unnecessary mistakes
Written by one woman who's been there, for the woman who's ready to go.
You will receive: 1 downloadable PDF (80 pages).
The complete bikepacking handbook every woman needs before her first adventure, written by world cyclist McKenzie Barney after cycling solo for four years across five continents and 28 countries.
Whether you're dreaming of your first overnight ride, a week-long cycling holiday, or a round-the-world expedition, this 80-page digital guide is packed with the practical advice, personal lessons, and confidence-building strategies I wish I'd had before I started. Skip years of trial and error with clear explanations, interactive resources, and hard-earned insights from thousands of miles of bikepacking through Africa, South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Inside the digital guide you’ll find 80 pages of:
🗺️ Route Planning — Learn how to choose incredible routes, plan realistic daily distances, find campsites, and navigate with confidence.
🚲 Bike, Bags & Gear — Choose the right bike, components, bags, camping gear, and clothing without wasting money on equipment you don't need.
🎒 Proven Packing Systems — Discover the exact bike setups and packing strategies I've refined over four years of world travel.
🏕️ Wild Camping Mastery — Learn how to find great campsites, stay comfortable outdoors, and build the confidence to camp almost anywhere.
🍳 Food & Cooking Hacks — Simple strategies for eating well, carrying food efficiently, and making life easier on long adventures.
🛠️ Repairs & Mechanical Confidence — The essential repairs, maintenance skills, and breakdown strategies every bikepacker should know.
🛡️ Female Safety Strategies — Practical advice for travelling solo as a woman, reducing risk, trusting your instincts, and building confidence on the road.
💰 Budgeting & International Travel — Learn how to plan affordable adventures, cross borders smoothly, and prepare for cycling expeditions anywhere in the world.
📷 Documenting Your Journey — Tips for capturing better photos and videos so you can preserve and share your adventure.
❌ Common Mistakes to Avoid — Learn the lessons I discovered the hard way so you can start with confidence instead.
What you'll get:
✔️ An 80-page digital PDF packed with practical advice
✔️ Four years of real-world bikepacking experience distilled into one guide
✔️ Bike, gear, and packing recommendations
✔️ Interactive resources plus links to trusted books, podcasts, videos, and helpful tools
✔️ Female-specific advice rarely covered in traditional bikepacking guides
✔️ Clear, beginner-friendly explanations that will save you time, money, and unnecessary mistakes
If you're ready to stop wondering whether you're capable and start planning your own adventure, this guide will help you get there—written by one woman who's been there, for the woman who's ready to go.
You will receive: 1 downloadable PDF (80 pages).
Frequently Asked Questions
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This guide was written for women planning their very first bikepacking trip, but it also includes advanced tips and lessons that experienced riders can benefit from.
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No. While the guide is written from the perspective of a solo female cyclist, the advice applies whether you're riding solo, with friends, or with a partner.
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This is a digital PDF that you can download instantly after purchase and read on your phone, tablet, laptop, or print if you'd like a hard copy.
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After purchasing The Female Bikepacking Guide, you'll receive an email with a secure download link. Simply click the link to download the PDF to your phone, tablet, or computer.
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No. The advice is designed to help you bikepack anywhere in the world, whether you're exploring local trails or planning an international expedition.
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The guide is 80 pages and is packed with practical advice, illustrations, gear recommendations, and links to additional resources.
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You'll learn how to choose the right bike and gear, pack efficiently, plan routes, wild camp confidently, stay safe, repair your bike, budget for trips, travel internationally, and SO much more.
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Yes. The guide includes recommendations for bikes, bags, camping gear, clothing, repair kits, and packing systems, helping you avoid expensive mistakes. You'll also find essential packing lists, bike setup advice, and recommendations based on four years of real-world bikepacking experience.
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The guide brings together four years of hard-earned experience into one organized resource, saving you countless hours of searching and helping you avoid mistakes that can cost far more than the price of the guide.
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Yes, you'll receive free updates whenever new editions of the guide are released.
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Yes! If you have questions after reading the guide, you're welcome to reach out on email or social media. I love helping more women experience the freedom of bikepacking and welcome your individual questions on anything unique to your adventure.