Apidura Expedition Stem Pack

The Food Pouch has long been a staple for bikepacking, offering a simple yet effective solution for carrying essentials like snacks, water bottles, or small gear that needs to be within easy reach. Its versatility has made it a go-to choice for riders taking everything from weekend rides to global tours.

However, rider feedback revealed a growing trend of using Food Pouches for non-food items, such as gloves, charging cables, headphones, or small power banks. This raised challenges, including security, lack of mounting options and concerns about water ingress when storing electronics.

To address these needs, we developed the Expedition Stem Pack—an easy-access pack with a welded, waterproof construction. Unlike traditional Food Pouches, it offers flexible capacity, enhanced weather  protection, and versatile mounting options.

The Expedition Stem Pack is designed for riders tackling both long-distance tours and everyday bikepacking adventures. It offers a convenient, easily accessible storage solution to safely and securely hold a variety of items in a welded, waterproof design.

With multiple mounting options, the pack allows for creative placement across the bike, extending to hardware like racks and baskets, allowing riders to optimize storage without compromising the often-limited space on handlebars.

• 1.3L Capacity
• Simple and secure Fidlock magnetic closure for one-handed operation
• Easy one-handed access
• Secure three-point mounting system, with flexible mounting options via vertical and horizontal lash loops
• Compressible design allows the pack size to adjust to its contents, enhancing stability even when carrying smaller loads
• Subtle taper to prevent knee contact when pedalling out of the saddle
• Seam-welded waterproofing
  
  

MATERIALS

The Stem Pack is made from a three-layer laminate fabric that was developed specifically for Apidura. The material is lightweight and highly resistant to tears and abrasion. Notably, it’s welded together at the seams, creating a watertight seal that ensures complete waterproofing.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Wash the Stem Pack by hand, using a mild diluted soap if necessary. Afterwards, let it air dry.

Do not machine wash, machine dry, or iron.

APIDURA

We’re an independent, family-run business of cyclists, makers and problem solvers, brought together by a shared mission to find better ways to explore the world by bike.

Apidura was born from necessity; pioneering ultralight, rackless packing systems to help us take our love of cycling further and allow riders to unlock their instinct for adventure. As devoted adventure cyclists, we design with our fellow riders in mind, creating products that address genuine needs and bring new value to the bikepacking scene. We create the best packs we can, using technical materials and precision crafting techniques – and when we find a way to improve them we do so straight away and without fanfare. We don’t do ‘seasons’, limited editions or discount our gear – we simply create the best possible technical bikepacking gear that’s built to last.

Delivery Costs:

Check out our current shipping charges below:

• Auckland (Orewa to Pokeno) - $8
• Auckland Waiheke Island (Waiheke can incur an extra charge for bulky items - our team will get in touch if needed) - $22
• North Island Urban - $10
  
• North Island Rural - $15
  
• South Island Urban - $12
  
• South Island Rural - $18.50
  
• For Bulky/Heavy Items a $30 fee will be added.

We know there's nothing more exciting than your online order arriving on your doorstep as quickly as possible which is why we try our very best to process all orders on the day they are placed!

We focus on keeping our product prices as low as possible rather than building shipping costs into the price and then offering "free" shipping on everything. These fees are not about making money but simply recouping the shipping costs particularly for larger items.

NZ Islands Courier Charges:

If you order with us and live on a NZ Island like Waiheke and Great Barrier etc our customer care team will contact you immediately to discuss freight charges/options.

We focus on keeping our product prices as low as possible rather than building shipping costs into the price and then offering "free" shipping on everything. We therefore pay the courier fees ourselves however the fees to the Island communities have become so exorbitant we can't cover all of those costs and will discuss options.

Bulky Items:

Additional charges may also apply to bulky order that measure outside the normal courier package parameters. Our friendly customer care team will contact you right away if this is the case.

Processing Times:

All orders are processed during weekday business hours (9 am – 5 pm Monday to Friday.) Orders made on weekends and public holidays will be processed the next business day.

While we try to have most products in our store and warehouse at all times if the product is not in stock we will order from our New Zealand-based suppliers. We will contact you to advise you of this and inform you of any delivery delays.

Track and trace:

We work with NZ Post for delivery. Once your package has left our building and been scanned on board by the courier you will receive an automated email from us with your track and trace details so you can follow its progress.

Please note: queries for missing/lost items must be completed within 14 days of despatch and queries for damaged items within 7 days of delivery. If you do not lodge a query with us within these time frames, we will be unable to make a claim with our courier.