I just thought it would keep when travelling and camping. What do you do when travelling? Lug around a big cooler of ice and meat cuts?
i haven't had the opportunity to travel more than a week at a time in quite a while. when i do travel, it is either work-related, or to see family/friends. so bringing food with me on work trips is not a problem, and travels for personal reasons are somewhere that i already know where to get meat or can look up online where to get meat.
as for your situation, i'm all for home-made jerky as an alternative/convenience for travel, especially if you cannot eat fruits as td does. i just meant that i wouldn't eat jerky as a staple, it's just not the same.