Give it a try. I love them (altho my wasteline doesn't), but my wife doesn't...

I do think this is a great idea. (I was going to respond in the "dog and bear sautéing" thread, but it's increasingly difficult to take anything in there seriously... wait, which idiot wrote the post in there about chain mail? Oh, that was me... )

My reasoning is thus: my wife "tolerates" my interests in the outdoors (she sometimes even comes along) and preparedness, but she's mostly humoring me. However, she loves cooking and talking about food, so this might just peak her interest. She's also into "unusual" ways of cooking strange things. Some guy on a television cooking program prepared something with liquid nitrogen (!) and she immediately wanted to try it.

On the other hand (I always think with both hands), in most survival situations, food preparation is low down on the list of things to do. One could argue from that perspective, it would make more sense to have fire starting and water gathering forums. (Although, how many ways are there to soak up morning dew from a leaf with a t-shirt?)

I think the point is bringing food already prepared / sourcing wild edibles ala Blast.

So, some recipes for pack food (freezer bag cooking / pemmican / etc...) and then Blast's gourmet corner.

"Blast's Gourmet Corner", ummm, sounds like a great name for a food section.

How about "Blast's Oven"?

Sounds more like a blacksmith now that I think about it.

"Fitzoid][q One could argue from that perspective, it would make more sense to have fire starting and water gathering forums."

This is the value of Blast doing the moderating. He has recipes and food prep techniques that, in addition to turning garden pests into haute cuisine, also ignite small fires and cause the rains to fall. Excitement! Adventure! Kevlar aprons!

Kavanaugh's instant dehydrated water?

Pemmican

1 pound suet
1 pound jerky

Pound jerky to powder. Render the fat*. Combine.

That's it.

I finally figured out I couldn't remember it because the ratio is just one to one. Silly brain.

*this is easiest in a low oven ~250