Okay, one more time down the path:

2 oz of pemmican delivers at least 500 Kcal. So at 2000 Kcal/day/person for two people for 21 days would mean 21 lbs of pemmican (pure fat, by the way, would equal about 20 lbs, which is as concentrated a calorie load by weight as you can achieve). Comparatively speaking, the equivalent in Datrex blue rations would weigh over 35 lbs.

That said, there's a lot you can do to boost the nutritional value and pallatablity of pemmican, including adding dried fruits, nuts, seeds, vegetables, meat, and even milled grain products. It satisfies the appetite efficiently, and depending on what you put in it and how it is served up can be enjoyed hot or cold. I've had finicky young girls that turn their noses up at a lot of regular dishes willing to consume a few pemmican variations. I've used pemmican to mask "natural" additives that would not otherwise be consumed.

The possibilities of pemmican are extensive and versatile. While not high on the list of everyday foods I'd want to consume for the very reasons that make it such a good survival food, I'd still pack it along before datrex rations, MREs, power bars, or just about any other pre-packaged over the counter item I can think of. They are also more economical than anything else you're likely to come up with, and properly packaged should hold up for a good 6 months at least in car bag, the backpack, or the desk drawer. In the freezer they will last forever.

This is a hands on solution that you just can't duplicate on the market. This is still just one of those super deluxe ETS mega deals that just begs to be added to that big list of have to's. I rate making your own pemmican right up there with learning a bow drill, or how to sharpen your knife, or turn a plastic garbage bag into your own personal mountain forest Chateau.

Yes, I am relentless. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />