[at-l] beef jerky

[wb4pan at mindspring.com (Chase Davidson)]

Richard,
	Beef Jerky is one of my best lunches. Lunch starts after breakfast 
and lasts until Dinner. Mostly I just buy jerky now. I used to make it 
but its so easy to buy it prepackaged. My favorites are the soft jerky 
like Jack Links "nuggets" or Bridgfords "Steak Bites". Lunches for me 
include stuff like jerky, mixed nuts, bagels, peanut butter, dried 
fruits, carrots, cheese, fig newtons, cakes and candy bars. Those are 
the things I eat most often for lunch.
	Typically I stay better hydrated when hiking than I do at home or 
work. Its just so much easier to Pee often in the woods. I find most 
of the Lipton noodle dishes too salty to enjoy. But I never notice the 
salt in jerky.
chase
	

Richard H. Anderson wrote:
> I am wondering how many hikers carry beef jerky!  I have done so in the past
> because of the high sodium percentage which I suspected would make me too
> thirsty. Is beef jerky a god idea for hiking?
> 
> Richard
>