How hard is it to make? It looks like a lot of work.
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All day sits, below freezing temps, and empty bellies.
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Not hard, but time consuming.
Rendering the lard is time consuming. It is pretty much making jerky, grinding it up and mixing with dried fruit and rendered lard. Then letting it cool. Pour it into cupcake tins with the paper inserts.
Usually it should be equal parts protein and fat. And a small bit of dried fruit or berries.
I really want to try coconut oil instead of rendered lard, but it turns from solid to liquid at a lower temperature. I have not tried coconut oil yet.
It is high calorie per weight, just what one wants when out hunting. Carry less weight per unit of energy. I will say it is not an epicurean delight. It is energy.
LooyvilleLarry
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So there are keys to it. First , it needs salt. Also, dried berries help, as does honey. These can reduce the life of the pemmican down to a couple of years. There is a lot of "fake pemmican" out there, that is basically malted sugar with a bit of beef. Here's what I use
http://grasslandbeef.com/beef-pemmican-regular-bar
When you have it, take a small nibble. It really needs your saliva to make it work. The second one is a lot better than the first
Then, there is this : http://amzn.to/2hxfjBp Bacon Lust.
LooyvilleLarry
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Its not too difficult to make. Render the fat outside, or when the Boss is away.
The best I've found is a 1:1:1 ratio,
1c dried meat
1c dried berries
1c melted and rendered fat (beef tallow)
just mix it up, add some salt and honey.
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Has anyone tried this with venison? Our sole source of red meat in my house is game meat. Also can I use bacon fat?
Never tried with venison, but i so not see an issue with it. I would make sure ALL the fat is off the venison. I would think that rendered pork fat would be fine.
LooyvilleLarry
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Yes and Yes. DIYSaddler, we are the same here. I end up buying a brisket for a big cookout, but all of our red meat is venison here.
The stand hunter extreemes are awesome... well designed... inside kidney area pockets for hand warmers, nice big pockets in all the right places. The way the material double folds over the zippers when you snap it to block the wind...
I sat in mine in windy 10 degree weather the other day, and was nice and toasty... all i had on underneath was base layers too...
They are heavy, and bulky, but man are they toasty warm...
So there are keys to it. First , it needs salt. Also, dried berries help, as does honey. These can reduce the life of the pemmican down to a couple of years. There is a lot of "fake pemmican" out there, that is basically malted sugar with a bit of beef. Here's what I use
http://grasslandbeef.com/beef-pemmican-regular-bar
When you have it, take a small nibble. It really needs your saliva to make it work. The second one is a lot better than the first
Then, there is this : http://amzn.to/2hxfjBp Bacon Lust.
So that was my next question. Is there a viable commercial option? That grasslandbeef one is ok LL?
Amazon sells grass fed tallow. I am going to add it to my next order and make a batch with it. That way, all I'll need to do is dehydrate some meat and cranberries to make it.
https://www.amazon.com/Proper-Foods...00VSGRUTO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8
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For warmth, nothing (and I've tried it all) beat Grabber's adhesive body warmers as G2 stated. When I took the 10 point in Ohio I was wearing 4 of them. One over each kidney, one over my sternum, and one at the base of my neck. If you've never tried these gems, you don't know what you're missing. Just as wind direction has become irrelevent to me, so has cold weather. I was wearing 5 adhesive body warmers when I took the attached buck from public land (2 days after gun season) in 7 degree temps and 30 plus mph winds. Had them in the same places with the additional one on top of my Scent Lok headcover with a Rivers West Radial hat over top of it.
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I stole the idea from John. He's not lying. They really work wonders.
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Would suggest when using the adhesive warmers to take them out of their package before you go hunting and put them in a quart Zip Lok freezer bag and seal it. The packaging they come in is very noisy to open in the field and when you take them off your bottom layer when finished hunting, you can put the peel off paper back on them and put them back in the Zip Lok and seal it, so they can be used again. They only work when exposed to air so shutting off the air supply will give you at least 2 hunts from each warmer.
In bitter cold I also use a Mega warmer (larger size than a hand warmer) for my right pocket and a smaller hand warmer for my left, or use a Grabber muff with a single Mega warmer in it.
Also use toe warmers but hunters must understand that because air activated warmers of any type work solely on the amount of air they receive. When using Muck or rubber boots for scent control purposes, the only air that gets to the toe warmers has to come in through the throat of the boot as the body of the boots are air tight. In other words a very minimal amount of air feeds the warmers so they won't feel as if they are doing anything, but they are doing a little. Toe warmers were designed for outside construction workers that wear leather or Cordura exterior boots, both of which allow a great deal of air flow when compared to rubber or neoprene. When I wear my Baffin Titan pack boots the warmers receive more air because the throat of the boot is larger to accommodate the liner, thus allowing more air to get to the warmers.
In bitter cold I also use a Mega warmer (larger size than a hand warmer) for my right pocket and a smaller hand warmer for my left, or use a Grabber muff with a single Mega warmer in it.
Also use toe warmers but hunters must understand that because air activated warmers of any type work solely on the amount of air they receive. When using Muck or rubber boots for scent control purposes, the only air that gets to the toe warmers has to come in through the throat of the boot as the body of the boots are air tight. In other words a very minimal amount of air feeds the warmers so they won't feel as if they are doing anything, but they are doing a little. Toe warmers were designed for outside construction workers that wear leather or Cordura exterior boots, both of which allow a great deal of air flow when compared to rubber or neoprene. When I wear my Baffin Titan pack boots the warmers receive more air because the throat of the boot is larger to accommodate the liner, thus allowing more air to get to the warmers.
I've used the Thermacare heat wraps which are used for back pain. Can find at Walmart or other similar stores and they are pretty reasonable. I got that idea from John as well even though he didn't recommend that brand. I use the grabbers as well and they are great
So there are keys to it. First , it needs salt. Also, dried berries help, as does honey. These can reduce the life of the pemmican down to a couple of years. There is a lot of "fake pemmican" out there, that is basically malted sugar with a bit of beef. Here's what I use
http://grasslandbeef.com/beef-pemmican-regular-bar
When you have it, take a small nibble. It really needs your saliva to make it work. The second one is a lot better than the first
Then, there is this : http://amzn.to/2hxfjBp Bacon Lust.
is there a better way to buy this? I went to grassland to order some to try and they want a $75 minimum order. I just want to try a couple of them to decide if it is worth taking on my trip.
My wife works at the Sam's Club home office. The Ozark trail tumbler and the member's mark at Sam's are made in the same factory beside the yeti.
They are also selling coolers soon. You can buy Ozark Trail coolers at Walmart.com that are just like the yetis for about half the cost. I think Sam's Club is going to have the same thing soon too.
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I take granola and chocolate bars out of their packages and keep them in quart Zip Lok freezer bags because the foil packages they come in are far too noisy to open when hunting and a zip Lok is quiet. You can break off pieces and put them in your mouth and let them warm up before chewing. Granola bars have a lot of good stuff in them and chocolate just flat out tastes good.
Love all day sits if in the right types of terrain and at the right time of season.
Love all day sits if in the right types of terrain and at the right time of season.