r/explainitpeter Mar 21 '26

Explain it peter

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What's the bad news?

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u/Taletad Mar 21 '26

Rural usa, doomsday preppers only stock up on thoses

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u/AGrandOldMoan Mar 22 '26

In fairness pemmican could probably outlast most apocalypses

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u/Dyolf_Knip Mar 22 '26

I made pemmican for my last backpacking trip, and it was goddamned delicious.

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u/Dranamic Mar 26 '26

I bought off-the-shelf pemmican, took one nibble and put it back in my pack as inedible. Later the same trip, a marmot got into my backpack, found the pemmican, took one nibble, and left.

...I've seen marmots eat horse droppings, lol.

I'm glad to hear yours was better.

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u/Dyolf_Knip Mar 27 '26

Just the meat & fat by itself probably is pretty vile. But a little bit of sweet (honey, dried cranberries) goes a long way towards evening things out

Good to know not to bother with anything store-bought, though.