Ben,

<< I would be most interested in the method of dehydrating the meats that you
 speak of.  I also face the problem of not being able to take my raw beef
 anywhere I go; the dried meat might help out quite a bit.  Would you be
 willing to share with me how you perform this task, if you use a certain
 appliance, etc?

 Also, do you notice a difference in how your body reacts to the dried meats
 vs. fresh raw meats?  Or are both equally digestable? >>

Ben,

It is an ancient secret, but I have gained permission from the elders to tell
you how I dry the meats...

Seriously, at first I was sun-drying, but I don't know, I got domesticated...

I started to wonder about bacteria, etc...

I use a Parallax dehydrator I ordered over the net for ~$100 and dehydrate
around 95.

That's it.  I keep 'em in until they're nice and dry, then store in plastic
bags.  The're usually gone within a day, the liver lasts longer as I don't
like to eat a lot of that at once, more randomly...

I can't say that I can yet differentiate the differences except for water
desires after the dried meat.  I like the small size of the dried meat
compared to the large size for fresh meat.  Less in my stomach?  I don't know
what it is, could be 'nuts', I haven't worked it out...

Aaron