Hi Gang,
Sorry to hear about Jim's bad experience camping in New Mexico. I moved from there 2 years ago and I had just started getting into the paleo way of eating. The one thing I miss from that State was the beef jerky. You could go into almost any convience store and buy pretty natural beef jerky - they even have stores that specialize in it; many even list their ingredients. (I even still order from one through the mail) I do sympathize with you about being at the mercy of your relatives for food choices though. And my mouth just hurts thinking about all the sores - ouch.
Mark Pfannenstiel