An array of meat sticks on a wooden counter - Fletcher Huntley/The Takeout I'm an avid backpacker, and when you're halfway up a mountain with three miles to go and no real lunch in sight, few things ...

Beef sticks are awesome. A protein-packed snack usually bursting with savory flavor at a modest calorie count? Count me in. But beef sticks and jerky are also expensive. They're the printer ink of the ...