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Drying Rack Surplus

Drying excess meat and fish preserves food for later trips and makes a hunt or fishing visit useful beyond the immediate meal.

PC / Global, final release
WHERE & HOW TO FARM

Where to farm

A base cooking area with a drying rack, near your regular food storage and travel preparation point.

Use a drying rack at camp as the processing step after collecting food. Keep enough fresh catch for current needs, then load surplus meat or fish for preservation. This is distinct from cooking on a fire: the rack prepares stored provisions for later rather than serving the immediate meal.

GET STARTED

How to farm

Before you go

  • A drying rack at camp.
  • Raw meat from land animals or fish from a trap or spear.
  • Inventory space to carry preserved food.
  1. Build or use a drying rack in your base cooking area.
  2. Bring back meat from a hunted land animal or fish caught from visible-fish water.
  3. Set aside the amount you need for immediate meals.
  4. Place surplus meat or fish on the rack using its interaction.
  5. Return to ordinary base tasks while the food dries; do not count fresh rack loads as ready provisions yet.
  6. Collect dried food when it is ready and store it with your expedition supplies.
  7. Pack preserved portions before leaving for a cave or bunker.

Farming tips

  • Use the rack for surplus after accounting for immediate food needs.
  • Check your provisions before an expedition and replenish from the rack rather than relying on fresh hunting en route.

Repeat, collect and use

Repeatable processing loop whenever you bring home new meat or fish; each load is limited by the food you collect and rack capacity.

Common mistakes

  • Leaving a trip's surplus raw; load it onto the rack at camp.
  • Expecting dried output to be an immediate cooked meal; collect it after it has dried.
  • Taking all fresh food for storage when you need a meal now; reserve immediate portions first.

When to stop or switch

Stop loading once your expedition food reserve is sufficient or the rack is full; resume after the next hunting or fishing return.

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Farming route

Drying Rack Surplus

A base cooking area with a drying rack, near your regular food storage and travel preparation point.

  • A drying rack at camp.
  • Raw meat from land animals or fish from a trap or spear.
  • Inventory space to carry preserved food.
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