Item · Food

Jerky

Carryable food sold by outpost vendors and found lying around strongholds.

At a glance

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

What goes into Jerky and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Tough Meat Made from	1
Tallow Made from	1

Made at the Tanning Rack · 30 seconds · tier 1 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Where Jerky comes from.

Page	Source
Outpost Vendors Sold by	Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 1:52:53 (opens in a new tab)
Food Merchant Sold by	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
General Store Sold by	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

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3 versions

Every fact about Jerky by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Sold by outpost vendors. Players wanted to make jerky. Unconfirmed Food item found as loot lying around inside a stronghold. Beef jerky is a carryable food item.
Alpha 5	Made at a tanning rack from 1 Tough Meat and 1 Tallow. Crafting takes 30 seconds; a tier 1 recipe. Sold at the General Store ("Food" list). Sold at the Food Merchant ("Food" list).
March alpha	Food item.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	9
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) Video	Oct 17, 2026	1
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) Video	May 2, 2026	1
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 30, 2026	1
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 22, 2026	3