On a side note: I have never tried living off of beef jerky before. Would it make a great survival food in terms of nutients? I heard that beef stays in your system for 2 weeks digesting.

Put the meat between to air filters (make sure the filters are made of natural fibers not artificial like fiberglass) and hook them to a square fan. All you need is air movement. Heat just speeds up the process. From what I have heard you are better off not using a heat source it makes it taste better. The filters keep bugs off the meat.

As for the meat staying in your body for 2 weeks I doubt it. I have eaten a lot of jerky in my day and the only thing you want to watch out for is constipation. Drink lots of water if you eat a lot of jerky.

if you are salting your meat so its cured and all blood removed, all you need is to dry it
hang it someplace where bugs cant get to it and the air flows thru freely, itll dry nicely
or take an old fridge, convert it to a smokehouse and have really good jerky