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How long do you prepare for a winter you don’t know is coming?
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You prepare in anticipation for as long as you think it should last. Its his duty as a father to make sure his children are well-fed and taken care of, both physically and mentally.  Granted, if it were a year long winter, that would be more difficult. However, on most planets ive been on that host muptiple seasons, winter lasts aproxximately 3-5 months. Frozen beef lasts just about as long. Stock up on enough to ration throughout the time.