That's how i survive my first winter...

[Grumpy]

My survival got a whole lot easier when I learned to hunt Koalaphant.  For the longest time I just ignored those suspicious dirt piles.  I knew what they were.  I just didn't know how easy it was to bag one and how much food you get, not to mention how useful the puffy vest is.

 

The other key for me now is to get a bird cage set up early.  I also avoided those for a long time because I didn't know how amazingly useful they are.  When deciding what to learn/build you don't get much info from the mouse over descriptions.  I always thought, "why would I want to keep a bird in a cage?".  I figured it was just cosmetic.  Was I wrong!

 

Finally, on my first Winter sanity is always a struggle.  I've learned to get a few bee boxes set up early.  A few well timed taffy or pumpkin cookies can help tremendously.  Especially when you need to slaughter a few rabbits for food but can't because your sanity is a little too low.  Also for sanity I always wear a Winter hat instead of a Beefalo hat.  It has a little less insulation but it gives a sanity boost.

[Crown_king]

Sometimes you can make Bacon&Eggs with two eggs and two monster meats too.

racist what about morsels?

[TeoSS69]

racist what about morsels?

Only if they come from gobblers.

[Snackyou]

Incorrect, green mushrooms provide the best sanity boost at 15 sanity per and only take away 1 health. Blue only provide 10 sanity when cooked and take away 3 health.

Multipurpose though, and easier to use when your inventory is full. Often times while caving my inventory will be jampacked and I usually just go for the blue mushrooms, because of health or sanity boost.