It's only a drill, not the real thing. You practice then regularly so I wouldn't worry about it taking too long. I'm in ND and it's -30 today! We will NOT practice drills if it's below 15-20 degrees because we know we would do fine with all the practice we've done so far. Last drill was about 3 weeks ago. We "conveniently" did it right before we were going outside in the morning and it was cold about 20 degrees. We don't do spur of the moment drills, but we always have talked about practice drills and fires and what to do. In the summer we talked about how we don't stop to bring our favorite toy and don't stop for our shoes. In the winter I just plan it accordingly so it's still fresh in the child's mind and that is what is most important. With each practice gives me practice also incase we run into tantrums and such it's helpful to know it could happen.

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