Browsing through the forum I think Cabin Fever is the most hated mechanic in the game for various reasons. Being on the forfront of people who asked for a mechanic to stop endless hibernation in one and the same place I understand why it was implemented, but the way it works it misses it's goal and leads to very questionable choices we have to make.
First of all, we can still camp in the same place for ever. All you need to do is plan ahead and have enough wood to stay for 12h outside once