Being a piper, the trouble is that you have both hands occupied playing the pipes when the wind blows up your kilt! There's nothing you can do about it.
I've piped in wind so strong that it blew my 16oz wool kilt straight up, so strong that it was difficult to stand while playing. The culprit is a local cemetery that's located in a valley that works like a wind tunnel when our dreaded Santa Ana winds are blowing. Luckily the cemetery has statues all over, which I have to hide behind while playing.
My oversize heavy sporran helps: at least the middle of the front apron stays down, but the rest blows right up.
In the canyons, during Santa Anas, you can have sustained wind of around 40mph with gusts around 70mph. Gusts up to 115mph have been recorded.
Last edited by OC Richard; 26th January 15 at 05:30 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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