Wondering about the wind

[GG]

I begin to wonder what it takes to have one's kilt lifted by the wind. As for you guys who have experienced such - were you courting El Nino?

Perhaps such only occurs with lighter weight kilts or non-trads?

Well, it does happen, to me at least, even if not very often. I don't have a 16 oz, but on a windy day wearing a poly viscose tartan kilt or an even lighter Amerikilt you have to be careful.

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GG

[kiltie as charged]

Funny thing happen to me yesterday.

I had on my sport kilt while I was cooking on the grill, when all of a sudden a mischivious breeze lifted my kilt a bit higher than I would have liked, fortunatly the neighbors weren't out when it happened or they may have seen more than just the crazy guy in the "skirt" as they call me

my wife thought that it was amusing though

[Uncle Ricky]

I just had a look at the gallery on CG's website. There are one or two tanks in the pix, and the rest are casual kilts.
You can really see the difference between the tanks and the casuals. It's not just the way they react to the wind - Tanks being much more wind resistant. It's also the way they look when standing still.
Frankly, casuals don't compare to tanks. Casuals look OK, but tanks look absolutely fantastic. (Take a look at some of the photos in Barbs book to get a better look.)
I would be interested to know how many of us have had wind problems when weating a 13oz or heavier tank.

Cheers

[RockyR]

When I'm in my 13 oz Irish Natnl (with double deep pleats) or my 16 oz kilts, I have no problem. I usually don't have a problem in my PV's either. Then again, I live in the burbs...

I was standing on a street corner one day, down town, at a busy intersection, waiting for the crosswalk light to change. A big UPS truck, not the standard brown panel trucks, but, a BIG UPS truck that they use to deliver to businesses went flying by, and the resulting burst of wind blew my kilt completely up... And a passing white convertable full of women were exposed.

Entering into the bank I frequently get lifted. There is a breezeway, with double doors, and when both sets are open at the same time, there is a stout gust of wind, which usually causes me a Monroe Moment. (Also one of the funniest comments ever while kilted happened because of this... "Oh my... that man needs a wax job!")

It's my understanding that USAKilts uses an 11 ounce PV. And it's a 4 yard kilt, so that might have some effect...

The Philabeg models are usually about 5 yards and are 11 oz material (that's the only weight PV comes in to my knowledge). ANY PV kilt is going to blow up before a 16 oz kilt...

That being said... I think the wind gusts have more to do with the lay of the land than with anything else. If you're in a city with streets like corridors there's no trees/shrubs/natural elements to break up the wind. When you see pics of pipers marching with the wind blowing their kilt up, they're usually in a city. I think that's more of a determining factor.

[Dreadbelly]

When I'm in my 13 oz Irish Natnl (with double deep pleats) or my 16 oz kilts, I have no problem. I usually don't have a problem in my PV's either. Then again, I live in the burbs...

I was standing on a street corner one day, down town, at a busy intersection, waiting for the crosswalk light to change. A big UPS truck, not the standard brown panel trucks, but, a BIG UPS truck that they use to deliver to businesses went flying by, and the resulting burst of wind blew my kilt completely up... And a passing white convertable full of women were exposed.

Entering into the bank I frequently get lifted. There is a breezeway, with double doors, and when both sets are open at the same time, there is a stout gust of wind, which usually causes me a Monroe Moment. (Also one of the funniest comments ever while kilted happened because of this... "Oh my... that man needs a wax job!")

It's my understanding that USAKilts uses an 11 ounce PV. And it's a 4 yard kilt, so that might have some effect...

The Philabeg models are usually about 5 yards and are 11 oz material (that's the only weight PV comes in to my knowledge). ANY PV kilt is going to blow up before a 16 oz kilt...

That being said... I think the wind gusts have more to do with the lay of the land than with anything else. If you're in a city with streets like corridors there's no trees/shrubs/natural elements to break up the wind. When you see pics of pipers marching with the wind blowing their kilt up, they're usually in a city. I think that's more of a determining factor.

No worries Rocky, it's all fun. Me wee bagpipes have been needin to see the sun e'er now and again.

I never got to feel the joy of the breeze in troosers. So I really can't complain to much.

[Magnus Sporrano]

A USAKilts Philabeg in PV will blow right up to your neck in the slightest breeze.

I've been having the same problem. All the more reason to pick up a wool kilt next time 'round.

Front does ok because of the sporran, but, the back... GEEZE. I have made more people scream, hoot, and holler because of accidental exposures.

I was holding about $50,000 worth of computer hardware in my arms a few weeks back when I was totally exposed to a bunch of people in the parking lot at $WORK. I was powerless to do anything about it.

Earlier this week I had the same thing happen in the same place, except my hands were free so I was able to push it back down. Had the guys calling me "Marilyn" after that.

It's my understanding that USAKilts uses an 11 ounce PV. And it's a 4 yard kilt, so that might have some effect.

I can't comment about the weight but I can comment about the length, having Rocky tell me this numerous times. He doesn't sell 4 yd kilts or 8 yd kilts. He uses however much material is needed to fit around your body, given the pattern for the model kilt you ordered. For a guy like me, a Philabeg might be 7 yards of fabric (that is a guess Rocky threw out there once, not a statement of fact). It's however long it needs to be.

A heavier kilt is needed to prevent these exposures.

Aye. I'm sitting here with a fattening wallet and thinking that by next week I should have enough cheddar to pay for a nice heavy wool kilt. Something to wear on those windy days. I do like how easy it is to clean the PV kilts, though.