wind resistance

**1MUNK3** · 23rd February 09, 08:55 AM

Great pics, Ron. Love the backdrops. The wind will blow any way she likes and even a heavyweight will catch some air. You just grin, deal with it, and enjoy the cool breeze. I see, Ron, has it down perfect.

**Nighthawk** · 3rd March 09, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by sathor

the billowing leather kilt, wow, that's scary. and kinda neat. like a mushroom cloud.

And it has the same effect as a mushroom cloud when there are children present!!

So, in answer to the question, my SWK standards stay down really well, as does my USAK semi trad. The PV is the same weight as the acrylic, but it's stiff and I suspect is made a lot better. I don't know if the make has a bearing, but I do know that I don't worry about wind in my USAK. My Sport Kilt, on the other hand... If there's even the slightest breeze, it comes up to my ears. I never, EVER go reg in that thing.

**sathor** · 3rd March 09, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

And it has the same effect as a mushroom cloud when there are children present!!

So, in answer to the question, my SWK standards stay down really well, as does my USAK semi trad. The PV is the same weight as the acrylic, but it's stiff and I suspect is made a lot better. I don't know if the make has a bearing, but I do know that I don't worry about wind in my USAK. My Sport Kilt, on the other hand... If there's even the slightest breeze, it comes up to my ears. I never, EVER go reg in that thing.

I was out at Ikea last weekend, and it was WINDY. Kilt stayed down. The week before, barley a breeze, and the kilt was testing my reflexes.

**JelicoCat** · 23rd February 09, 09:04 AM

Getting in an out of my truck on windy days has taught me to be mindfull of when and how a kilt can be blown around. A near expolsure once or twice and the hand to the kilt maneuver became instinct.

**beloitpiper** · 23rd February 09, 09:31 AM

If it's windy and I need to know I'll be staying modest, I wear the WPG Gordon.

**tooltruckguy** · 23rd February 09, 03:10 PM

I wear my WPG Gordon when it's windy out. So far no problems. The cost was very good for the kilt I got from them.

**McMurdo** · 23rd February 09, 03:15 PM

WPG Gordon Highlander in 70+ km an hour winds, it hardly moves under these conditions.

**freddie** · 24th February 09, 02:13 PM

The gap between my garage and shed acts like a wind tunnel and I was putting the rubbish out a couple of weeks ago in my WPG Gordon and it certainly blew up!

The thing was that it didn't stay up for long, unlike my PV Black Watch which blows around like tissue paper.

**Declan Rowan** · 3rd March 09, 11:52 AM

A good kilt pin does wonders for my semi-trad, though precaution and prevention are still needed when the wind blows. My greatest adversary is those floor mounted AC/Heat vents. That's about the only time I've nearly done a Ms. Monroe.