So, here's my conundrum.
Last night, I was at at a show at our annual fair. It's outdoors (flat field) but down near the lake. I've recently gotten my AKG active setup and have been field testing it. I've done a whack of shows already with a hat-worn solution which has been good so far. Weather's been cooperative as well -- about 10-15km/h (or 6-9 mph) with no gusts.
On Wednesday night, I had the chance to run the DPA screens with TBrown's Muppets at 12' inside the soundboard enclosure and they worked like a charm. My buddy was laughing at the size of the foam but I heard no audio loss and no wind was captured. This was a special arrangement since the performance area is a union shop so it's generally frowned upon.
Fast forward to Thursday night: Winds were in the low 20km/h range gusting to 40km/h (13-25 mph). At times, the mics on stage would pick up the rumbling and, of course, since I'm wearing the mics, I didn't use windscreens because a) I didn't bring them and b) I didn't bring them. Listening back, I can hear some horrible rumbling/wind noise especially during the quieter passages. So, I've got more shows this weekend into the next week. This leaves me with three options:
1) Run my stand at/or slightly above head height using the outdoor DPA screens and rats and HOPE I don't get shut down. I've seen people running video cameras on tripods at some of these shows but I know everything is artist/manager/label dependent.
2) Run the supplied stock CK61 indoor windscreens in the hat -- I know it'll look like I've got a tumor but I'm thinking this would give me slightly better protection against the elements than nothing. I could also order dead rats for those if I absolutely had to.
3) Scrap the actives outright and run the AT853 subcards or cards with Shure Windscreens and TBrowns Dead Rats.
I'm taking everything with me tomorrow as I'm driving down so I'll be leaving stuff in the car and figuring it out before showtime.
Any help is appreciated.