What do you think of playing outdoor’s .I find that compared to playing indoor’s the lack of reverb or whatever acoustic’s are involved, that playing outdoor’s put,s me off ,and anytime I try it I’m very quickly back inside
RORY
I kinda like playing outside, the open air feeling is nice when playing. Though, if the reed doesn’t like it, it’s back indoors we go.
-Mike
Yes, one rarely gets great accoustics, although i recently played in an Oxford college quad, now that was seriously groovy outdoor playing. For busking I have assembled a busking amp, 12v power pack and a couple of mics and stands, as the UP’s don’t carry very far on a crowded street.
I enjoy playing in nature far more than a smokey pub anyday.
I was playing this weekend outside in Ontario “cottage country”, near Honey Harbour on a small bay off of Georgian Bay. The shore was surrounded by rocky slopes. The water was still and there was very little wind. The UPs sound carried extremely well. So far in fact that a Highland piper about five properties over answered me.
I guess that’s like daring the big bad guys on their own turf. It seems there’s a Highland piper under every other rock in Ontario.
Having said that, UPs are generally much better indoors in my opinion (for obvious reasons).
I enjoy playing outside. It will attract horses, though.
I especially like to find a little clearing in the woods and play there and look around to spot the curious critters.
Curious critters sitting under toadstools no doubt 
I played outside when in Ireland last summer and the cows in the nearby field were initially attracted and came up to see what was making that noise.
Once their curiosity was satisfied they wandered off…or perhaps they were saying something about my playing…when even the cows are indifferent to it…what does that mean? 
-gary
I have attracted mostly squirrel and deer, but they don’t really fit under a toadstool. 
I haven’t seen the chipmonks pop back out of their holes, though they will come out if you just sit still and don’t play.
A deer hunter heard me lay down my set and heard the flapper valve growl and said they thought it sounded like a deer in rut!
I just hope it won’t attract black bears as I saw one near where I played once. 
Cows are facinated with lawn mowers. They all come running when my son mows his lawn. Perhaps you need some fresh grass smell as well as the pipes. Those cows ignored all our music when the band practiced outside.