MIG Outside?

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I am looking into buying either a MIG or Stick Machine... but some of my welding will be outside - and I've only welded in a shop!  Anyhow, whaddya say about MIG welding outside?  Can it handle slightly windy conditions... or not really any at all?  Help me make my decision easier!!Thanks!
Reply:If you go with a MIG and you're going to be welding outside you're going to have to buy the wire that doesn't use gas. Otherwise the wind will blow the gas away and you'll get a bad weld.
Reply:I use my MIG outside all the time (better than the basement). I brought it out, set it on the ground, and welded a new catalytic converter in place for my wife's 94 Accord.Hobart Handler 140 MIGHypertherm Max 43 Plasma CutterA Bernzomatic Torch, and some solder.
Reply:while i havnt welded outside myself with a mig i have seen welds that have been done outside and their crap cause if theres wind it will blow your gas off of the weld, im not saying that every weld just cause it was made outside will be bad just that if you plan on welding outside with mig you should either switch to flux cored wire for that project or pay close attention to the weather for any wind. if you gunna weld outside a lot i would buy a stick and not worry about it though...
Reply:I weld outside my garage all the time and it is no problem.  Weld without sheilding gas one time and you will know what it looks like. When the wind is ruining your gas coverage, your weld will look like crap.  At my house it is no problem.  If you live where it is windy use flux cored wire.  I weld on cars alot of the time and it is safer outside.  If you are welding thin stuff, mig is the way to go.  If you have thick stuff then stick or a big mig is the way to go.Thermal Arc 185 TigHTP 200 MigCraftsman O/A1942 Bridgeport Mill12 Ton Hyd PressConsew Walking Foot
Reply:I´ve welded outside but with almost no wind at all...for me it didn´t affectmight wanna try a friends one before getting with the decition...or go with fluxcoreMy Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:I weld every day out side, with a generic mig setup .35 wire 75arg/25co2.  There are 1000 different ways to sheild yourself and you work from wind.(and water, not for everyone). Also its not windy everyday.  The tricks I use are...-Turn the argon up...(duh)-Put something in the way of the wind(service truck, my truck, another persons truck, go to the opposite side of the building etc.I also on rare occasions have to tig outside, setting up some angle iron to block the wind usually sufices.
Reply:i weld outside all the time with mig. .35 solid wire and c25 shielding gas. if you can catch a time with no wind whatsoever you will be fine. but the slightest gust causes you to lose you shielding. the weld will bubble up and kinda pop wholes in itself. self shielding flux works fine outside. i find myself putting up tarps or something to guard me from the wind
Reply:I agree. Put up a shield if you need to. Then, if it still isn't enough, and you HAVE to weld, use flux-core. I hate chipping glass, so I find a way to run mig if I can. And I use lots of shields and tents to tig on the water, on boat rails, etc.
Reply:You can sheild the torch with your body or your hand too.   I weld all day long with a big fan blowing at my back in the summer.   As long as my body is between the torch and the fan, the sheilding gas doesn't get blown away and the welds come out just as good as days that I dont use the big fan.