Pack up the chute by laying the canopy down on its side with the lines placed on the fabric. Fold the canopy randomly over the lines to produce a solid wad with no lines exposed, just the bridle coming out from the fabric. Stow the wadded chute in a pocket close to the point of attachment. One pilot just stuffs his chute into the open glove slot under the pocket on his chest. Some pilots use the Fastex release buckle to detach the chute for repack, but this is not necessary.
Frequent use is the key to reliability and skillful application.
I have landed in high winds with my drogue chute, perhaps as strong as 30 mph., without undue difficulty. The benefit of a drogue in high winds is the rapid vertical descent, getting down fast instead of hovering over the landing area. In rough winds you can choose your landind time by waiting over the LZ for turbulence to pass, then puting out the drogue and diving down to the ground before the next turbulent cell arrives. There has been speculation about using a drogue chute for vertical escape, which involves maximizing descent rate to escape dangerous lift , gust fronts, or clouds. This application has not been tested.