Got my flag up-questions

[( deleted account )]

It was over 100 but I broke my back and dig a flagpole hole. Too Big though and had to use four bags of quick Crete with a bunch of rebar sticks driven out of the hole for concrete base anchors. Let the concrete cure for four days. Today put the bare flagpole in with wind 15 MPH or so, and th pole immediately started bending, worsened when I attached the flag, even at half staff. I had used my digital level to be sure the base was exactly vertical. The bend seems to be in the flagpole itself, a cheap Harbor Freight multi piece one. Any ideas for a better one.? What does everyone else use?
also, I have a solar light attachment for it but does it go on TOP of the pole over the flag or UNDER the flag. I see both ways around town.

 

[Rowdie]

https://youtu.be/KQQHbmv4ArQ

get this one

 

[johnr]

I put up a telescopic one that I bought at the home show. Don’t remember the name of it but it is really nice. I think I paid around 400 big ones for it

 

[campchef]

I bought 2 lengths of conduit from Menards, one fit inside the other. Drilled in a pulley at the top and a tie down about 4' off the ground. Worked great and it was pretty inexpensive.

 

[Allen]

I have my solar light under the flag.


I think I'm lucky my flag pole is well surrounded by taller trees. A fifteen mph breeze barely makes my flag stand out, much less look like the one in your pic.

 

[AR-15]

Part of a bag of Quick Crete,20Ft. Aluminum Telescopic pole with UFO light on top, only go to 16Ft, flag never has been down, going on 2Yrs.

 

[guywhofishes]

I like flags and flag poles.

 

[guywhofishes]

I'm serious by the way - warms my heart when I see a well flown flag. Especially those that always fly nice clean flags. j

I have a neighbor that swaps out between what I think is their "original countries" (Sweden for instance), the ND flag, POW/MIA, and USA. Top notch.

I am worried I would get lazy, stop flying, not replace worn/torn flags. I'm that way with my lawn - but flags deserve better.

As you get older you better recognize how you suck so you try to take steps to not let it show. Ha ha.

 

[Fishmission]

Wouldn’t mind seeing photos of everyones flag yards. Might get a nice one for my next house

 

[Coyote Hunter]

About 12 years ago, I originally went with the cheap aluminum flag pole for my yard. I believe it was 20 ft tall. It lasted a year. I always had to go out and take down the flag if we were getting strong winds. Eventually, I got an unexpected storm and it bent... I straightened it back up and the next wind snapped it off.

I replaced it with a 20' or 25' steel pipe I bought from Gerdau Steel. I primed the pipe heavy and painted it white. I used all the hardware off my original aluminum pole and mounted it on the steel pole. I have had it up for 10+ yrs and it still looks perfect. The thing hardly moves in the wind and I never take it down for high winds.

A side note, I think I buried in about 4 ft of the pipe and used Quikrete to anchor it. Overall, pretty inexpensive and extremely durable and nice looking.

 

[cooter00]

I thought this was an ice fishing post lol
But happy to see everyones patriarchy

 

[NG3067]

I originally thought it was about someone who used viagra for the first time. I too appreciate a nicely flown flag.

 

[wby257]

It was over 100 but I broke my back and dig a flagpole hole. Too Big though and had to use four bags of quick Crete with a bunch of rebar sticks driven out of the hole for concrete base anchors. Let the concrete cure for four days. Today put the bare flagpole in with wind 15 MPH or so, and th pole immediately started bending, worsened when I attached the flag, even at half staff. I had used my digital level to be sure the base was exactly vertical. The bend seems to be in the flagpole itself, a cheap Harbor Freight multi piece one. Any ideas for a better one.? What does everyone else use?
also, I have a solar light attachment for it but does it go on TOP of the pole over the flag or UNDER the flag. I see both ways around town.

I have to wonder is your pole bending or bowing with the wind. If the wind stops does it stand straight up? If it is bowing I would find something to put in it to stiffen it up.

 

[2400]

One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen was a US flag rippling in the breeze.

 

[( deleted account )]

I have to wonder is your pole bending or bowing with the wind. If the wind stops does it stand straight up? If it is bowing I would find something to put in it to stiffen it up.

Maybe I can get some Viagra and make a paste out of it and rub it on! That would stiffen it up!

 

[sierra1995]

i've had the cheaper ones from menards/harbor frieght too. not much you can do with them. I've heard of puting quickcrete in the pipe, but never did it myself. Now i have one of the 5' wooden flag poles screwed to the front porch. Pretty windy where i am, so the brackets they come with don't hold up. I probably go through 3 flags a year.

 

[GSP]

The flagpole was here when we bought the house, but I installed the light. I originally bought one for underneath the flag but didnt want to deal with it in the snow, so i bought this one on Amazon. I really like it. About 20 bucks if I remember right.

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[( deleted account )]

Damned telescopic pole won’t stay up! Might have to use a padded oil filter wrench or something like that on it. Would take two of them.

 

[Lou63]

heard this guy on the radio all American made stuff https://www.ndflagpoleguy.com/

 

[( deleted account )]

heard this guy on the radio all American made stuff https://www.ndflagpoleguy.com/

Thanks. I’ll have to call him when this el cheapo telescopic pole craps out or when I get tired of fixing it! The only problem might be that the bases for other brands might be a different size than the base in my half yard of concrete. I could always fabricate an adapter I guess.