Memorial Day is for Flagpoles

[Creamer]

OK I need some help on this one. I have been wanting a flagpole - 25' or better - but not wanting to pay $1000 for one.

Today I happened upon a sailboat mast that is 27' long and I thought of a flagpole. I figured if it can hold a sail it can handle a flag - right?

Now my next question - where is a good place to get all the hardware?

 

[Fossil Farm]

Made a wooden one years ago. Hardware store had the small pulley for the top of the pole, snaps for the flag, rope and rope holder.

 

[bcp]

Likely when used as a mast it had lines from the top to the deck. It may not be designed for much bending resistance.

What about chain link fence top rail? Not too expensive or heavy, available in 10 and 20 ft lengths, and different diameters, usually with male-female joints.

Bruce

 

[BoylermanCT]

When we moved to our farm 6 years ago, there was a 25' flag pole in the front yard made of metal pipe. Bottom section is 2" steel pipe, middle is 1 3/4" and top is 1 1/2". You could build this for much cheaper than $1000. Only hardware needed is a pulley at the top and a cleat at the bottom. Mine is mounted between 2 pipes that are buried in cement, and held in position with a pin. Remove the pin and the flag pole can be tilted to the ground for painting and maintenance.

 

[CurlyDave]

OK I need some help on this one. I have been wanting a flagpole - 25' or better - but not wanting to pay $1000 for one...

Look on Amazon.

I just checked, and there are plenty of 25 footers for under $100. Some were under $70. This is for the whole kit, flag, pole, hardware, etc. And the pole is properly tapered, so it looks very professional.

 

[Creamer]

Look on Amazon.

I just checked, and there are plenty of 25 footers for under $100. Some were under $70. This is for the whole kit, flag, pole, hardware, etc. And the pole is properly tapered, so it looks very professional.

They are out there. Valley Forge has a nice one that can be bought for $100 but when I look into the wind ratings for these they are not very good - even for a pole without a flag. Where I would want to put it wind is a big issue.

Boylerman - that sounds like an interesting design especially the idea of tipping it over to service it. that is one problem with a tall pole.

 

[GaryM]

I've got a 20' Titan telescoping flagpole that works great. Four sections and can fly two flags. They have a 25' model as well that lists for $329 with everything included, shipping's probably not included. Check Flagpole Country, LLC - Manufacturer of the Titan Telescoping Flagpole and find the dealer who handles your state.

They even have mounts for RVs etc if that's your thing.

 

[CurlyDave]

Mine was a gift, but I think was in the $300 neighborhood.

Give some thought to mounting it, even if the pole is strong enough, if the mount is weak it will not take the wind.

I probably overdid mine, but I buried a 5' long piece of 18" galvanized culvert added rebar and poured an octagonal concrete pad. An 18" square base 36" high rises from the center of the pad and has a 24" long piece of 6" pipe set down into the top center. The pole goes into the 6" pipe and we poured sand into it to get the pole vertical and solidly set. lots of rebar holds it all together.

It looks very good. Will try to get a picture tomorrow.

 

[chim]

I deal with this outfit:

Buy US Flags and Flagpoles at United States Flag Store

We get HD flags in two different sizes for our two work locations. We built a pole for the facility I work at from a 40' site lighting pole. We had a pretty pathetic pole and one day on the way to work I saw a remodel project at a warehouse (that included a new parking lot). I stopped and asked the supt what they were doing with the existing tapered 40' steel light poles. For $200 they loaded 4 of them on our flatbed trailer. One went to our weld shop to be outfitted with uplights we had plus hardware from the above source. A shot of two-part white paint and we were good to go. Fortunately I had a crane scheduled to load a piece of equipment about the time the pole was finished, so setting it was a cinch.

With the taller pole, we now use larger flags becasue they scale better. The flags we used on our poor little stubby pole were kind of dwarfed by the new pole. If anyone near Lancaster PA wants one of the three I have left, drop me a line.

 

[rhunt]

A tree stump makes a good base for a flag pole, just saying. Regards, Bob

 

[mykleh]

I got a used light pole from the local municipality when they upgraded.. like others have said put the pulley on top and ran the lines down then made a template in plywood of the bolt spacing on the bottom plate and used a sonotube put rebar in then put threaded rod in with a J on the end (won't turn then) in sonotube with nuts and washers above the plywood so rods would set in concrete with correct spacing/placement.. standing the darn thing up was the challenge!

 

[chim]

Here's what the repurposed light pole looks like after shopping for flag pole parts.

 

[mykleh]

nicer than mine you even painted yours!

 

[flusher]

Here's the flagpole that my brother and I installed at my ranch in Tehama County (June 2008). He was visiting and wanted to do a project together.



He bought the 25 ft telescoping pole on Amazon for $150 or so and had it shipped to the ranch.
I bought the flags from the flag guy at the farm show in Colusa, CA (Feb 2008). About $25 each
The pole sets in a 24" long PVC pipe buried in the ground.
Built a small planting area around the pole.
Added a solar powered light/battery unit to illuminate the flags at night.

The flags lasted about 2 years before the winds pretty much shredded them.

 

[jcummins]

Had been looking for a long time for a tapered 25-30 foot flagpole. Didn't want to pay the $1000+ for one. Came across a guy moving....$200, came from a school. Felt lucky to have gotten it.

 

[Creamer]

Here's what the repurposed light pole looks like after shopping for flag pole parts.

that's nice!

 

[Creamer]

Had been looking for a long time for a tapered 25-30 foot flagpole. Didn't want to pay the $1000+ for one. Came across a guy moving....$200, came from a school. Felt lucky to have gotten it.

That's exactly what I was thinking. $1000 is way too much but I want a nice solid one. Good work!