American Flag in Truck Bed?

[Tikal]

Hey guys I'm been kinda tossin' around the idea of fabbin' up a flag pole to hold Ol' Glory up in the air in the bed of my truck.

Any of y'all done it? I see people with flags in their bed stakes but I don't wanna soot her so I figured I'd use the "bigfoot" approach.

I don't wanna weld anything permanent, probably some bolts at most.


Anybody know where I can get a flag that'll hold up to 60mph with 75mph gusts for a while? lol

[2005F250]

I took a whip and zip tied a flag to it and wedged it in my tailgate.

[WEWILLE]

that would be sweet, do you have a gooseneck hitch that you could possibly use?

[SteveKran]

Originally Posted by WEWILLE

that would be sweet, do you have a gooseneck hitch that you could possibly use?

I think you're on to something...

[6.0 p-stroke]

just use your imagination, i built one that goes into my reciever hitch, the top of the pole is almost inline with the top of my cab, sorry i dont have a pic. looks great goin down the road and even better cruisin the beach for babes
as for flags that will hold up... haha none that iv used, but im interested in one that will

[Tikal]

Yea I gotta gooseneck....I thought about incorporating that already....

I'd like to use at least a 4x8 flag or bigger....

I guess I'll just use some square stock we got layin' around.... I just need to find a good flag... I don't think the weatherproof flags will hold up too much... might hafta try a cloth one

[TurboSevenThree]

Originally Posted by Tikal

Yea I gotta gooseneck....I thought about incorporating that already....

I'd like to use at least a 4x8 flag or bigger....

I guess I'll just use some square stock we got layin' around.... I just need to find a good flag... I don't think the weatherproof flags will hold up too much... might hafta try a cloth one

That'll tear up and fray pretty quick. I gotta hidden gooseneck hole, I might do somethin this is a good idea folks.

[TANK'S 250]

Mine is a 19' flag....it cost $1,000

I fabricated the pole, and base,..to go right into my hitch.

[TurboSevenThree]

Originally Posted by TANK'S 250

Mine is a 19' flag....it cost $1,000

I fabricated the pole, and base,..to go right into my hitch.

WOW! I wondered how big that actually was.

[fordmugg]

its hard with flags that big .....i go to glamis and pismo alot and i have the big 3ft by 5ft flag and when you get up to speed they really take a beating .....ive gone through 3 of them so far they start to shread and then the garments start to tear ......and then ......its gone