$5 Walmart Flag mount (and it works great!)

[myerides]

It was the night before I was taking my JLU for it's maiden voyage off road at The Badlands Off Road Park and I didn't have a flag on it yet (which they require). They sell them at the park but my concern was how I was going to mount it. I know it could be temporarily zip tied or something like that but I'm too much of a perfectionist for that. It would have been all crooked, falling off, etc.
So while browsing around Walmart to grab a few things for the trip I came across their $5 Bell bicycle flag and mount. After studying it for a few minutes I came up with an idea. The pictures are pretty self explanatory but I'll be happy to answer any questions.

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[JLUSSOBRTP]

I know you added this for off roading, but do you think it would be a strong enough solution to add a pole to in order to have a flag on the back on a semi-permanent basis? Given the pole is strong to account for highway speeds, do you think the setup could damage the paint? I ask because I'd like to get a Forever Wave dealio https://foreverwave.com/product-category/jeeps/, but I don't have a CB antenna (and don't plan on getting one anytime soon), and my roll bar is rarely exposed. So I'm trying to think of easy mount options for a pole/antenna pretty much just used for a flag.

 

[ZeroFox]

Most states require the flag to be in the front. With your IN plate, you may want to check. I'm sure those at Badlands there will know.

 

[metallicpea]

Badlands is the back and Silver Lake dunes in MI wants it on the front. I had holes in both my aftermarket steel bumpers on my TJ, so I may have to find 2 new solutions for my JL...

 

[Volare]

Ok here's my dumb question. Why do they require a flag?

 

[ZeroFox]

Ok here's my dumb question. Why do they require a flag?

If you are cresting a hill in one direction, and another is coming down the trail the opposite way, you can see the flag before you collide. In a place like Silver Lake Sand Dunes, there are hundreds of vehicles from Motorcycles to Quads, to Jeeps and almost anything. Some taking it slow, some doing 70+ MPH. Flags become very important.

 

[DanW]

Badlands is the back and Silver Lake dunes in MI wants it on the front. I had holes in both my aftermarket steel bumpers on my TJ, so I may have to find 2 new solutions for my JL...

Badlands is ok with them on the front, too. The JL factory steel bumper has a flag hole in the front when the end caps are removed.

Nice job with that flag setup, btw! That's a heck of a lot less expensive than a Badlands flag!

 

[spurly]

If you are cresting a hill in one direction, and another is coming down the trail the opposite way, you can see the flag before you collide. In a place like Silver Lake Sand Dunes, there are hundreds of vehicles from Motorcycles to Quads, to Jeeps and almost anything. Some taking it slow, some doing 70+ MPH. Flags become very important.

At 70 mph you tend to see the flag and the SXS at the same time. Lol

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