Tell me about your flag pole. Mine is about done and needs to be replaced. Suggestions?
The wind in my locations is always on at a medium level.
I went with this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Ezpole-Flagpoles-Liberty-Flagpole-21-Feet/dp/B00EPYYMHE/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ezpole&qid=1563398085&s=gateway&sr=8-3The reason I didn't go with the cheaper defender is I wanted the dual assurance of the posi-lock system (more on that below). Install was easy (other than the *expletive deleted*ing boulder packed site I chose). Couple bags of Quikrete and done.
After two weeks, my impressions are mostly favorable. We actually had a thunderstorm blow past just a couple of days ago with 50mph gusts. While I did lower the pole by one section for that (to around 15'), it held up fine. It looks like it won't. Even in 20MPH winds, the pole "bends" somewhat, and I would have been worried except I also watched a video where they subjected it to 100MPH winds, and while it swayed like crazy, it held up. If a pole that sways bugs you, you'd probably have to move up to one of the $400 or so big fat heavy poles. Or collapse it or take it down for heavy winds. I got a solar light for mine and fly it 24/7, so other than collapsing a section for very heavy winds, I just let it stand and sway. :)
The posi-lock system: I mostly like it. The way it works is that it has both a "button/hole" type lock, plus you then twist the top pole from each interlocking section counterclockwise to engage a second friction lock. You can also only use the friction lock and thus adjust the height of the pole to any length between 5' and 21' (almost two feet of the pole goes in the ground sleeve, so really 19'). The only thing I don't like about the posi-lock is that it can work too good. That friction lock can get tight. Not so much with the upper sections, but the larger diameter lowest section. During that storm I had to grab a couple of pipe wrenches to twist the lower sections to lower the flag. I didn't have to yank on them or anything, but I did need a little more oomph than just my hands could provide to release the lock the first 1/4' or so. After that, easy-peasy.
