Flag Pole Mount Options for a Montana Fifth Wheel

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The RVer asked for flag pole and mount suggestions for a Montana fifth wheel, especially whether ladder-mounted poles put too much stress on the ladder and whether hitch-mounted poles work well. Members suggested several options, including hitch receiver mounts, drive-on tire base mounts, king pin-mounted receivers or magnetic mounts, freestanding tripod setups, and ladder-mounted systems such as Flag Pole Buddy.

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rubio171

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Hey peeps, I’m in the market for a flag pole and
Mount for my Montana. What has worked out for yall. I’m worried that the ladder mount poles will stress the ladder too much ? How about the hitch mount ones? Suggestions please .
 
If yours Montana has the hitch, the flag pole hitch should work ok. However, if the receiver is not nice and tight, the pole will sway back and forth in the wind and you may feel and hear the movement inside the camper.

Another alternative that has worked well for many folks are the flag pole holders that are flat on the bottom with a receiver for the pole. The trailer tire is rolled over the flat base and then the pole is stuck into the the vertical upright. However, if that may not be a good choice either if your awning is directly over the tires.

Another option is to have a receiver mounted on the king pin housing (on top) with a flag flying from the front. You won't have anything to interfear.

I use to fly a flag, but have not done so in years. (we simplified totally our yard ornaments by simply getting rid of all that stuff). But, when we did, I made a simple tripod out of old tent poles and used one of those 3x5 foot flags with a pole and used a couple extra old tent poles to extend the flag pole itself farther up. I used simply bungie cords to tie the pole to the top of the tri-pod and drove the bottom into the ground a couple inches. That way, we could put the flag anywhere, on any terrain, and slopes did not matter any more.

You could also use one of those flat holders you drive on under your tow vehicle tires.

I even did this for a while too:

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The holders that clamp onto the ladder don't affect it. Thousands of campers in Quartzsite use some form of ladder attached flagpole holder, Starlink antenna pole, Dish Tailgater Antenna support pole and the like, with no issues with the ladder. The heavy winds of Quartzsite, and other desert locations, have snapped many a flagpole but leave the ladder intact.
 
Walmart telescoping flag pole. Polls and Holders lower. Flag Poll Buddy upper. Starlink mini. Holds up to coastal winds!
 

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I cut two pieces of Trex about a foot long, screwed a flagpole mount from Home depot into the top of each, at a 45 degree angle to the right or left to give flag space. Then, I bought four 3” round flat supermagnets at Harbor Freight and screwed them into the bottom of the Trex. They grip the kingpin flat metal top like a gorilla—you have to tip it sideways to break the grip— they are extremely strong. I’ve used this for years and they’ve never come loose.
 
No reason to worry about a flagpole holder affecting your ladder. Many use Flagpole Buddy for flying flags and Starlink (that's what I do).

There are also suction cup type flag pole mounts.
 
Flagpole Buddy with their telescoping flagpole and Starlink Mini mount. Just used it for the first time for a week and zero issues. Seems to be a quality product.
 
I cut two pieces of Trex about a foot long, screwed a flagpole mount from Home depot into the top of each, at a 45 degree angle to the right or left to give flag space. Then, I bought four 3” round flat supermagnets at Harbor Freight and screwed them into the bottom of the Trex. They grip the kingpin flat metal top like a gorilla—you have to tip it sideways to break the grip— they are extremely strong. I’ve used this for years and they’ve never come loose.
Have any pics?
 
I bought a mount that slides into the receiver hitch mount and has a tube that the flag pole mounts into. Bought on Amazon, cheaper than I could go out and buy the metal and weld it up. Of corse the one I would build would be heavier but the one from Amazon appears to be decent.
 

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