Selecting the Right Flag for You

At Flag Store USA, we ONLY sell 100% Made in the USA Flags. While we are always happy to speak to you personally to help you with your flag selection, we have put together this simple guide to help you decide which flag is best for you. If after reading this guide you still can’t decide, give us a call and we’ll be glad to help you out.

What Type of Flag Material Is Best Suited to Your Display?

Flag Store USA sells flags in five materials:

• Cotton: Cotton flags are made of 100% heavyweight cotton, but are not treated with any type of preservative, so they are the least durable and not recommended for outdoor use.
• Nylon: Nylon flags are made of 200 denier nylon material. They fly consistently and dry faster than the polyester flags. 
• Nyl-Glo: Nyl-Glo flags are a little more vibrant than the nylon flags and retain their colors longer than the polyester flags. Nyl-Glo flags are Annin Manufacturer's brand name for nylon flags. 
• Polyester: Ideal for high wind areas. More durable than the nylon flags, but are heavier so it does take more wind for it to pick up and fly. 
• Tough-Tex: Ideal for high wind areas. The colors are a little more vibrant than the polyester flags. Made of heavy duty 2-ply polyester. Tough-Tex flags are Annin Manufacturer's brand name for polyester flags. 
• Signature Series: The Flag Store USA’s Signature Series flags are a great option for gifts, retirement presents, etc. They have bigger, brighter stars than the Nyl-Glo Flags. Signature Series flags come in only two sizes:
  
  • 3 x 5'
  • 4 x 6'

Will Your Flag Be Mounted Indoors or Outdoors?

• Indoor: For all indoor flag displays, you’ll want either the Pole Sleeve banner flag or the Indoor Fringed flag.  We also carry the complete Indoor Flag Sets that include the fringed flag, pole, stand, tassels and ornament.
• Outdoor: The outdoor flags are finished with heading and grommets for use on in-ground flagpoles or flagpoles displayed off the side of houses.

American Flag Finishing

Nyl-Glo and Tough-Tex Flags

• Embroidered stars on 3x5'-12x18' and Appliqued stars that are sewn (rather than glued) on 15x25' and larger.
• 3x5'-8x12' are finished with heading and grommets. 8x12' and larger are finished with a rope heading and two galvanized steel thimbles.
• The 10x15' and larger flags have additional grommets in the heading:
  1 additional grommet - 10x15', 10x19', 12x18'
  3 additional grommets - 15x25', 20x30', 20x38'
  5 additional grommets - 30x50', 30x60'

Nylon and Polyester Flags

• Embroidered stars on 2x3'-12x18' and Appliqued stars that are sewn (rather than glued) on 15x25' and larger.
• 2x3'-6x10' are finished with heading and grommets. 8x12' and larger are finished with a rope heading and two galvanized steel thimbles.
• The 8x12' and larger flags have additional grommets in the heading:
  1 additional grommet - 8x12', 10x15', 10x19', 12x18'
  3 additional grommets - 15x25', 20x30', 20x38'
  5 additional grommets - 25x40'
  7 additional grommets - 30x50', 30x60'
  9 additional grommets - 40x70', 40x75'
  11 additional grommets - 50x80'

What Size Flag Will You Need?

The size of your flag will depend on the length of your pole. Here are the flag sizes we recommend:

For poles mounted on the side of a house:

• 5' pole - 2x3'
• 5' pole - 2.5x4'
• 6' pole - 3x5'

For poles mounted in the ground:

• Up to 20 feet: 3x5' or 4x6'
• 25-foot pole: 4x6' to 5x8'
• 30-foot pole: 5x8' to 6x10'
• 33-foot pole: 5x8' to 6x10'
• 35-foot pole: 5x8' to 8x12'
• 40-foot pole: 8x12' to 10x15'
• 50-foot pole and larger: 10x15' and up