The Pocket Flag Keeper was specifically designed for carriage of the 8″x12″ United States pocket flag. The flag keeper is constructed from reversible and ambidextrous VELCRO Brand ONE-WRAP to adhere to any hook or loop surface while also offering a compact and protective way of carrying the flag.
Available in Black or Coyote.
haleystrategic.com/pocket-flag-keeper
On the other note, where can I get non-ambidextrous Velcro? Asking for a friend.
I think that’s Velcro’s ‘One-Wrap’
Having even watched their FR33 video, I still don’t understand why so many 0p3r5t0rZ carry a flag.
But what’s interesting is their (generic) nylon gear warranty. 3 years of normal use is a “lifetime”, and after 7 it should be destroyed (even if unused). lol
Flags flown in a combat zone can get certificates stating they were flown there, multiple teammates of mine did this on OEF. Also some people carry them to remind them of what they are fighting for. In a pinch, it can even be used as a form of IFF for signaling (I’ve never heard of this being done), or marking a location as friendly. Bottom line is there are multiple reasons.
Jon
If I recall correctly some of the gulf war scud hunters would display a Union Jack at the first sound of engines overhead to dissuade enthusiastic coalition pilots from brassing them up.
Iraq, 2007 (OEF), most U.S. Military was not allowed to fly a U.S. flag anywhere “outside the wire”, in order to not appear to be “occupiers”, and those who’ve spent more than 24 hours at a time outside the wire could come to miss it.
IIRC, the Spiritus guys talked about this in one of their videos – it gained a lot of visibility because of use by SOF personnel in Syria who used it as a way to identify friendlies in the field because the blue field stood out.
Would i be able to buy one and have it shipped to south africa??