Flags at Competition

[Koko Ed]

Most of the flags I've seen are team made.
I remember at the end of 2011 I must have seen 200+ flags left behind by teams. I seriously gave thought to taking them with me but had to save space in my truck for rounding up tubes for the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus instead. And after lugging around several flags from the 2010 championship I decided against it anyways. It's a shame all the hard work and effort those teams put into the ir flags for them to be so carelessly left behind like that only to end up tossed in a dumpster.

[Alex2614]

At Cmp 12, they lost ours, which is another reason we were looking around.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

Ours has our logo and number sewed into one side. Not necessarily the most professional, but it works great for us.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Alex2614

At Cmp 12, they lost ours, which is another reason we were looking around.

Which brings up a relevant thing after guarding the bin at IRI: put your team number on the pole, both down low and at the top.

Makes it a lot easier to figure out without unrolling the entire thing.

[ChuckDickerson]

Originally Posted by Alex2614

At Cmp 12, they lost ours, which is another reason we were looking around.

Have you contacted FIRST about it? I ask because I was walking across the dome floor later that night after everything was over most everything was packed up and there was a gray trash barrel with a LOT (dozens) of flags in it. I thought about what to do about it but decided they would get loaded on a truck and sent back to FIRST HQ as with all the other lost and found stuff.

[protoserge]

Iron-on transfers work great. I think we just used a piece of trimmed fabric from the fabric supply store and affixed it to a pole.

You might be able to find a parent or mentor who is willing to sew your logo and team name (assuming it's simple enough to be cut) to a flag-sized piece.

I believe JCPenny has given teams [generic] flags in the past as part of their sponsorship.

[North Sailor]

Our team originally had a flag which was hand sewn by a team parent. It was great, but took alot of work to make. When our logo changed rather than making another one we bought it, giving that full professional look you were asking about.

You can order them online at a place like this: X or X (~$135) or X (~$100)

Note that this process is not cheap, and will run you around $100-$250. (though a well made hand made flag can cost as much as $100 and over 40 hours of work, so they are actually pretty comparable)

The final product does look great though. Our new flag has lasted 4 years now, and is very safely guarded at competitions.

But just a hint, if you are going to order them like this, do the full color digital print and make sure your design is vibrant and colorful. It seems sort of like a waste to just put your logo on a white background, if you are paying for full color. (I recommend the digital print, rather than screen print, because it lasts longer and waves nicer)

Hope that helps.

[DonRotolo]

If your high school has a sewing class, maybe there's a mutually beneficial project in store?

A team parent hand made ours, and it is awesome.