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I purchased a heavy duty telescoping flag pole kit, 25', 11 gauge aluminum flag pole on Amazon Smile sold by Service First. The entire flag pole kit in no more than 5 feet high, but as each each section is fully extended and locked into place it finally reaches 25 feet. 18 inches of the pole will fit into a sleeve that has been concreted into the ground. And since I put two 3X5 flags on it, I lost another 2 feet. It is well built, easy to maneuver, and sturdy. I spent two days looking at flag pole kits. Most are only 16 gauge aluminum which is too flimsy. This is thicker and stronger at 11 gauge. It is wind tested at 100 mph with one flag and 70 mph with two flags. I live in Florida and sometimes the winds are harsh. Another feature I like is that if a hurricane or tropical storm is headed my way, I can collapse the flag pole, remove it from the sleeve and store it until the storm is over. It is not made in America, it is made in China. This troubled a lot of veterans. I am a veteran of 12 years. I go where the savings are. My American Flag (made in China) and my Gay Pride Flag (made in China) look really impressive on the flag pole. Additionally, I wanted a flag pole with no lanyard and so high the haters couldn't get to the Gay Pride Flag. If I could, I would give this review more than 5 stars.

So we purchased three of the freedom series installed them per instructions use the flags that they recommend and first wind happened we were 90 days in and they were bent 25 to 30 mile an hour winds and up to 50 mile an hour gust... I called let them know the situation they looked up my invoice they said unfortunately we can't return them all we can do is send you new polls plus shipping that was fine except for they will keep bending so I asked for a refund and they talk to the management and then they denied the request so now I'm out the money I spent on these and have to buy one that do not bend.