American Tough-Tex

My initial thoughts on this flag (Tough-Tex model) is that the quality is better than I expected. The material feels sturdy and was even stiff prior to flying. Color is superb! My plan is to abuse this flag to failure on back of my truck from 5-70mph on a 7' pole mounted in a hitch mount I bought here on Amazon. I've already been on two trips at speeds up to 60mph, and I'm afraid I'll snap the 1 1/2" sch.40 PVC conduit before the Annin flag fails. So far, the fly end has softened up from previously being stiff. Threads are still holding strong. On one side the stripes do not match up perfectly as someone else pointed out here, but that's so the stitch doesn't overlap other stitches. I'll update this review, so far, so good. *UPDATE* Well, my concerns were well founded. The PVC pole I fashioned to attach the Annin flag to snapped today, 10 days into the test. Couldn't have happened in a worse place, and by the time I got turned around (literally almost 8 minutes), someone had picked it up. I searched for about 30 minutes. Torture time: 10 days consisting of ~4 hours at 70+mph, ~4 hours 60-69mph, ~8 hours 50-59mph, ~12 hours 10-49mph. One of my trips was into a 30mph headwind at 70mph, literal hurricane force winds. Yesterday evening, the flag showed minimal wear considering the abuse. 1 of the 4 fly hem threads snapped, the hem itself had negligible fray, and both the top and bottom fly hem corner had thread that had come loose, but the hem and stitches were still intact. No sign of wear on the grommets, just some stretching of the fabric from force of the wind. Honestly I'm super impressed. I'm incredibly disappointed to have lost this extremely well made flag. I'm so impressed in fact that I ordered 3 more Annin Tough-Tex American flags today, as well as a US made comparable competitor with the intention of doing a head-to-head test. I also got an Annin Texas flag, I'll do a separate review on that one. As it stands now, this is the best American made US flag you can buy for the money. Period. *I DO NOT work for, or in any way am associated, affiliated, or contracted by Annin and I WAS NOT compensated for this review*

This American made flag reeks of quality. Looks like it will hold up for quite a while. Very pleased with this purchase.

Annin is an American made company and makes terrific flags! We buy at least one annually and we’ll always support them! Durable and well sewn. They have state flags as well.

Army Veteran here. WOW! This is the BEST flag I've ever bought, and I've been flying 4 x 6' flags on a lighted pole in my yard for 38 years. (In the Midwest, Utah, and the Arizona desert). I've tried at least 15 different kinds, from various makers, and most often buy inexpensive ones (about $20) on Amazon, because I like the larger size and they can get pricey. In the last 8 years, here in Phoenix, mine have to contend with 120° heat, scalding full-sun, monsoon rains, our horrid "haboob" dust storms, and often 40-70mph high winds. I usually need about 4 flags a year because those brands shred at the end seams and fade within 3-4 months. In October of 2024, I decided to try this Annin Tough-Tex polyester flag. It cost me close to $60, but I thought, "What the heck, let's see if it will hold up any better" Well, today it's been flying a few days shy of 10 months. About a month ago I noticed the colors weren't as bright and thought, "I'll need to get a new flag before too long." (I refuse to fly a faded US flag). Two days ago, we had the worst dust storm with monsoon rain in 14 years and I wasn't home to take down my flag. It was so full of desert sand and dust that the white stripes looked tan. I took it down to shake out all the dust and noticed ONE 3" long tear, where the fabric had been worn, near the center of the flag. The center! Not like usually where flags fall apart, out at the ends, or a seam went bad. This has been a fabulous, durable, bright, well made flag for the cost; well worth the investment; and a better buy than the less expensive ones. I'm ordering my new one today! Thank you Annin Flagmakers for truly making a great product you can be proud of.

Great flag. Heavy duty and is so far holding up well to our Sw kansas winds!

We have flown the Annin Tough-Tex 4x6 American Flag for one year, 24-hours a day. It has only been taken down a few times due to extreme wind conditions, otherwise it has tolerated the sun, rain, heat, cold and snow in Pennsylvania. We did have to make minor repairs to the upper seam and upper outside corner where all flags take the most abuse. The only real complaint is how much this flag has faded - in streaks. The "fade resistant" feature is somewhat better than other flags we've flown. So the flag loses one star for the fading and us having to perform minor repairs after about ten months. Not a fan of this flag being twice the price of other flags, but we're getting more than twice the useful life and it still looks better than some other flags do after just a few months. UPDATE - After 16 months from original raising, we have replaced the flag with a new one. We bought the same flag and added a picture to show the fade difference after 16 months. It is a very good flag, but still only get four stars due to the fading and necessary minor repairs.

This is an amazing flag!! It stands up to the high winds in the Southern California desert like no other. I have purchased flags every year for several years. These flag last 12-14 months rather than the 3-4 months of their competitors. My only negative comment is the significant price increase this last year. The flag cost $25 last year but increased to $40 this year. I still purchased several flags again the year for myself and my mother, as I do every year. Since the flags are Made in the USA, there shouldn't be the tariff excuse used by others. Thank you for manufacturing a quality product in the USA

We have never had a flag last as long as this flag. You could spend more money and get a flag that won't last as long, and the best part is that it's made in America.

Pelo preço achei o material bem ruim, apesar de ter costuras de alto padrão e reforçadas.

what I expected! Best quality

Looks and feels tough and durable

Gran calidad en materiales y acabado. Sin duda cumple y supera la expectativa. Luce increible!

High quality stars and stripes flag looks beautiful flown from a flag pole or displayed on the wall