Custom Teardrop & Feather Flags

A flexible fibreglass and aluminium pole with a printed polyester sleeve pulled over it, held up by a ground spike, cross base or water base. Profiles cover teardrop, rectangle and four feather shapes: straight, angled, convex and concave.

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800+ Products available

50,000+ Orders

30+ Countries

22+ Years experience

800+ Products available

50,000+ Orders

30+ Countries

22+ Years experience

What our customers say

4.9from 7,200+ reviews

Ordered a backdrop banner, they recommended enhancing image. A good call. The banner arrived within a week and it looks great/ good quality. Will use them again

Shaun PageEvents Director, BluePeak

The whole experience from designing, viewing the mock-up and delivery was simple and efficient. The end product proved to be better than expected. Will be ordering again.

Des DavidEvents Director, BluePeak

The customer service was awesome. Placed order on the Friday, recieved mock up on Saturday and recieved our order in 5 days. Very efficient process and happy with the product. This is our second order.

DianaFounder, Trendline Co.

Good communication. Very helpful. The product we ordered is as we anticipated. A canvas bag was included, along with Velcro tape for installation. Overall, it was an excellent experience. We are very happy with the result and would not hesitate to recommend them to others.

Michele BakerBrand Manager, NovaTech

Frequently Asked Questions

Teardrop or feather, which shape should I buy? +

Teardrop for wind, feather for height of message. The teardrop closes back on the pole and keeps the fabric tensioned, so it holds its shape and does not flap itself to death on an exposed site. A feather flag gives a taller, narrower print area, which suits a single word or a logo stacked vertically, and it moves more, which catches the eye. On a coastal or highway frontage, buy teardrops.

Which base suits the surface I am on? +

Ground spike on grass or garden bed only. It is the cheapest and steadiest option because the load goes into the soil, but it will not enter bitumen, concrete or pavers, and forcing it bends the spike. Use a cross base on hard ground indoors or in a sheltered forecourt, and add a water base or a weight over the cross for anything outdoors, because an unweighted cross base skates across smooth concrete in a gust.

How far away can people actually read a flag? +

Further than any other outdoor sign you can buy, which is the whole job of the format. A 3m flag on a highway frontage registers from 100 metres or more as a shape and a colour, well before any wording is legible, so it works as a marker rather than as a message. That is why car yards and open homes run rows of them. Do not expect a phone number to read from a moving car.

Should I print one side or both? +

Both, unless people only ever approach from one direction. Single-sided printing shows a mirrored, washed-out version of the artwork through the back of the fabric, which looks like a mistake on a shopfront where traffic passes both ways. Double-sided uses a blockout layer between two printed faces, so each side is correct and solid. Single-sided is fine on a flag mounted against a wall or a fence where the back is never seen.

What should the artwork say? +

One logo and up to three words. A flag is read at speed, from an angle, while it is moving, so anything longer becomes a coloured smudge. Set type across the widest part of the shape, keep it in the top two thirds because the bottom third sits behind parked cars and passing people, and use one strong background colour rather than a photograph. Leave 60mm clear of the pole sleeve so nothing is swallowed.

Will strong wind break the pole? +

The pole is meant to bend, and a flag that arcs right over in a gust is working correctly. What breaks is the joint where a bent pole is held rigid by a badly seated base, or the fabric where it has already gone brittle in the sun. Take flags down in genuinely strong wind rather than trusting the bend, and never leave them up unattended overnight on an exposed frontage.

How long does a flag last outdoors? +

Three to six months of continuous flying, and a few years if it only goes out for weekend events. Constant motion kills flags, not the sun on its own: the fabric self-abrades where it whips, the trailing edge frays first, and UV then makes the weakened fibres tear through. Rotate two flags rather than flying one, bring them in during the week, and treat the sleeve as replaceable while the pole and base stay.

Can I fly a flag off my marquee instead, and how do I order? +

Yes, and at a market it is often the better answer. Our Custom Printed Marquees (3m x 3m & 3m x 6m) range prints peak and corner flags onto the marquee itself, and Marquee Accessories & Side Walls has a Gazebo - Flag Attachment that clamps a feather flag to a leg with no base to trip over. Email support@backdropsource.com.au or phone +61 7 3053 8668. Artwork help and a 2D mockup are free, shipping Australia-wide is free, and hardware carries a 1-year warranty.