We were at Assateague Island a couple of weeks ago. It was extremely windy (20-30kn). A neighbor camper put his flag pole and flag up anyway. It was a very large flag. Very, very large. I spent the weekend listening to it crack in the wind constantly. I can't imagine what it was like to be the tenters in the site next to them. It wasn't shot gun loud but it was louder than the generator they ran all day. I guess you could consider him more patriotic than I, as he flew a flag and I didn't, but I am pretty sure I was considered a better neighbor.