Camco 51612 RV Ladder Flag Pole Mount, Black Steel

Flying a flag at your campsite is one of those small touches that makes a spot feel like yours. The Camco 51612 RV Ladder Mount gives you a clean, solid way to do it. It clamps onto the ladder at the back of your rig and holds a single flag pole steady, so your flag stands tall whether you're parked for a weekend or settled in for the whole season.

Here's the important thing up front. This is the mount, not the pole. It's built to pair with Camco's fiberglass flag pole (part 51605), and it'll also take any flag pole up to 1-9/16 inches in diameter. So if you already own a pole in that range, you're set. Drop the pole into the holder, snug down the thumb screw, and it's locked in place. There's no pole in the box, though, so plan on picking one up separately if you don't have one yet.

The whole thing is powder coated steel, finished in black. That matters more than it sounds. Steel gives you the strength to hold a pole and flag against a stiff breeze, and the powder coat is what keeps rust off after a few rain storms and a summer of sun. The black finish blends in against most ladders and rear caps, so the mount doesn't shout for attention on the days there's no flag flying.

Installation is straightforward. You get two mounting brackets, the mounting hardware, and the thumb screw. The two brackets clamp onto your ladder and give the holder two points of contact instead of one, which keeps the pole from twisting or leaning once a flag catches the wind. Most folks can have it mounted in a few minutes with basic hand tools. And once it's on, the thumb screw lets you drop the pole in and pull it back out without any tools at all, which is handy when you're breaking camp and want the flag stowed for travel.

So who's this for? Anyone who wants to fly a flag at the campsite. American flags, state flags, team pennants, campground novelty flags, whatever you like to run up the pole. It holds one flag at a time on a single pole. Because it mounts to the ladder, it keeps the flag up high and off the ground, clear of your awning and your outdoor setup below. And because it uses the ladder you already have, you're not drilling new holes into your coach or pounding a stake into hard ground.

There's a practical side to a flag too, not just pride. In a big campground where every rig starts to look the same, a flag on the back of your coach is an easy landmark. Kids can find their way back to the site. Friends spot you from across the loop. It's a small thing that saves you from describing "third row down, near the bath house, white trailer" for the tenth time.

A couple of honest notes before you buy. This is sized for RV flag poles, up to that 1-9/16 inch diameter, so it isn't meant for a heavy commercial pole or a full-size residential flag pole. It's a single-flag holder, so if you're after a two-flag setup you'd want a different arrangement. And it needs a ladder to mount to, so if your rig doesn't have a rear ladder, this isn't the right mount for your setup.

For the money, it's a simple piece of gear that does exactly one job and does it well. Camco has been building RV accessories since 1966, and this holder is the kind of no-drama part that goes on once and just works. Pair it with the 51605 fiberglass pole or your own pole in the right diameter, pick out your flag, and you'll be flying your colors by the time the camp chairs are out.