Portable Campsite Flag / Sign holder with built in Post Light (Lantern) Don't forget to subscribe - www.youtube.com/thegimpycamper/?sub_confirmation=1
This is our take on how to make a portable campsite post lamp where you can hang a sign or some flags. It is lightweight and portable. We will walk you through how we did it!
Supplies
4-5 feet of 2" PVC - This will be the vertical post.
50" 1/2" PVC - This will be the horizontal post.
Two 1/2" PVC Caps - that will cap the flag posts (Do Not Glue These)
Two 1/2" PVC male threaded ends - These will be essential for breakdown
Two 1/2" PVC female threaded ends - These will be essential for breakdown.
2" PVC Coupler - This was because the light was thicker in diameter than the 2"PVC
3" Closet Flange - This will be the base.
3" to 2" PVC adapter - This will allow the 2" PVC to go into the 3" closet flange.
Krylon Fusion Spray Paint
Light - You can choose a post light of your choosing. Anything from a cheap solar garden light, to a corded post lamp, to a high end solar post lamp such as the one we used.
Step 1 - Glue the coupler to the top of the 2" post. Glue the 3" to 2" adapter to the bottom of the 2" PVC at the height you wish the post to be.
Step 2 - Drill a perpendicular hole through the 2" PVC at level you wish flag post to be. Please be sure to try to do this as straight as possible. Use a drill bit just big enough for a piece of 1/2" PVC to fit through.
Step 3. Cut a piece of 1/2" PVC just long enough to go through 2" PVC and into a male threaded end on both sides. Glue male end to pipe after placing it into position. Apply liberal glue to try to hold the pipe as straight as possible as it dries.
Step 4 - Cut two 1/2" pipe sections about 20" long (or however long you wish for the flag holders to be.) Glue female 1/2" threaded ends to one end of 20" sections.
Step 5 - Put cap on the other ends of the 20" section. DO NOT GLUE. If you glue the caps then you cannot put anti furl flag hangers on post after painting.
Step 6 - Lag screw (or bolt) closet flange down to a wooden base. The wider the base the better. I would use a 12-14" section of 2x12 if it were available. (Do not glue vertical post in closet flange if you want to be able to take it apart.)
Step 7 - Lightly sand the whole assembly.
Step 8 - Paint the entire assembly whatever color you choose, probably the same color as the light which is usually white, brown, or, black.
Step 9 - Add the light to the top. As mentioned for our light we used a 2" coupler to add diameter to fit the mounting screws better. However, when the light rested down on the post the mounting screws were below the coupler, so I added a short piece of 2" pvc in the top in order to have weight rest on pipe while also having the screws be the proper height in order to attach to the coupler.
Step 10 - Add the anti furl flag hangers by removing the caps from the ends of horizontal posts.
Step 11 - Enjoy
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