equipment questions

[dvasques]

I'll check with the ready ref 'bout the beeping options. I'll also have to check 'bout shipping abroad but for that I may have a few options.
since I'm talking 'bout beach football I guess the blue one would be the best option. But there are nylon sided and whatnot options that I have no idea what they are all about (down here we use a black flag as beam bag).
Also, where do you put your flag? Is there a belt or something for me to get?
What about information cards?

[With_Two_Flakes]

I prefer to put my flag in the front of my pants a little to one side of my belt buckle. I tuck it well in so only the weighted part is above the belt. I don't like a lot of flag showing (some folks even have the yellow weighted part taped so it looks white) as I feel it makes you look too eager to flag stuff. I keep a beanbag in my pants on the other side of my belt buckle.
If I instinctively go for my flag and then decide that the hold I saw was away fom the point of attack and not worth a flag, then it looks like I'm just adjusting my pants or maybe scratching my stomach. If my flag was hanging out of a side or back pocket and I went for it then changed my mind, everyone can see that. I carry a 2nd flag for the unlikely event I see 2 fouls. My second one is always stuffed out of sight in a pocket. I always carry 2 beanbags. You'd be surprised how many punt returns are fumbled, so you need 1 beanbag for the end of the kick (possible PSK enforcement spot) and your 2nd beanbag for the fumble spot.

Information cards - I work games in the UK and we get a lot of rain. I prefer the laminated info cards as they don't turn to papier-mache when they get wet.

Pencils - Try to get hold of the bullet pencil or safety pencil. Most every officiating supplier in the US should have them.

[dvasques]

Two Flakes has answered that but I'd like to know where else do you put your flag? And where do you have your beam bags on? And what's the real use of wearing a belt?

What's the difference between single sided, double sided and long neck beam bag?

This might be stupid but how does the chain clip works? And what's the use?

Considering that we play at the beach here (so no shoes necessary) I'm thinking of buying:

- white ball flag
- blue beam bag (pending to know double sided or whatever)
- Info package (wallet, info cards and pencil)
- wrist down indicator

Anything else I should get?