Military Hitch Covers: Sales Rise Since 9/11

They are prepared to lose their lives to keep our country safe. That is why many people feel that sporting a military hitch cover is the least they can do to show their support and affiliation. Others are past or present members of the military and wish to wear that fact proudly and in public.

Sales of these patriotic hitch covers are reaching new heights since 9/11 and the war in Iraq. With our soldiers in foreign lands fighting for freedom and democracy many back home are becoming increasingly conscious of the all important role of the country's military. We humans are always looking for ways to express how we feel and the proliferation of designs in hitch covers that reflect this growing sentiment is an indication of this.

Hitch covers that carry these messages range from the simple to the three-dimensional, hand crafted kind. Some are in lighter metals but most are styled in a durable non-corrosive metal alloy with a weather-hardened enamel colorful.

Some come with a patented spring wire insert that secures the hitch over the receiver with ease.

Military hitch cover designs range from just the words, army, navy, airforce or marines to complex representations of the emblems and logos of specific battalions like the 101st airborne Screaming Eagles or the 82nd airborne. Some express support for the POWs and others sport a yellow ribbon in remembrance of our troops fighting in Iraq. There are even hitch covers for those that have retired from the army, airforce, navy or the marines.