These were late in arriving, due to the reason I ordered them: Hurricane Irma. Sandbags were not an option for several reasons, and for Hurricane Matthew, I used old towels along the inside bottom of my garage door. They seemed to help with rain that blew in through the door panels, but then I had a soggy mess of towels to wash.

I'd had something similar to these (called "Water Wickers," though they were much shorter in length than these) when I lived in New England, to absorb condensation from upstairs windows in the winter. I used the last few I had when an AC condensate pan and line clogged up and overflowed where I first lived upon returning to Florida -- helped keep the AC support box (which was constructed of drywall) in my garage from sucking up the water and making a bad situation worse.

Finally found these, and they came in a huge box that was falling apart. I have no doubt that they will do the job -- I plan to test a few to learn just how much water they will hold -- and I hope I don't have to actually use them any time soon. Now my challenge is to figure out where to store them!

Purchase for use during hurricane Ima. Fortunately I didn't have to use them. Since I'm in hurricane country best to have on hand!!!

I purchased these to help absorb melting snow and ice from my car after I insulated my garage. They did their job. I had to place two of them over seam in the concrete and had to drive on them. They held up pretty well, but did eventually break, but under the circumstances, I think they more than held up their share of the bargain. And with a box of 50, I had some to spare. I'll see if I can find more uses for the remaining tubes. My only frustration was with the drying-out time, but the temps have still been cool this early in the year, even in direct sunlight (Idaho). I would imagine in the middle of summer, they would dry out much more quickly.

Just what we needed at work for industrial/commercial kitchen use. Saves the day when we have a leaky case!

Absorbs water fine, but the shape is not right for corners and they are hard to dry. We hung them on the clothes line outside, and I guess they absorb the water from the air as they took days to dry.