I had a very weird and unexpected flood in my new home so after that was dealt with (ouch) I loaded up on emergency preparations. These were first on the list and I am SO thankful that I got them. They are definitely worth the expense and honestly, every home should have them.Within a few days of my first flood, there was a second (unrelated) flood. This time I had these bags. Fantastic! They stopped rhe water from entering my outside enclosure and they soaked up the water beautifully. That saved me loads of painful work and it saved my rug and furniture.It sucks putting the money out for this type item but they really are invaluable. Ultimately, if needed to be used, they will likely save you much more money than they cost you.

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Instead of trying to store big bulky sandbags I bought these instead. So easy to store and when I unfortunately needed them they were easy to use and they worked.Downside: had to weigh them down as I put them out dry rather then 'wet' them before, but that was my choice. They also take a very long time to dry out again (but they saved my house so I can deal with the drying time!)

These saved my patio from being flooded in a flash flood we recently had. Houses in my area are built right on in the ground, so there's no porch. I have a flat patio at the front door, and the patio roof drips a lot in the rain. The water literally made it up to my front door! But not inside--thanks to these flexible flood barriers. With no advance notice, I saw big puddles on my street that popped up quickly, after just a few minutes of rain. I ran to get these barriers, which had just arrived day before. I got drenched while putting them in place to absorb water running of the patio roof, and I continued laying them all the way to the front door. All the barriers got wet, absorbed water, and kept my living room floor intact! 100% recommend. You can stack them to create a wall if you have high flood level or just lay them out, slightly overlapped like I did, to absorb water and prevent water flowing into the house. Fire stations in flood zones should give these out, because regular sand bags are too heavy to use for smaller people. I am drying these out right now, (it took 2 days of sun) and they're supposed to be reusable. I'll update this to include how they work when reused. Darn, app won't let me upload photos!

These bags are amazing! We purchased to keep the water that leaches through our retaining wall when it rains from flooding our covered patio (which is basically our outdoor living rm). We put a bag in each of the problem areas which was 3 total and now our patio floor stays dry. Set it and forget it! These hold a lot of water and last for a long time. Made of a thick and durable material and Highly absorbent! All you have to do is lay one down where water is coming in and it will absorb water for months Highly recommend if you are having water issues! Easy to use and we have extras for when these 3 need to be changed out which probably won't be for awhile. Product says good for 6 months so we basically have a year of flood protection for under $50! Very happy and would recommend and buy again and again!

Product works as described. They are easy to use and absorb well. They are a little pricey but overall work well. I used in the low spots in my garden to help absorb standing water. They last all season

Two of these stacked on top of a plastic film are good for doorways. Now that I know (Company answered the question) they have a shelf life of 10 years or more, I am comfortable keeping several of different sizes in a tote for storm season to come around. Experimenting now for the first time on reuse -- 3 weeks and they are still drying out. Not optimistic but don't really care -- will happily trash them and use new ones next round as before if necessary. At my age I cannot handle sandbags and this product is fantastic. Even one layer of those across my doorways or garage door would be impossible for me.Use: I put in place, hose down to partially expand (enough that wind wouldn't take away), and let the rising water expand them the rest of the way.Outstanding product. Cost is reasonable, storage for future emergency use takes little space and shelf life is long, lightweight for movement, easy to expand, and most importantly, they stop water intrusion.

No es capaz de absorber ni unas filtraciones por lluvia. Se hinchan poco e irregularmente mientras el agua transita feliz por debajo.Un timo.

I purchased the longer version months ago. They absorbed very well.I recently purchased the smaller ones and just put them out just after a heavy rain and before the next rain event the next day.These appear to not be full of the stuff that makes them swell and absorb.😕Disappointed in THIS size. I may repurchase the other size as they worked very well for 6months or more.

They are surprisingly heavy and work well. Because they fill with water, they let a little water through, but no flooding and they didn’t blow away. If you live somewhere that gets feet of water with the storm surge, I would use mostly sandbags, but these work well to block smaller amounts of flooding from getting into your home. Great product!

SO here's the short review,I bought these 'just in case'. The reviews were mixed, but my basement was going to flood after the snow melted from a WI winter. You can read my experience below. Well it did flood, I caught it at the beginning. I placed these bags down where it was coming up and they absorbed the water and also acted as a barrier to make the steady flow drop down to a very slow trickle that I was able to keep mopped up by placing a towel down in front of the bags. This helped immensely while I got to the source of the flooding. I bought more for next time. Not quite sure if I'll be able to reuse, and I wouldn't necessarily use these again to clean the mess, but if you know where the water is coming in at and place it there, I would use it for that as it does slow down or act as a barrier preventing further mess.The long review with other products:I knew it was inevitable this Spring, my basement was going to flood. No way around it. I hired a lemon of an excavation company last year to stop it, they did the worst job imagineable and made the problem worse. They basically created a basin that collects rain water up against my house and then just DUMPS it into my basement. Plastic sheeting on the outside helps keep the rainwater out, but after a WI winter with heavy snow & ice, I was concerned that I didn't quite make sure I placed enough sheeting down.So, after a day of chunking ice & vacuuming water on the outside so I remove old sheeting and place new down new before March rain... I placed these sensors down.I was pretty confident only a small amount would leak in the usual spot. I thought 3 sensors was more than enough and I'd place the other 2 in areas of mild concern. Well the usual spot didn't leak, my efforts of ice picking and vacuuming (and probably worrying the neighbors) has paid off. The water came from under the house! A sensor went off just as the water was trickling in. I ran to action... placing towels and quick damn bags down to keep the water from flowing in from the area in the floor. I only had maybe 1/4-1/2" of standing water in a low spot of the basement floor. I discovered my sump pump had actually burned out! And my drain tile was overflowing! Now, keep track of all the gadgets I mention in this post if you deal with flooding, because I believe my paranoia saved me this year... I still had messe, but I cleaned them up quickly and my life was only derailed for a few hours vs days like usual. I love my basement when it's dry, I have a little gym down there. Its my version of a she-shed...Not only did I purchase the quick dam bags, I purchased a portable pump in case s#!% hit the fan and the flooding got bad... so when I discovered my sump pump quit working, I was able to drain the basin and draintile in about 20 mins once I set up the portable pump and garden hose. So make sure you have this essential in your power toolkit also! Because when I discovered the pump was out, it was 630 at night in a rural area where every hardware store was closed and the closest Menards is 45 mins away. I would've had to drive there while my house continued to flood. I just kept up with the portable until I could get my sump replaced! You know what they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!So then the 2nd time the sensors went off, it was because I realized after all this mess with my sump pump, I had unplugged my water softener. I plugged it back in, not realizing the thing drains and the drain pipe was not pointed back into my drain basin where the sump pump is. (K, folks, I'm a single mom with NO mechanical ability AT ALL, everything I have learned in this area is because I'm in desperation to fix an issue and I don't have a man to call) So after I plug it in, and I'm all thankful that everything is finally fixed and I probably survived Spring flood season already, I sit down with a cup of coffee so glad that all the above steps were in place and things didn't turn out as bad as they could've, a sensor goes off 😞🤬66 gallons of water from that f'n water softener. Imagine if I didn't have the sensor tho, and I just sat upstairs enjoying life thinking all was peaceful and calm while it just kept pouring water in! I caught it 10 mins in thanks to these and was able to stop the flooding and clean up the mess in an hour.So here's your flooding grocery list:GOVEE Water sensors (these are great, especially if you're away from home like I am!)Quick Dam flood bags (can absorb, act as a barrier to keep water from continuing to flow in)Wet vacuumPortable sump pumpDehumidifierFlashlight that you keep on a hook near the area of flooding because you should cut power to the house until you know its safe to enter without getting electrocutedLots of extra towels to dry up the floor after you've removed the bulk of the water!Husband 🤣🤣🤣 jk

Once contacted with water it dose not come to original shape again