New Pig Mildew-Resistant Absorbent Sock | Water Absorbing Snake | 3" x 48" | 1-Gal Absorbency | Pack of 12 | PIG105-BL

Does the job well. I have some low points in my garage floor that are in unfortunate locations. The winter causes the water spots to freeze making for some dangerous walking conditions. I used these socks to block the water from flowing into the low points and it’s working out very well. The 12 pack is worth it and the best value. I already placed 6 in and around my car and things like the snowblower where water might drip off and pool. Except right where the car sits, the garage floor is dry now. They seem durable, but the material is thin but it has to be for water to get inside to be absorbed.

If you have water issue, these are for you. I put mine around my whole house water filter, my water heater, under the sink and in front of my garage. They work so well to soak up water and they are there if there is a leak. I also had a small flood in my basement after a hard rain while ground was still frozen. I use these to contain the water and soak it up. They put my mind at ease.

These worked great! I didn’t wash them so unsure how washing affects them. Soaked up everything!

These work - I had a leak along one basement wall after an excessive amount of rain fell - and I bought a 4 pack of these to soak it up (towels were not cutting it). I just set them down on the basement floor right along the wall. They worked great at sucking up the water, getting it out was more challenging. I squeezed the water out as best as I could, tied a shoestring around one end, and hung it from a hook in the basement ceiling over a large bin (the large bin is necessary, trust me, water is going to drip out). It took a long time for the water to come out - you have to continue to squeeze it out as it drains to the one end. After 3 days hanging out to dry, they still weren't dry. I bought a large box of these so that I would have backup while one batch was drying. And after that one episode of leaking, I haven't had another one (knock on wood), so I can't verify how many times you can reuse these. I still have them in place along the baseboard just in case- but they are dry. I also bought the sheets of this stuff to dry up the puddles from the initial leak - they work awesome, and dry really quickly after you wring them out. I use those on the floormats of the car, on the boot tray in the house - there are many places where you need to suck up excess water!

Used these during a nasty thunderstorm inside my garage door. Forgot I had these until I saw the water inside my garage- worked perfectly to wick up all the water during and after the storm. Going to let them dry out before the next round of storms today.

I love "The Pig" now... never thought I would say something like that! I built this polycarbonate frameless dome in my backyard a year ago. It has withstood tons of different snow and rain storms and all sorts of weather without issue. But the one problem with it, which was really my fault, was I did not build it on a platform that was high enough. The base right now is built up 3 inches, but I did not realize that my backyard does flood a LOT from time to time due to poor drainage and no pitch. This only happens when it pours nonstop for about five hours, not during normal rainstorms, but I became aware of this issue during the last downpour in autumn. It got one corner of the rug wet, and I was able to resolve it, but it took a while of wet vaccing it because capillary action had the tiny bit of water soak into the rug. After that was when I started looking into solutions, and I came upon this product. I liked it especially because of the narrow long shapes, which allowed me to completely encircle the base of the dome's interior. Well, this week, it was really put to the test, as you can see from the camera screenshot of my flooded yard. My yard turned into an absolute lake for about 2 hours (thought Noah might come to visit), which had me feeling nervous because of the rug and the fact that I have electronics and a power outlet in the floor. However, everything was kept safe. The water tried to come in a few inches but most of it got sucked into the pigs instead of the rug. The water receded at just the right time and this time barely any of the rug needed to be dried out. I'm looking for a longer-term solution like installing a French drain, but that will take a week or two, and in the meantime, I feel pretty secure that I have these pigs. They do take a while to dry out in the sunshine, but after a few days, I think they are reusable, too, another perk.

I’m kind of on the fence with these. The tubes definitely do what they say as far as absorbency. I have a basement that has some water coming in during very heavy rain or a heavy snow melt. Thus is probably 4-5 times in 15 years. This year I decided to be proactive and try to use something to absorb the water and buy me some time before water started pooling. My issue is that they need to be wrung out and air dried. They are quite heavy if you’re dealing with 10-20 wet tubes . Also, you need a place to toss them before you get to ringing them out and finding a place to air dry them. The drying time takes forever ( many days to a week) so using them again during the same incident is not an option. I found that towels worked just as well for the smaller volume areas as I could put them on rinse in the washer and then dry in the clothes dryer and keep rotating them. I feel that tending to the absorbent socks just adds to an already taxing situation. I think for a room with just a few slow seepage spots needing maybe 3-4 tubes - these would be great and manageable For my needs they added so much more work. If they could go in the dryer it would make all of the difference for me. So yes they work in certain conditions.

Helps to keep water out of my garage. I have tried other brands but these helped to keep the garage dry.