Sandbaggy Burlap Sand Bags - Size: 14" x 26" - 50 lb Weight Capacity - For Flooding, Flood Water Barrier, Tent, Empty (10 Bags)

I prefer the burlap material for several reasons, namely longer lasting than plastic, naturally biodegradable, and extremely sturdy. They don’t tear or leak soil contents even when roughly handled and dropped. I have used about 150 bags and the high quality is consistent. The last 100 bags I am placing in areas of soil erosion on a bare earth slope. My hope is that over several years they will weaken and spill the soils onto the slope in a slow rebuild of the ground. I am very pleased with this product.

No one wants to need sandbags to prepare for a potential flood, but if you are in that situation like I was, these bags are perfect. Many people in our town got white polypropylene bags instead of burlap bags, because the town was handing them out for free. With a couple of months, those bags were literally ripping apart and shredding just from sitting outside! Our burlap sandbags looked as good as new in the same timeframe. Fortunately, our area of town didn't flood, but there were multiple floods north of us and they are expecting more. People from that area were very happy to get my already used (& filled) burlap sandbags when I didn't need them anymore, so those sandbags are still serving our community, months after the other kind have fallen apart.

I am updating this, after giving a bad review. I was not aware that these bags were made to be BIODEGRADABLE. They are not treated with anything, so they decompose quickly. That is awesome for when you need them short term. I really love that, environmentally friendly! I was looking for bags that I can use for occasional flood control. The old burlap bags that I had prior were obviously not the same as they lasted years and years. I thought these would do the same and I didnt look enough into it, before purchase. My fault!! It IS listed, that they don't last more than a few months. I missed that fact. My fault (again) The owner called me, explained the details and, out of fairness, I am fixing my review. He is, at no cost to me, is sending me different bags that are more suited to my needs. So, my review on the product I purchased, based on the info I now know (and should have known): GOOD!! They did their job, held back the rain, were strong and were easy to deal with. They dried fairly quickly too. They shipped quickly and I got exactly what I ordered. My review on the company itself....awesome. The owner had to call me 2 times and emailed me, to make this right. He didnt give up and not care. I mean really, I am at fault here, not them, and he is still sending me replacements. That's a company you want to use again.

I took one star off because one of the bags isn't as durable as the rest given the price. I do like the size. Will be ordering more, I use them to direct rain runoff along my driveway. I spray painted them "camo" with green paint to help them blend between driveway and grass. It's my under $50 solution to a problem the township introduced when they repaved the road, a lot more runoff comes on my side now, rather than spending at least $1,000 to bury some kind of rocks or brick to redirect.

Perhaps they are only supposed to last one season

I've been using sandbags in the rear of my home to block an entry way into the back patio. Heavy rains always cause the area to flood. The poly bags I've been using disintegrate yearly and have to be replaced, since they sit in direct sunlight 24/7/365. So I finally purchased the good ol' fashion burlap bags and have had no issues whatsoever. No fear of ripping when I step over them and accidentally drag my sneaker across one (unlike the poly bags). These bags are 5 star and highly recommended. I'll never buy another poly bag again!

I used these with a mix of the standard polypropylene bags--25 of these and 75 of the others. These cost more but I really liked them--they're more flexible than the others so they fit together more closely and provide a more solid barrier (I was using mine as a bullet backstop that has to be good to stop .308 Win rounds). They look far better too than the stark white of the other sandbags. Just a pleasure to use and they stack really well. In hindsight I'd probably pay more and just use these.

My needed, sand bags for extra weight for the back of his truck