I love this Absorber for drying my cars. I've had it between 5-10 years, can't remember for sure. I live in the south and have four cars so it gets used a lot year-round. In fact, someone gave me another one a few years ago and I figured I'd use that when the first one wore out. It hasn't and it's not even close.  Why you you even get a leather chamois?  Awesome for a give for anyone who washes cars. I'm sure there are other uses, but I just use it for cars.