You probably have lots of uses for rubber bands but you will probably never guess why my husband bought these economy rubber bands. He likes to hunt and in order to keep the snow from going up his pant legs he puts these rubber bands around the bottom of his jeans. Sometimes he puts his pant legs inside his boots but usually he just puts the rubber bands over his boots and pant legs and he is all set to go. The rubber bands are sturdy enough to stretch over both and he usually can use the rubber bands several times.