fairness in conversation... Syracuse's sheep casing that are $41 are a 18-20MM pack and should be quality pieces with a total footage of 300', the $12.99 from sausage maker is a home pack (questionable quality) of 20-26mm (wide range) of shorts (pain in the butt at times in my opinion) and is only supposed to hold about 15# of meat which would equate to roughly 60-75' of casing. If all you want to do is a few small batches on a rare occasion, and dont mind the odd lengths you end up with by using shorts, and the inconsistent diameter, then the TSM home pack is maybe right for you, but the best bang for the buck would come from the Syracuse deal that includes shipping at the price. I have never used either source, but when I get around to trying sheep casings I think the Syracuse offering looks like the way I will be heading.