As I’ve grown older, I get particular about my yard tools. As much as I’d like a motorized jet backpack like my neighbor, with the small property I have, I’ll stick with the electric. And not the wireless, with my fathers passing I have about half a mile of extension cords so give me a motor. No gas engine for this, I’ve already got half a dozen small gas engines (not withstanding vehicles) that I have to deal with and although I’ve recently become proficient in repairing them, I don’t need another.

I needed to replace my Portland (Harbor Freight) blower/vac as it finally bit the dust after like 5 years. Well worth it and was going to head over and pick it up but while Sandy and I were at Walmart, she pointed out the Hyper Tough blower/vac at Walmart. $6 more but worth it?

The answer is emphatically yes. I looked up the specs and the Hyper Tough (HT) is 400 CFM vs 375 CFM for the Portland. 2 year warranty vs 1 year respectively but most importantly the HT has a metal impeller so the mulching is much better and it’s pretty potent as a blower and vacuum. I don’t know if it’ll give me 5 years of residential service but I’m impressed so far.