I really like my Hoover s/p WindTunnel. But, I have a thing for self-propelled vacuums. I think it's powerful, and it's one of the few uprights I have with on board tools (the other is a Dyson). I used it tonight to clean around the litter box. I don't like turbo tools normally, but the WindTunnels does a great job on cat hair on the crushed velvet ottoman. I would not have one that wasn't self-propelled though. Just like a Concept or Dial-a-matic, I'd feel like it was missing a feature I had a non power drive model. I also like the longer hose and brush roll shut off on the propelled model. I miss seeing the bag inflate on mine it though. I prefer the older models with straight handles, I don't like loop style handles for some reason. I wish they made a model that was bagged/bagless so the user had an option... I don't like their bagless system, but it would be fun to see what it's getting up sometimes and to compare it to my Dyson. What's weird is that you can find bags everywhere, but belts for the self-propelled models are hard to come by. I wish mine was that pretty blue color that some of you have.
This is probably the least glamorous picture of a W/T here, but this is mine. It's late and I'm tired, so probably not the best time to pose vacuums for a picture. I just rearranged (and washed and waxed) all my machines so the WindTunnel can sit beside his older self-propelled cousins. Even Jasper likes it! He didn't like vacuums when I first got him from the shelter, but he quickly realized there were more of them than there were of him so he'd better get used to them, scary loud monsters that they are.
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