Gary, I agree with you, canisters are my preference for daily use. NOTHING can beat the versatility of a canister with a long hose, good powerhead & well designed attachments to get in all the nooks & crannies. I agree with Brian....it would be nice to see canisters with long generous hoses & cords. But what I REALLY want to see, is for a company to come up with the ULTIMATE creme-de-la-creme canister vacuum that has EVERY feature ever made. For instance, you can buy a Sebo & get the ETC powerhead with computerized controls, but you can't get the LED headlight, quick-release pedal, powerhead on/off switch on the handle & charcoal-HEPA filtration like Miele does. And yet if you buy a Miele, you can't get the steel 3 row brushroll & dirt sensor that Riccar/Simplicity canisters offer. Why can't there be one manufacturer who can make one ULTIMATE canister vacuum with ALL the features, for those people who want only the best & can afford it? I sure would buy it!!
John-Portable....One thing that occured to me when I first saw the new Kenmore hose & tool design a couple of years ago....the crevice tool looks to be 1 1/4 inch size, like it may have been carried over from their older designs or like it would fit the older-style Kenmore hose handle (which is 1 1/4 inch). Now, if that's the case, I have to wonder if a Panasonic/Kenmore upright vacuum hose adapter would work or be slightly modified to work? It may be a short plastic stub, but at least you could use universal tools & solve your problem. Or, if it would fit & you wanted something with a longer stub & in metal, there is also a adapter made for Samsung canister vacuums. Again, perhaps this would work fine as is, or be slightly modified to work with your Kenmore. I will post a link to both of them later so you can see what I am talking about.
Rob
