Makita - DCL286FZ

I have the stick one with hard floor and carpet heads as well as the cyclone and use it to clean my home office. Works great.

I have the stick one with hard floor and carpet heads as well as the cyclone and use it to clean my home office. Works great.

The stick vacuums are awesome, i use the newest 18v one. That one is more powerfull then my old dyson!

I have the DCL286FZ

I have the cheapest 18v stick vacuum (120$ USD with battery kit) w/ cyclonic attachment, and I can't say enough good things. Catches tons of pet hair, is great on hardwood and just okay on rugs. I couldn't imagine using a corded vacuum, the convenience is well worth it, I pretty much let my 4AH pack just live on it. Id spring for the much more expensive brushless model with cyclonic separator built right in if I could do it again. FWIW: also works great in the shop for picking up smaller wood chips and metal shavings

Stick vacuums don't have much volume and the filter clogs quickly and loses suction. Have Makita 18v with the cyclone which does help and m12 for my personal home only. Keep suction by using a bag. To reuse,cut the bag and slip a slitted pvc over the rolled up end. First get a bag,then backpack as the second priority.

Did you try any of the newer Makita vacuums? DCL286 for example. It's 180 mbar (60mbar for Bosch) and 1m3/min (0.01m3/min Bosch), there's quite a bit of difference between the two

Holy moly. In Europe the difference is like 70€ I got the DCL286 for Christmas and it's brilliant, hope the prices get better over there

I've got a LXT stick vac, it's amazing! I take it with me when I go away on holiday, cleans the car and even the camper! I've got a mate that just bought a Makita to Dyson battery adaptor that he says helps the short battery life with his Dyson...

I use their stick Vacuum, I don't have carpet so it does work great for us. We empty it pretty much each time we do the whole house, but it's also not an assel to grab it for small mess.

I’ve used this one, the m12 fuel, makitas 18v brushless and flex 24 vac. This one’s the best overall. Flex might be a tad stronger with bags and big battery but, the filter sucks. If it gets a little dirty it loses a lot of suction. Makitas is pretty strong but there battery options are limited. M12 is all around horrible clogs too much and burns through batteries. I prefer the m18 fuel because you can use it without bags and it keeps good suction. I just clean the filter once I realize it losing suction and it’s like new again. I noticed a power boost in it with the 6.0 forge battery. I’d say it does about 85% of what I need it to, on low speed. It’s rare that I need speed 2.

The makita stick vac is for hard floors only just FYI it's pretty gutless tbh I still use it on my hard floors though