Ryobi - 18V ONE+ HP ADVANCED STICK VACUUM KIT (PBLSV719K)

(Cat tax so you know what I'm fighting against) https://i.imgur.com/63nMIQd.png I know everyone loves stick vacs, so I can say the RYOBI Advanced Stick Vacuum is my favorite with an excellent dual-brush system, great suction and filtering, and it uses the RYOBI One+ battery system that their tools use so spare batteries are plentiful and relatively inexpensive compared to other non-tool battery systems. https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/33287218516 BUT!!! Not even my RYOBI can beat the pure furbusting power of my 22-year old Hoover Windtunnel Cyclonic. No stick vacuum can TRULY compete with a GOOD fullsize vacuuming job by a machine that has enough weight and force to properly agitate the carpet fibers and break loose dirt and hair. Plus they have MUCH larger capacity for hair and dirt storage, which you emphasized.

What's missing is the cordless Ryobi stick vacuum that you can pick up at Home Depot for $199. Wirecutter rated it just under the Dyson stick, and for a third of the price? I have two, and they pick up enough stuff that at first, you go 'Wow!', then you go 'Eeewww' because you realize all that stuff has been on your floor all along.

I got the Ryobi Pet vacuum after reading an NYT Wirecutter Review. I think it works pretty well. I have 2 cats one is long-haired and the other is a shorthair but it's coarse and sticks to everything.

Bought one, had to warranty it, and ultimately had to return it after 3 months. It was GARBAGE. Loud as hell, low CFM, and it could not handle any amount of hair.

Ryobi One+ all the way. The included battery does the entire 3 bedroom house and if I really need it we have the extra batteries in the garage

We use them or did in a commercial application. They work awesome when they work, but at least for the years we’ve used them (stopped in 2022) once the break your sol. You couldn’t even get replace hoses for the base or the rush roller. The brush roller would heat up and fuse itself to the base. I will say this though, if under warranty they’ll send you a new one. After that you’re back in the no parts available category. We have a pile of 4 of them now.

I went a little radical recently replacing our old cordless Dustbuster of three decades that still works with a Ryobi to gain swappable batteries! Project Farm recently tested a bunch and already have multiple spare batteries. I went with a higher end model with light and beater brush attachment, phenomenal for stairs. It's great in the car too. So convenient it's now grabbed the most, and there's both little to fail and tool build quality from a company that does cordless well (my decades old stuff still works as new).

I love all the ryobi products i've purchased except for this. Bought to replace a dyson stick and it was far worse and we returned it. Clunky, loud and poor suction. Ended up fixing the dyson stick vacuum

I use the Ryobi pet stick vacuum and it’s hands down the best vacuum I’ve ever had. Bonus points the battery works will all my other Ryobi stuff lol. The battery lasts a long time I only have to charge it about once a week and I vacuum everyday.

I second shop vac opinions. The Ryobi 18V unit is super nice and you can use the battery and charger with their power inflater for your tires too