Upright Vacuum Cleaner?

[Bill Barclay]

DW wants a new upright vacuum cleaner to replace the handheld. We've got lot of carpet. We're not full timers but will get a lot of dirt on 4-mth trip this summer to Alaska. Easy to use & store. What have you had the best success with? What would you buy? Thanks.

[bjsheldon]

We use the "Shark" cordless. You can buy it at Wall Mart. It runs for several days w/o recharging and does a great job of picking up dirt from carpets and hard surface floors. Its light weight and stores in a corner. The DW liked it so much we got one for the house also. The handheld doesn't get used much anymore.

[Finhawk]

I bought a Dyson. It's amazing at the amount of Chiuahua hair it picks up every 3-4 days. They're spendy but well worth the money

[Perry White]

Get a Poodle.

[Finhawk]

Originally Posted by Perry White

Get a Poodle.

If I had my way, I'd get a real "Dawg"

[mel s]

My wife recently bought a Dirt Devil upright at a Walmart . (The Walmart was conveniently located right next to the parking lot where we overnighted.)
The vacuum has a handle that folds down, a beater bar, accessories, and a hose. Works good, around $50.
There is also have a less expensive model, NO HOSE. (Read the info on the boxes at Walmart, or do a search on the web.)
Mel

[randco]

We use an Orec in our coach. It's small, compact and has a rotating brush.

[trickto322]

a small Dyson, GREAT

[mel s]

Originally Posted by trickto322

a small Dyson, GREAT

Smaller Dyson, smaller problems, my hope for you!

[JimM68]

Originally Posted by stuplich

My wife recently bought a Dirt Devil upright at a Walmart . (The Walmart was conveniently located right next to the parking lot where we overnighted.)
The vacuum has a handle that folds down, a beater bar, accessories, and a hose. Works good, around $50.
There is also have a less expensive model, NO HOSE. (Read the info on the boxes at Walmart, or do a search on the web.)
Mel

I bought the cheap one. Found out when i got it home that it had no hose.
Missed the hose,

[D in Davie]

I vote for the Dirt Devil. Under $50 and it folds into a nice small package. The thing is only 12 inches wide so it gets into the small spots around the front seats of out gasser. The hose gets everything else.

[justimagination]

............Dirt Devil from WalMart as well, no hose model, have a small handheld for stairway. One of the good things about the DD is a long cord, as well as storing under the bed, very convient. A very powerful suction, does a great job for the $$$.
David G.

[azloafer]

Oreck

[bluepill]

Consumer reports rates these. I have a 15 year old Dirt Devil that they rated well at the time, and it's still doing well after fairly heavy use in my home. It is quite noisy, so I wear ear protection when using it.