OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions On Hand Held Blowers/Vacuums Choosing a blower

I've never owned or even used a blower! I feel I need one but how to choose? Going into Bunnings and looking at 3,000 of them makes my head hurt.

Probably cordless and, although not essential,...maybe louder than my neighbours'.

Danny

Depends on your needs. To attend to the walking tracks on our rural property I borrow neighbour's Stihl backpack BR800 Magnum, it's like having a point and shoot typhoon, uses some petrol but a tank lasts a long time even st full blast.

For keeping the pavers clear on the wide verandahs and tidying up around the garden after mowing my twin battery Ozito does a great job but two 4 Ah batteries only give about 20 minutes.

For a small area a corded might be OK. I had a corded Aldi Gardenline vacuum/blower. Did a reasonable job as a blower, but total waste of time vacuuming.With a decent blower there's no need for vacuuming.

Anything is better than sweeping with a broom though.