BLACK+DECKER dustbuster AdvancedClean Cordless Handheld Vacuum, Compact Home and Car Vacuum with Crevice Tool (CHV1410L)

The media could not be loaded. I am an organic gardener in a hostile land roamed by plant devouring bugs and pests. The nemesis of every gardener here, organic or not, is the stink bug. Conventional farmers spray their crops half to death fighting this enemy while organic farmers and gardeners get creative. I purchased the Black & Decker CHV1410L 16 volt Lithium Cordless Dust Buster Hand Vac as part of my 2 part stink bug eradication strategy. So far, it works great! Early in the squash season (summer squash and zucchini are the stink bug’s favorite prey) I lift stink bug eggs from the leaves of my plants with duct tape. Inevitably however, stink bug babies emerge from the egg clusters I miss and begin killing my plants. (Rabbits could learn about rapid reproduction from the stink bug.) In defense of my helpless plants this year, I started vacuuming stink bugs from my plants every day and flushing them down the toilet. I pull hundreds of the horrible death creatures from my garden every day thanks to my Dust Buster!WHAT IS IN THE BOX: One hand held cordless Dust Buster vacuum and charging base. The vacuum operates on a lithium battery which is included.WHAT I LIKE: The battery on this hand held vacuum lasts longer than I do. I almost always give out before I burn through the battery.I can suck up lots of stink bugs before I have to empty the vacuum.Emptying the vacuum chamber is simple. The “quick” empty normally allows me to get rid of all the bugs, but when I have a stubborn batch, I can get at them from the filter side of the chamber as well.The reusable filter washes up easily under running water.I love not having to worry about a cord!!! An organic farmer friend told me he uses a shop vac to eradicate his stink bug population, but I don’t have an outlet anywhere near my garden.I love being able to leave the vacuum on the charger at all times without destroying the battery. I always have full power available.WHAT I DON’T LIKE: I really wish this vacuum exerted strong enough pressure to kill the bugs as I sucked them into it. I hate dealing with live bugs when cleaning the chamber.PICTURES: I am including pictures of the vacuum full of stink bugs as well as a shot of stink bugs in the garden.VIDEO: I am including a video demonstrating how well this hand held vacuum sucks bugs off my plants and even the debris covered ground.This is a great little vacuum. It does a great job sucking up stink bugs as they cling to leaves and straw and I can only imagine how great it would be at cleaning up stuff that doesn’t resist being sucked into it. Definitely a great purchase!

So far so fantastic. I was really on the fence about getting a dust buster, and the choices are overwhelming. This one is a little more expensive than some, but I love how simple it is (I didn't want 20 attachments to keep track of) and has just enough features - the snout extends out and you can flip out a little brush tool. It's all self-contained and the charging base is simple. It also lasts long enough for my needs. It's quite loud, so maybe don't run this when anyone around is trying to sleep.

MAIN THING TO NOTE! This model is the medium grade handheld vac. B&D offers a more heavy duty model for slightly more money if you plan on using the crap out of this thing for very dirting jobs/work areas. Might consider the beefier model if so. If you just need a light duty vac for around the house this should be all you needOnto the review!This is working great so far but tests show the battery life is short only averaging 10-15min of use(so 4 stars). Hasn't been a prob for me because I have a vac for big jobs and only use this to spot vac dirty areas of my house and car. This thing is very light and easy to use in awkward spaces with the built in extension tip so there's no attachments to lose it's all built in to the nose! I've only had it for a little while and I use it all the time! I had a cheap no name brand of one of these that I liked and it was time for an upgrade so I chose this and it's been doing work. It's easy enough to clean and the filters are washable and I was able to wash the whole thing in about 10ish min with soap and hot water. Only thing I would warn is DON'T shake the vac when its full of dust and grime. It can cause dust to fall out of the nose. Avoid that and your good.Pro tip: I did make a small modification to the filter to help extend the life of the unit. I noticed very very fine dust particles were getting past the cloth filter SO I took a old beat up pillow case and cut a corner off. To help with airflow and suction I cut the tip off the pillow case corner and then I put it around the motor part that sticks out right after the included cloth filter. After that there was no fine dust building up past the filters and there was no difference in performance when using it. Should help extend the life of the motor and super simple to do.