Vacuum for your camper?

[mh1973]

For those of you who have carpet in your camper, do you keep a vacuum in your camper and if so what kind? I am thinking maybe something like a stick vacuum but not sure which one to get. Any suggestions?

[DisCamper]

We being our home Dyson vacuum and a small shop vac if we need to clean up water.

[terri01p]

This is the exact vacuum that I have, I bought it at walmart on sale and I like it because it's bagless and it seems to do a really good job and we really need it whenever we go to the beach with all the sand. A stick vacuum didn't work to well for us but we are pigs..:laughing:

http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/02/31/69/12/0002316912090_500X500.jpg

[clkelley]

I've been looking for a stick vac also, but haven't gotten one yet. My carpet is just laid in there so, I just pull it out and shake it out, then vacuum the linoleum when I get home.

One thing I did buy for my outdoor rugs is a small electric blower. That has been great!!!! Blows all the pine needles and little pebbles off the rugs, and also helps blow off the pollen and the early morning dew off the shelters as I pack up

[des1954]

I hate taking up precious storage space with "gadgets", so I use a hand held dust devil with a beater bar. It works well enough to keep things neat during our trips. When I get home, I give the ol' RV a thorough cleaning with my house vac.

Carol- I too have a small electric blower to keep the site itself neat and tidy. Also, on long stays at FtW, I blow the roof of the RV off from time to time cause of all the pine needles and cypress "needles". DH wanted to bring our gas powered blower, but I do not like keeping a gas can in the compartment. The electric works just fine! :thumbsup2

[clkelley]

Carol- I too have a small electric blower to keep the site itself neat and tidy. Also, on long stays at FtW, I blow the roof of the RV off from time to time cause of all the pine needles and cypress "needles". DH wanted to bring our gas powered blower, but I do not like keeping a gas can in the compartment. The electric works just fine! :thumbsup2

I got the idea for the blower at my last Fort trip. When I arrived, it looked like the site had been empty for a few days, as it was not freshly blown, and then fighting the "stuff" with just a broom was not fun. So by my next campout, I had the blower.

[des1954]

and then fighting the "stuff" with just a broom was not fun.

Exactly my thought!! The leaf blower is much less effort & far more efficient!!::yes::

[Pirate-Jeff]

We being our home Dyson vacuum and a small shop vac if we need to clean up water.

Same here & also carry a leaf blower.

Big lot's had dysons yesterday for $250 to $300 referbs

[OK GRUMPY]

Dyson:thumbsup2 . I have 3 big long haired inside dog and it does the trick!

[Us3]

I usually sweep the carpet and floor and then vacuum really well when we get home.

[2goofycampers]

I have 2. One of these for vinyl floors and pop off the handle and nozzle and it's great for cleaning up the truck.

http://www.bissell.com/Products/c/StickVacuum/p/3+way+featherweight+stick+vac/product.aspx

And this one for the carpet. It works better than my Kirby.

http://www.bissell.com/Products/p/3130/product.aspx

[djblu883]

I just use a dust buster after I sweep....barely any carpet here

[LarryJ]

I hate taking up precious storage space with "gadgets", so I use a hand held dust devil with a beater bar. It works well enough to keep things neat during our trips. When I get home, I give the ol' RV a thorough cleaning with my house vac.

Carol- I too have a small electric blower to keep the site itself neat and tidy. Also, on long stays at FtW, I blow the roof of the RV off from time to time cause of all the pine needles and cypress "needles". DH wanted to bring our gas powered blower, but I do not like keeping a gas can in the compartment. The electric works just fine! :thumbsup2

I also use the hand held dirt devil with the beater bar and it does a fairly good job and like you give it a good vacuuming with the house vac when back and before we leave again. The dirt devil is about the size of a shoe box so it's very compact.

Larry

[rhpaw]

I have a teeny-tiny shop vac that works wonders.. Granted I have a lot less sapce than most of you, (I have a van) but when you're carrying your house on your back ANY space is at a premium.. 10 feet, or 30 feet.

"Shop-vac Hose Hang-up mini"
(http://www.target.com/Shop-Vac-HangUp-Mini-Vacuum/dp/B0001FFM3O)

[loveDmouse]

We have a small vaccum that we keep in our motorhome all the time. A bagless upright. We also have a little dust buster that came with our motorhome.

[bradisgoofy]

We tried several of the stick sweepers and a Dust Buster without any success. We finally bought a Dyson Slim and have been very happy with it since.

[4mickey2]

i am thinking for a couple hundred bucks we can get a central vac. and install it ourselves. my home vac doesn't fit real good between the bed and the one wall.

new camper/new vac :goodvibes .

[AuburnJen92]

Here is a suggestion that doesn't take up much room. We bought a carpet rake from the Stanley Steamer people and use it on the little carpet we have. It works great! We have a small (as seen on tv) battery sweeper and a dust pan. When we get back, we use the steam cleaner we have in the house to thoroughly clean the carpet. I doubted that rake, but I have seen it dig up tremendous amounts of dirt. You can't beat it.

[ftwildernessguy]

Vacuums suck

[AuburnJen92]

Vacuums suck

Why yes, yes they do!

[ftwildernessguy]

I was thinking of getting a roomba for the Kiwi, but it would just keep going in a straight line up and down the camper. Maybe if I got one, it would babysit the Wonder Beagle and I could save all the kennel fees. In a couple of trips, it would pay for itself.

[AuburnJen92]

I was thinking of getting a roomba for the Kiwi, but it would just keep going in a straight line up and down the camper. Maybe if I got one, it would babysit the Wonder Beagle and I could save all the kennel fees. In a couple of trips, it would pay for itself.

One would hope the Wonder Beagle would not use it as a chew toy!:lmao:

[RvUsa]

We bought a beagle for our camper, he usually sucks up anything that hits the floor, even paper and crayons!! Makes picking up the poo the next day more fun ( I wonder what color it will be this time )

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[AuburnJen92]

We bought a beagle for our camper, he usually sucks up anything that hits the floor, even paper and crayons!! Makes picking up the poo the next day more fun ( I wonder what color it will be this time )

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just as long as it is not aluminum foil...had a lab that used to eat it...very sparkly!:eek:

[ftwildernessguy]

The Wonder Beagle does earn his keep cleaning up food spills both at home and on the road. Of course, he also eats rabbit crap, so I don't think he has a very sophisticated palate.

[RvUsa]

dangit, I took too long looking for smilies, now my post is lame because it came after yours! :(

[AuburnJen92]

dangit, I took too long looking for smilies, now my post is lame because it came after yours! :(

it's ok John, we got it...:thumbsup2

[RvUsa]

We call our beagle "our four legged cat poo transportation system" We don't have to clean out the cat box, he eats it, and then deposits it out side. We have tried everything to make him quit, but he is the same size as the cat, so if the cat can get in, so can he.

Needless to say we don't let him kiss us!!!!

[AuburnJen92]

We call our beagle "our four legged cat poo transportation system" We don't have to clean out the cat box, he eats it, and then deposits it out side. We have tried everything to make him quit, but he is the same size as the cat, so if the cat can get in, so can he.

Needless to say we don't let him kiss us!!!!

:scared1: hence the reason not to have cats....:scared1:

[ftwildernessguy]

You pose a greater health risk to your dog than he does to you. More human disease can potentially be transmitted to dogs than canine disease to humans.

[AuburnJen92]

i just wanted to make a crack about cats...

[RvUsa]

Jim, I am still not letting him kiss me after he has been snaking in the sand box.... :scared1::scared:

[g8trmom1]

We call our beagle "our four legged cat poo transportation system" We don't have to clean out the cat box, he eats it, and then deposits it out side. We have tried everything to make him quit, but he is the same size as the cat, so if the cat can get in, so can he.

Needless to say we don't let him kiss us!!!!

OMG!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[ftwildernessguy]

Jim, I am still not letting him kiss me after he has been snaking in the sand box.... :scared1::scared:

I don't blame you - it's a mental thing. I am curious about what my dog sees in rabbit crap, though. You'd think the things were M&Ms the way he goes after them.

[RvUsa]

Yeah , this thread should be closed in no time now!:lmao:

[ftwildernessguy]

I do believe we have violated the rules!

[RvUsa]

I don't blame you - it's a mental thing. I am curious about what my dog sees in rabbit crap, though. You'd think the things were M&Ms the way he goes after them.


Well theres a mental image that will make me laugh for days!!!:rotfl2::rotfl2:

[RvUsa]

What else is new? At least with my slow post, now it looks like you took this ship way off course, not me!!!

[g8trmom1]

I don't blame you - it's a mental thing. I am curious about what my dog sees in rabbit crap, though. You'd think the things were M&Ms the way he goes after them.

He only likes the brown ones huh?

[AuburnJen92]

What else is new? At least with my slow post, now it looks like you took this ship way off course, not me!!!

isn't that what the community board is for, come on man!:lmao:

[K Killabrew]

He only likes the brown ones huh?

LOL now that's funny. You're OK in my book!

[K Killabrew]

I was thinking of getting a roomba for the Kiwi, but it would just keep going in a straight line up and down the camper. Maybe if I got one, it would babysit the Wonder Beagle and I could save all the kennel fees. In a couple of trips, it would pay for itself.

Roombas are great, We have one at all three of our homes. Not only do they work well, they're alot of fun to watch!:thumbsup2

[ftwildernessguy]

I was thinking of getting one for my office, but didn't want to shell out all that money if the thing didn't work.

[K Killabrew]

I was thinking of getting one for my office, but didn't want to shell out all that money if the thing didn't work.

Buy one from HD, Lowes or Costco so if you don't like it you can return it.
We also use ours to groom the pool table felt once every month or so. They really do work great.

[Shannone1]

For those of you who have carpet in your camper, do you keep a vacuum in your camper and if so what kind? I am thinking maybe something like a stick vacuum but not sure which one to get. Any suggestions?

We bought a Dirt Devil central vac from Camping World and installed it ourselves. The canister is under our bed and we put the opening in the bed frame and it can reach the whole length of the motorhome. We've been very happy with it.