[seccess]

I wonder how the author feels about leaf vacuums like this, which is what I use: http://a.co/d/dGh7M4R

Its electric, so no fumes, and since it sucks instead of blows I don't have to worry as much about annoying passers-by with dust. Sadly it still makes noise, of course, though its far quieter than the backpack blowers the author is talking about.

[mjevans]

I have a neighbor that has something like that.

Compared to a leaf blower it's wonderful.

[quickthrower2]

I have something similar. It grinds whatever it sucks and creates a lot of dust unfortunately. Hopefully your model is better. I think it comes down to bag quality.

[Buge]

The article mentions a blower that runs on batteries and is super expensive. Yours has a cord and is cheap. It seems yours is better as long as extension cords can be dealt with.