Central vac or not

[Rongrice]

Fellow travelers, my wife and I have been trying to decide on whether to go with a central vacuum system, mounted under the deck, or to just use an upright, or canister type. The cost really isn't that much different but I just wanted to get all of your ideas on what you use.

Thanks

[f1100turbo]

We looked at a 5er with central vac and decided it wasn't worth the money .
we also had a hand held vac that we bought for camper and never used it . we just swept everything up .
just my opinion .

[Rugged Brown]

Originally Posted by f1100turbo

We looked at a 5er with central vac and decided it wasn't worth the money .
we also had a hand held vac that we bought for camper and never used it . we just swept everything up .
just my opinion .

Same here. We have the minimum carpet option so not much to vacuum except bedroom. We can use the shop vac when home. Certainly wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.

[MikeA]

We have always traveled with a very small but powerful shopvac. We keep it under the bed. I think the hose for the central vac would be larger than the whole vacuum and would not be portable. I used ours last summer to clean up a large sticky spill in the car's carpet, using it as a wet vacuum. I could not have done such an excellent clean up with anything else I know of.

[Laura]

I have one of these (which, BTW, cost $80 at costco). It is great and takes up very little space.

Electrolux EL1030A Cordless 2-in-1 Stick and Hand Vac Electrolux EL1030A Cordless 2-in-1 Stick and Hand Vac

[Ovair]

I've never found a hand vac or stick vac that was powerful enough to do a danged thing. We use a stick vac to the best of it's ability while we are out, but when we return home we clean the camper with our home vac that we feel is too bulky to take with us. If I had the gumption, I'd install a central vac. Powerful enough to clean and not in the way.

[we2lovecamping]

We had central vac in our 5th wheel and loved it, would have gotten it in our Georgetown if had been availablle. I ordered the carpet attachment for it and it worked great and so handy.

[Fire Instructor]

We installed the Dirt Devil® Central Cleaning for RVs and very much like it! It fit in an otherwise difficult to use space (under dinette bench seat, behind pull-out drawer. It doesn't pull too much power from my battery pack and inverter, incredibly powerful, plus the hose is long enough that I can stretch it out the door and vacuum out the nose compartment. It also allows us to store extra quilts and pillows in vacuum bags, and if we use one, we can still pack it back in the bag.

There was a 110v outlet right next to where we wanted to mount it, so we just tapped into the back of the outlet box for a power source. Very easy to install!

[CVan]

We have a central vac in our 2008 Georgetown 378TS that I installed in the locker just under the fridge. It came with a retractable hose and attachments that fit quite well in one of the bedroom drawers. the wand extension goes in the cupboard with the WD. We only have carpet in the bedroom and in the cockpit, with the balance being tile, and find that it picks up everything better than a broom.

[skgeorgy]

I also have that same stick vac from costco. Works good enough for a quick cleanup after a weekend. I have 2 dogs and one of them is a Husky and she sheds quite a bit. It is good for picking up her fur. I wouldn't trust if for a real deep clean though.

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