I love this thing . I have kid and a VW camper van - needless to say , I use this thing a lot . the cord on this vac allow I to reach everywhere , have super powerful suction -lrb- it be hard to believe it run off a 12v cigarette lighter -rrb- , the circular trash cavity be a cinch to empty and it fold down small enough to store behind the driver 's seat . my van 's carpet and upholstery stay clean and I do not have to be at home to get out the big house vacuum to keep it that way , I just pull this thing out wherever we be and a few minute later thing look great . I be use to those battery-powered chargeable hand vac that work great for 2 week and then can not compete with the gravity of a single cheerio afterwards - this vac blow they all away . I will never buy another battery-powered hand vac . I be actually consider get a 12v converter so I can use this thing in the house .