Backpack leaf blower or a handheld? What to choose?
Well, that’s a very good question, but one not so easy to answer. Like in most cases, the answer really depends on your needs and your plans to use the leaf blower you’ll buy.
First, you should know that hand-held devices are usually more difficult to carry around unless you’re a pretty solid guy. They weigh somewhere between 4 to 8 pounds, and although this might not seem that much, try using one for more than half an hour and you’ll see my point. Also, hand-held devices are usually less powerful and less mobile, because they are electric or battery powered, as they can’t really put the gas powered engine on such a device because of the weight.
A backpack leaf blower is however easier to carry around, although heavier. That’s because the weight isn’t supported by your arm but by the entire body, and 10-12 pounds is not that much for anyone to carry in his back. Most backpack blowers are gas powered, so they come with the power advantage.
So, choosing a backpack or a hand-held blower is just up to you. If you need something more powerful but bigger, go for the backpack. If you want just a tool to swap decks and driveways from time to time, a hand-held blower might be enough for you.
Here you can find our best pics on hand-held leaf blowers and also on bigger backpack ones .
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