On Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 2:44:07 PM UTC-4, Emb wrote:
replying to wgd, Emb wrote:
I thought of that and I could not find a big enough nozzle to suck up the
leaves. I am still looking.


Even though we seem to have resurrected yet another decade old thread, I'll
jump in.

I have been using a 16 gallon wet-dry vac for outdoor cleanup for well over
30 years.

The standard 2/5" hose - without any nozzle - is sufficient to pick up leaves,
both wet and dry. You merely need to hone your technique so as not to try to
pick up too many at one time. On occasion, too large of an attempt will cause
the leaves to clump up end of the hose but all it takes is a slight movement
of the clump with your hand and they will get sucked right in.

On rarer occasions, the hose itself may clogged with debris. When that
happens I simply reverse the hose and let the vac suck the debris out.

I have 2 flexible hoses connected together and will use 0, 1 or 2 rigid
pipes depending on where I am working. Two hoses mean less moving of the
vac itself.

As an aside, I have very sandy soil and a wet-dry vac is a great tool for
digging deep, straight walled holes. It's hard to dig a hole deep enough
to bury a 55 gallon poly drum (dry well) with a shovel. The deeper you go,
the wider you have to go to keep the sand on the shovel. With a wet-dry
vac, you can shave the sides of the hole straight down for a perfect fit.

The same technique works for digging graves. My dog is in his favorite spot
near the fire pit except that he's about 4' lower. I miss him.