Cordless wet and dry handheld vac for van footwells and . . .

[slope]

After 8 years of just cycling transport, I've finally rejoined the moton club. Completely forgot how much crap (wee stones mainly) ends up in the footwell + the little Berlingo van lives under a huge sequoia which is dropping needles down me bonnet/windscreen gaps, blocking drain holes. It all requires a daily removal. It's a right pain removing said pine needles under the bonnet with a paint brush and fingers. So I'd like to suck 'em up if possible. Would probably like a narrow nosed thing.

As with most things, the choice seems totally ovewhelming

Any recommendations?

[Jurek]

Might be easier to have a piece of tarp, perhaps held in place using magnets, covering the vents on the bonnet.

ETA M'Julie swears by her cordless Dyson (I think it is a high end spendy one, rather than entry level)

[slope]

^ briefly thought about some sort of covering whilst the worst of needle shedding occurs, but figured faff - however, didn't think magnets 

[Jurek]

^ briefly thought about some sort of covering whilst the worst of needle shedding occurs, but figured faff - however, didn't think magnets 

Magnets are cool 
Go to Bisbell Magnets for all of your magnet requirements

[rafletcher]

Nothing cordless has the necessary grunt (excepting perhaps the eye-wateringly expensive Dysons and their ilk) so a decent Henry and a nozzle attachment is the way to go.

[Kim]

Nothing cordless has the necessary grunt (excepting perhaps the eye-wateringly expensive Dysons and their ilk) so a decent Henry and a nozzle attachment is the way to go.

What about the offerings from the molishers of cordless power tools, rather than those aimed at the domestic market?

[grams]

excepting perhaps the eye-wateringly expensive Dysons and their ilk

I can report my Dyson* has nothing resembling grunt. You have to put it on battery sapping "MAX" mode to get "barely adequate for lifting pre-brushed dust off a laminate floor".

(* I say mine, I found it dumped on someone's front wall after they'd completely blocked the carpet brush attachment with cat hair and given up on it)

[Kim]

excepting perhaps the eye-wateringly expensive Dysons and their ilk

I can report my Dyson* has nothing resembling grunt. You have to put it on battery sapping "MAX" mode to get "barely adequate for lifting pre-brushed dust off a laminate floor".

MIL has one of those, and thinks it's brilliant.  She keeps asking if I'd like one...   

Barakta fobbed her off with "If Kim wants a cordeless vac, she'd get a Makita one, to use the same batteries as her other tools."

I have no car, no children, and no pets.  And a perfectly good mains-powered vacuum cleaner.

[Jurek]

Chainsaw and cut down the sequoia. 

[slope]

Chainsaw and cut down the sequoia. 

It's at least a hundred feet tall 

[Gattopardo]

Nothing cordless has the necessary grunt (excepting perhaps the eye-wateringly expensive Dysons and their ilk) so a decent Henry and a nozzle attachment is the way to go.

You can get a cordless henry

[pcolbeck]

+1 for a Henry dedicated to garage and car duty. You can pick them up second hand at good prices and complete new hose and nozzle kits are cheap.