Tired of using a blower to remove leaves, debris, grass clippings

Frustrated using a blower to remove leaves, debris, and grass clippings. All that occurs is to move dirt from area to another, sometimes having it blown back just where I had cleaned. And those corners and recessed entrances around the house just blew the dirt all over me, but couldn’t seem to dislodge the dirt from those recessed corners. I longed for the manufacture of a yard vacuum so I could easily suck up those leaves, grass clippings and debris. And do it cleanly without blowing dirt all around me, ending up looking like the Peanuts character, Linus.
This season (we live in south Florida) I was determined not to blow dirt around as my wife and I prepared to bring the neglected landscaping and patio back from the tangled overgrowth looking more like a jungle than the SWFL paradise landscape seen in advertisements.
So my search online began. The search did uncover many links for yard vacuums. Immediately dismissed were those $$$ and higher. Astonished by yard vacuums costing $499, $1010, and yes even $2500 I pressed on in my quest. And the most expensive vacuum was a self-propelled yard vacuum by Billy Goat at $4700. Now I must state that some of these were impressive with many features and powerful Honda gas engines. I would be the envy of the neighborhood with the cleanest yard, yes even the grassed areas would have that hard to achieve manicured look.
But doesn’t somebody sell a yard vacuum that I can afford and works. Well it turns out after opening quite a few websites that there are yard vacuums more reasonably priced. Of course you have to omit those machines manufactured/sold by the name brands, brands that you would trust. And so a leap of faith occurs as the quest for the affordable and functional yard vacuum continues. Hand held vacs were deemed not an option; I wanted a real push vacuum, and it had to be electric(I figured dragging an extension cord around was preferable to a gas engine). Let me also state at this point that my needs and expectations are modest. I don’t have artificial turf, nor have any inclination to vacuum my grass area-no, only prerequisite is to vacuum the paver patio, the driveway, the carport and the recessed entryway to the house. Pretty simple request. 
So the winner is: Walmart. Turns out they carry three makes, one by Sun Joe, one by Shop Vac, and one by SereneLife. My requirements are: electric, push walk behind, bag capacity, and suction capability. Well the reviews on all these vacuums was all over the field from ‘junk’ to 5 stars. I decided on the Shop Vac Industrial indoor/outdoor vacuum. My reasons are more subjective than factual-after all I had reviews on all three machines that were diverse. So I chose Shop Vac simply because it was on sale, and to cover myself purchased the 2-year protection plan.
So the vacuum arrives, and the moment of truth-did my money just get thrown at Walmart like spaghetti on a wall? The box was left on my doorstep as I was not home at delivery time(always a mistake) so when I saw the damaged box that had a hole in one side it was not boding well for what might be discovered inside. To my relief the vacuum was intact and no interior damage. Pulling the vacuum from the box, assembly took all of eleven minutes. Assembly consists simply of attaching the two part handle sections with the included two bolts, each of which intuitively goes in its own designated holes and can be tightened with just a pair of pliers if one does not have either a ratchet wrench or spanner wrench . The cord from the handle to the motor (already assembled so no electrical connections are necessary) is ample and is intended to be attached to the handle shaft with the two cables ties included. As I do not want any slack that may snag on an object I took the power cord at mid-section and wrapped it around the handle shaft and secured with one cable tie at midpoint. Attaching the collection bag is simple and straightforward with just a twist to lock in place. The kick stand to hold the vacuum up is not ergonomically friendly, however it does do the job. It is spring loaded so simply lifting the vacuum up by the handle releases the kick stand to be pulled up and out of the way.
Being curious I turned over the unit to discover that it has a manual mechanism that allows two height control adjustments. The online description omits this fact which is an important feature. The vacuum works well on hard surfaces in the lower height adjustment including pavers and my uneven patio comprised of one foot square cement blocks. The suction is good and gobbled all the debris. On the low profile outdoor rug the vacuum actually sucked up the rug to the vacuum head; on the higher height adjustment the distance between carpet and vacuum head was a little to great and not all debris was removed. I solved the problem by using the lower height and pulling, rather than pushing, the vacuum and it cleaned the carpet beautifully. Although I do not have artificial turf this unit performs well and assume that in one of the two height adjustment settings one would have their artificial turf clean in no time.
On grass the unit has to be pulled, not pushed, and it did a fair job. However keep in mind that debris in grass is lodged in and too much suction may end up gulping down not just debris but grass and dirt from your lawn.
Overview: great little yard vacuum for patios, driveways, paver areas, etc., especially at this price point. This item was purchased Nov. 2018 and used weekly until April 2019 with no failures or breakdown; a sturdy well made yard vacuum.