Simplicity Portable Canister S1006

Simplicity built the S1006 as a lightweight portable canister, meant for the cleaning jobs where hauling a full-size upright through a house or up a narrow stairwell is more trouble than it is worth. Its compact canister body carries room to room by hand, sized to work as a second machine in a household or the primary vacuum in a smaller apartment, dorm or workshop. A canister this size is also easier to store on a shelf or in a closet than a full upright, which matters as much as cleaning performance for anyone tight on space.

This canister ships with twelve paper bags in the box, two 6-packs of the SS-6 S100 Sport style, which is double what you would find bundled with a full-size canister. A machine this size uses a proportionally small bag, so the extra pack means you are not restocking bags again right after unboxing it.

A paper bag canister has one real advantage over a bagless design at this size: disposal is sealed and immediate, which matters more on a small machine where the alternative is emptying a tiny dust cup far more often than on a larger vacuum. It also keeps fine dust contained during disposal, which a small bagless cup tends to release back into the air the moment it is opened over a trash can, an issue that stands out more on a compact machine where the cup is opened often. The machine itself runs a 6 amp motor on a 25 foot cord, weighs about 5 pounds, and carries a rear blower port that will inflate an air mattress or clear a workshop corner where sweeping cannot reach. Simplicity backs the S1006 with a 1-year warranty, and Vacuums and More sells it as an authorized Simplicity dealer.

• Model: S1006
• Type: portable canister vacuum
• Motor: 6 amp, on a 25 foot cord
• Weight: about 5 pounds, with rear blower port
• Included: two 6-packs of SS-6 paper bags (12 total)
• Best for: a compact secondary machine or small-space primary vacuum