I am a general contractor who uses a vacuum on the job site everyday. Several years ago I purchased a very expensive and very quiet shop vacuum. While for the most part I am pleased with it, it does have a major drawback: the 1 1/4” hose blocks easily with anything other than sawdust and wood chips. I was in the market for a new vacuum with a 2 1/2” pickup hose when I came across this DeWalt 12 gallon wet/dry vac. It comes in the box with minor assembly required which took all of 10 minutes to attach the wheels and accessory bag brackets. The vacuum comes with a 2 1/2” x 7 ft rather stiff plastic hose, 2 wand sections, a square utility attachment, a crevice tool, and a nice floor brush with bristles. The detachable side bag holds all the accessories, including the wands. The 20 ft power cord wraps neatly around the top carrying handle. Two side clamps hold the lid firmly onto the canister and work very well. A large rubber bungee-type cord holds the vacuum hose in place when wrapped around the vacuum. There is a drain port on the lower side of the canister to drain liquids when using the unit as a wet vac. Inside is a fine dust cylindrical filter and 1 optional use paper filter bag. \r\nIn use the vacuum works great cleaning up interior job sites quickly, although not quietly, effortlessly picking up saw dust, drywall dust, chunks of wood and small nails. Interesting, although the specifications say it moves only 105 CFM, I felt it cleaned faster and had better section than other manufacturers’ vacuums that I have used which are rated at more than twice the CFMs. The weak link in this whole package seems to be the clip that holds the hose onto the vacuum. It is a thin piece of flimsy plastic which MAY be prone to snapping off with repeated use. Only time will tell on that. One other grip I have is an illustration on page 11 of the users manual. It depicts the vacuum hose wrapped around the top of the vacuum 3 times in an impossible winding fashion. In reality, it barely makes it around once.\r\nAll in all I think most people would be happy with this shop vac. It is compact and hold all tools on board, it’s not too heavy, has a long power cord, can be used with or without a paper filter bag and it does a very good job cleaning. Lows are the stiff hose, flimsy hose clip, and relative noisy operation, although to be fair, most large shop vacs are pretty noisy. \r\nIt comes with a 1 year full warranty, 3 year limited warranty, and a 90 satisfaction return policy. It is not made in USA.