For many years I had been using a power shovel that was tethered to not A/C power outlet. Snow does not mean you have to stay at home. There are times you have to get out. When you use a power shovel it may be just snow when you start. But the weather changes over to rain. This has happened to me many times.. Being hooked up to an A/C power supply made me very nervous. Also the power cord was always getting in the way. The SnowJoe removed many of those worries and did the job with out any of those concerns! With it being small enough to take with me in my van and having it's own power. All the time if the battery has power. Makes it portable to go and help others with simmer problems. And not hurting my back with all the lifting of a manual shovel!

I used it for the first time in some pretty wet Colorado snow and I was pleasantly surprised at how powerful it was in throwing the snow. I had to do it in layers as the snow was pretty deep but I managed to clear my 2 car driveway, the sidewalks in front of my house, and my 2 neighbors with no problem. Great battery life.

This morning we woke to 6 inches of moderately wet, heavy snow - temps in the low 30s - and it started right up and threw that snow about 6 feet. Easy to change the direction to throw it. Scraped it right down to the concrete.

I love this snow blower. It is easy to use. I dont have a huge driveway 30x 40 but it has plenty of power to do the drive my side walk and my neighbors without any charge. I have used it in powder, slush and a bit icy. It does great!

When you dont want to pull out that behemoth double-stage this is a great go-to for a quick clean up. Obviously it is not meant for a blizzard that dropped eight inches, but during a normal Minnesota year (not all this ridiculous snow) it is freaking awesome.