That poor guy was me !!!  Can you run a 175 with one hand ? I can! Did you have the volume on ? Erik mentioned this was my first time. 2 hands  demonstrated by Erik after the video is much faster and easier.
   I have never tried the Roto vac have you tried  the Zipper ? I would like to try the roto Vac also but until then I won't knock something I have not tried. You should do the same !!
        Erik also runs an Vortex , he does not have a porty. Soon I will be doing a ride along with Erik to witness the power of the Vortex.
    You should do a video of your M5-hog-RV setup .Seems like the a video of the M5 is as hard to find as the Abominable snowman!
                                                                           JIM

The operator really seems to be struggling with that Zipper Jr. I wonder if the tool has water recovery issues (maybe it requires more vac power than a porty can achieve) or if it is because of the lack of vac power of the Recoil with all that hose hooked up. At any rate, I don't advocate the use of long hose runs with any portable. In the video, it looks like he will take an hour or so to complete one room. The poor guy is having a really hard time with that setup. I have to admit that Ed Valentine has a very pleasant voice on these sort of videos. He should be a TV commentator. I wonder if he would be willing to commentate a video for my business. He's very good.

thanks for the help and Ed taking the time to help out I will give one of the local machines a try and see how it go

Stan moris wrote: Aloha guys I am in the research mode and have a few models narrowed down and the top of my list is the recoil. Reason for a portable is I have picked up some vacation condos I just cant reach with my truck mount. Not too worried about heat just suction and water pressure, I don't need a Swiss  knife kind of machine. I know a few guys out here in the islands that have this machine and they all seem pretty much happy with them. So I am in the market for a gently used machine for under 2000 dollars   Mahalo

Welcome here Stan. You know its about preferences. One person likes the recoil then another dont. Same with all portys and TMs. If your looking for versatility then

Stan;

I had to check it up --- yes, Hawaii has over 4000 employed by Walmart stores.

Email me as I might have something for you.  Its a Cross-American Recoil product.  My email is in my sig or call me at 602-818-6496.
Will explain why I have it and can send you pictures of its condition as it is in very good condition.