The 11" snow shovel is easy to use, and the battery lasts longer than I thought it would. I got to use it for the first time today on about 2-3 inches of snow. It was pretty wet snow, but the shovel did the job. I actually think it would work even better if there was more snow, because the blade would be able to catch the snow easier. The battery lasted long enough for my driveway and my neighbors driveway as well as both sidewalks.

I see the reviews where it can cause the snow to fly up and come back at you. I bet your taller. Your too 'open' Don't extend out so much. It causes the face to 'open' and basically throw it straight up. Keep the Joe closer to the hip, with the back 'power' hand held a little high and bend the knees a little. I use a scything technique and man this little guy really moves it out. Heavy 'heart attack' snow just needs to be worked in layers. and it can handle it. It's like a floor buffer - there is a 'technique' to make it effortless. Once you get it down you don't eat as much snow. I like it. It's way better then a shovel. Tough too - accidentally bounced mine off an iron railing, running, and there was no plastic flying. In fact. cleared the railing of snow!

SnowJoe was delivered on Tuesday, forecast called for snow Wednesday night so I unboxed quickly and charged the battery and used it 1st time on Thursday am for about 2" snow. Worked great! For small amounts of snow we don't have someone plow so I wanted something to make it easier on the back. I was able to do our deck, walk, drive and drive to our barn without having to recharge the battery. Our drive is packed gravel and no issue to use this. Much easier on the back than a shovel and much quicker. Only negative is the same issue others have mentioned, the snow will come back at you with the slightest wind, so dress accordingly because you will be covered with snow. Overall very happy with this product.

It works, but only in a light snow. and you will get covered in snow if any wind since it just throws it straight in front of you, not to the side. You have to turn it at an angle, stand to the upwind side of it, and hope the wind does not swirl on you. And you may only able to shovel in one direction and walk if a direct headwind. All this adds to the work. In summary, I can do it just as fast (faster if just 1-3" of snow), about the same amount of work, and stay dry with a good hand shovel.

I ordered this a while ago and we finally got our first snow last night and today. About 6 inches of very wet and heavy snow. I was Leary that this would not handle snow this heavy but it plowed right through it. I bought this because I am 61 yrs old and have a bad back. This is an answer to my prayers!!!! You will not be disappointed.

This was a great little shovel for a few storms. On about the 4th storm, the shovel started to smell terrible (burning plastic) and smoking. I was very disappointed, as I used the shovel a few times prior, and just bought an additional battery, and of course it just destroyed itself. I will be getting ego brand next time, they have a much better product.

The Washington, DC area produces snows that are not snow thrower friendly. Snows are typically a mix of heavy and light. So, we didn't really know what to expect from a battery powered snow shovel. We just had our first test with a 4-6" snow on the heavier side and we are very pleased that our expectations were exceeded! While we purchased two batteries, only one (4 amp) was used to clear a path along the front walks of two houses. My frustrations with 4 different snowblowers that relied on gas power finally forced me to consider battery powered alternatives and this first venture in that direction has been a great success.

The cordless snow shovel actually works! One charge has enough power to do both my drive and the neighbors. Although i wont have to worry about the neighbors anymore as soon as he saw what Snow Joe could do he bought one. Used five times, dry snow 2" and a wet snow 3" .

We purchase the unit to help reduce the amount of shoveling we do like many. We have a gas driven snowblower, but wanted something to clear paths and smaller areas. My first impression is that the unit works very well. It is light enough that my wife found it easy to maneuver. I used it to clear the area at the end of our driveway from the plow wash and it it handled the three inches pretty well. Not sure how it will handle deeper wash. That is another test. The one drawback is the lack of veins to direct the snow to one side or the other. This would change the review from good to excellent. The battery seems one of the better, but again that is another review update when I can push the unit further. Overall, I'm very happy with the unit.

I bought a snowjoe several years ago. Best decision I ever made. While it's only a single battery model (older) it is still running strong. I do our 4 unit townhouse (the neighbours reap the benefit) and it works amazing. I would not hesitate to buy another.