Riccar SupraLite RSL3

The Riccar SupraLite RSL3 (also sold as the Simplicity Freedom F3500) is said to be a solid vacuum cleaner, with good cleaning ability on carpets and hard floors and features like a HEPA filter and overload protection for the blower fan motor. Although it has no bearing on this vacuum's quality, it's interesting that the Riccar SupraLite RSL3 and Simplicity Freedom are just about the last vacuum cleaners manufactured in the U.S.

Because Riccar vacuums are only sold in brick-and-mortar specialty shops and aren't available online, either at Amazon.com or at virtual vacuum dealers, reviews of these vacuums are thin on the ground. Fortunately, though, Consumer Reports includes the Riccar SupraLite RSL3 (which is also available as the Simplicity Freedom F3500) in its most recent roundup of vacuum cleaners.