I bought this to vacuum ladders without dropping the rack as the built in hose is never long enough. First, the hose isn't very long and is REALLY stiff (unlike the hose on the stand which is very stretchy) so it doesn't offer much stretch. Second, this is the third hose I've bought for my vacuum that has annoying little knobs on the male end. which prevent it from being inserted into the female end of the hose. I got tired of searching so I just used wire cutters and a pocket knife to cut the strips off. Now it fits perfectly! It will do for the price, just consider its shortcomings.