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Chapin Backpack sprayer $49 @ WalMart!

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#1 ·
I read some discussion on the 20V Chapin backpack sprayer on sale at WalMart, and now I can't find it! Went to pick one up today and it rang up for $49! Just giving people a heads up to check their local WalMarts!!
 
#6 ·
They are worth it. I think the reason they are $50 is because Chapin is moving to the 24V battery. Walmart just doesn't want to carry the intventory. They reduce the voltage internally, so there is no real difference in how it works.
 
#8 ·
Eric, thank you for posting this! I picked up two 20 volt Chapins today (one for a friend). I sprayed 4 gallons of 2,4-d thru it. Besides having to take the wand off of he handle and spray water back thru the hose into the pump (thank you youtube) to prime, it worked well. The wand and tip (nozzle) isn't as nice as my sprayers plus 2 gallon sprayer, but I'm sure people here have upgraded it so it sprays a wider path.
 
#13 ·
Liledgy said:
Eric, thank you for posting this! I picked up two 20 volt Chapins today (one for a friend). I sprayed 4 gallons of 2,4-d thru it. Besides having to take the wand off of he handle and spray water back thru the hose into the pump (thank you youtube) to prime, it worked well. The wand and tip (nozzle) isn't as nice as my sprayers plus 2 gallon sprayer, but I'm sure people here have upgraded it so it sprays a wider path.
link to youtube video please
 
#20 ·
ktgrok said:
How heavy are the battery ones compared to a hand pump backpack? Battery sounds nice but not if it adds a bunch of weight.
The battery weighs maybe a pound at the most. I could not really tell much of a difference between the hand pump (3.3 gal) and the 20V (4 gal) when they were empty.
 
#22 ·
pennstater2005 said:
$35 near me and a few for $49 a little farther away. That's with the brickseek app which hasn't worked well for me in the past. Either inventory off or price wrong.
My experience with brickseek is if item shows "limited stock" that store does not have any left. But if item shows "in stock" and at least a quantity of 2, they still have it. I have gotten a few items at the lower price.
 
#24 ·
Contemplated getting this for the last two days. Ultimately, I think I want the Ryobi. Price sure is hard to pass up though. Plus, I get the battery of which I already have some other Ryobi 18v tools so it's an extra for me.