Wet dry vac help!

sohmageek thought this was worth mentioning said Tue, Feb 14th 2017 at 7:47pm ET

So it’s Valentine’s Day. And I’m trying to find something that will suck up a wet mess (the melted snow in my car from the storm of 2017, get your minds out of the gutters)

I’m looking for the following: wet dry vac that is cordless, and actually has decent suction. It’s going to primarily be used in the car. It needs to be able to suck up small pebbles/dirt. Preferably with some kind of hose to help clean crushed-up cheerios from between the seats. Bonus if it can use the same battery/charging system as a decently priced cordless drill & tire inflation device (story for another time.)

So help me find a sucky valentines gift for myself…

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narfcake said Tue, Feb 14th 2017 at 8:02pm ET:

I don’t know if Ryobi (Home Depot) still has a 18V wet-dry vac; they’re about the only brand I can think of. It’s not going to be as powerful as a corded model, that’s for sure, but otherwise they cover the drill, inflator, and reasonable prices aspects.

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djslack said Tue, Feb 14th 2017 at 9:46pm ET:

I don’t think ryobi makes the wet dry vac anymore. They do make a glorified Dustbuster that says it is wet and dry capable, but I tend to think of the canister vac style for that kind of job. It looks like dewalt makes one, but for the money I’d buy a corded vac with more capacity and an extension cord.

For the money I think Ryobi cordless tools are pretty solid. You may be able to find a used canister vac on ebay (edit: nope), all their one+ 18v tools and batteries have been interchangeable for years so you should be able to interchange it with new tools.

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rv617 said Tue, Feb 14th 2017 at 9:52pm ET:

I just bought a new shop vac. I didn’t go cordless because it was for my workshop. But I seriously considered this Milwaukee cordless vac: http://m.northerntool.com/products/shop~tools~product_200358571_200358571?hotline=false&cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Construction %26gt%3B Vacuums %2B Cleaning Machines&utm_campaign=Milwaukee&utm_content=332408&gclid=COiknaKMkdICFYaCswodAdsMBA

Or, there’s this https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/18-volt-cordless-wet-dry-vacuum

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Ignorant said Tue, Feb 14th 2017 at 9:55pm ET:

No help but
/youtube joco shop vac

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medz said Tue, Feb 14th 2017 at 10:15pm ET:

Pro tip: don’t expect to be able to use a vacuum plugged into your car’s AC port. Probably too much for most power inverters too.

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