Small shop vacs

I've always kind of liked the small shop vacs. So last year I bought a HyperTough 1 gallon from Walmart. It's a decent little unit, but what I didn't realize until I opened it up, is that there is no way to use bags in the unit. Which is ok, but when cleaning up dust or sand, I prefer having a bag rather than clean the filter.

The Shop Vac 3 gallon that Walmart sells looks like it would be a good alternative. It's only about $10 more. It's not much bigger than the HyperTough 1 gallon, but it has wheels and can use (and includes) a bag. It has a decent set of attachments too, just would need to add a soft dusting brush and you'd have a good car vacuum.

Typically I prefer to use my Shop Vac for car cleaning, because it has great suction, and I can just hose out the bin when I'm done.

One day I might start using my Kenmore Cleanmore for this purpose though. If I got the upholstery nozzle I could shampoo the carpets. And since it has a power nozzle I could vacuum the car mats really well with it. Only real drawback, is the one I have doesn't use bags, so have to clean that filter.


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Post# 410764 6/22/2019 at 08:54 (1,763 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)
Checkrate/Likes I've always kind of liked the small shop vacs. So last year I bought a HyperTough 1 gallon from Walmart. It's a decent little unit, but what I didn't realize until I opened it up, is that there is no way to use bags in the unit. Which is ok, but when cleaning up dust or sand, I prefer having a bag rather than clean the filter. The Shop Vac 3 gallon that Walmart sells looks like it would be a good alternative. It's only about $10 more. It's not much bigger than the HyperTough 1 gallon, but it has wheels and can use (and includes) a bag. It has a decent set of attachments too, just would need to add a soft dusting brush and you'd have a good car vacuum. Typically I prefer to use my Shop Vac for car cleaning, because it has great suction, and I can just hose out the bin when I'm done. One day I might start using my Kenmore Cleanmore for this purpose though. If I got the upholstery nozzle I could shampoo the carpets. And since it has a power nozzle I could vacuum the car mats really well with it. Only real drawback, is the one I have doesn't use bags, so have to clean that filter.

Post# 410797 , Reply# 1 6/22/2019 at 19:44 (1,762 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)
Checkrate/Likes I have a Durango, and its used to haul all manner of things, so I always have used a Shop Vac to clean out mine. A house vacuum would just get ruined quickly or get blades broken. I have the original Shop Vac Mini Hang-Up. I love that thing. I last used it to clean my cold room out in my basement. I got up into the floor joists and above the foundation wall and sucked out 30-40 years worth of dirt. I had to fight the manager at Goodwill to sell it to me because they were trying to get $25 out of it. It was only after other people in line vocalized their opinion in my defense on the price that they said okay okay just take it for $12, and then I got half off that. It had none of the tools either. Just the vac and the hose. I seen Menards is selling the modern equivalent to it for $19.99 - but this photo I took is a couple weeks old now (June 14) View Full Size

Post# 412952 , Reply# 2 8/20/2019 at 17:30 (1,703 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington)
Checkrate/Likes *Shop vac Hang up 1 gallon 1.5 hp.* Bringing my little Shop Vac up from my very first thread when I joined. I just used mine yesterday. Me and my dad used it to clean the area where my sister's Guinea Pigs are. I used a gulper nozzle I got a year ago on it. The suction was so strong, it stuck to the floor. I think I could use it with the gulper nozzle and a homemade stain cleaner solution in the wet mode to pick up stains. But maybe I might find a Dirt Devil Spot scrubber or Spot Scrubber Power Reach to use on the stairs with my Royal Hand Vacs. The link to the thread talking about it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO RoyalFan103's LINK View Full Size