Milwaukee - M18 FUEL PACKOUT 2.5 Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum
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Last updated: Dec 27, 2025 Scoring
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"battery lasts me forever, I charge it once a week and I game every day."
"especially because of the battery life. ... The mouse I had right before this was the steelseries super light one, that was an every other day charge at minimum. Whereas this one is like once a week at most - and I work from home and game all night."
"Oh, and the battery lasts days even when exercising a lot (weeks without excercise)."
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"I use it a ton for roasting peppers along with daily for everything else."
"What I love about our oven vs. the air fryer is the amount of space the oven offers. Rotisserie chicken, 4 baked potatoes, pizza, evenly cooked tenderloin with a broil setting that can provide a crust."
"just for hiking and trail rubbing ... Personally I wore them for my ultra."
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"I live in a 2700 square foot cookie-cutter tract house. First floor is laminate with an office that has carpet. Then there’s the stairs which leads to 5 carpeted bedrooms, two tile bathrooms, a laundry room, and a walk-in carpeted closet. I can get all of that done one charge."
"I'm almost certainly gonna go with the A329. I just learned that the 70mai A810 uses a battery and not a capacitor. Batteries are terrible for dash cams due to how hot the inside of a car gets in the summer here."
"It endured pretty intense weather and rain in alpine landscape without any problem"
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"Plus the Packout compatability makes them perfect for clicking into a stack when I take my setup into a job."
"Plus the Packout compatability makes them perfect for clicking into a stack when I take my setup into a job."
"I returned it and bought another 2.5 gallon PACKOUT. ... (When you start avoiding using the vac because it's a hassle even though it's cordless, you know it's not really serving its purpose.) ... It's just a very handy weight ... I store it by hanging it on a [48-24-8496 Compact Wall Plate](https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/48-22-8496). ... IMHO the 2.5 gallon PACKOUT is the sweet spot in terms of power, portability and power usage."
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"I also hook it up to my 7.25” saw to cut trim inside occasionally."
"I’m always using it to clean up dust from cutting"
"still powerful enough that when cleaning an entry rug I have to hold the rug down with one hand because the vac lifts it ... IMHO the 2.5 gallon PACKOUT is the sweet spot in terms of power, portability and power usage."
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"So freaking true! I've returned my Shokz Open Air's 4 times. ... It's so frustrating."
"For people that have not lost their hearing yet and can still hear very high-pitched noises, these earbuds produce a constant high-pitched sound even when both ANC and transparancy mode are disabled. ... This sound is amplified greatly when transparancy mode is enabled so I guess it's related to that feature"
"For Bose, Your *hair* can cause these issues. Their customer service well actually ask you if your hair was near your ears! I wish I was joking... ... And then the ANC will start toggling itself between, *Quiet,Aware,Immersion* repeatedly, the stupid voice saying it over, and over again until you put then back into the case to reset them. If you're home that's fine, but if you're in the middle of a 2-hour workout and nowhere near the case you're done. So you have to take them off, stick them in your pocket until you can get back to the car."
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"it ate my batteries like crazy"
"the F3 battery is terrible it drains so quick ... the E22 can keep up with it and it’s supposed to have less range."
"the F3 battery is terrible it drains so quick the E22 can keep up with it and it’s supposed to have less range."
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"it’s the Achilles heel for that vac."
"The diameter of the hose also can cause issues and not sure it wouldnt present a problem for use while remodeling."
"the hose is short ... I wish it had a longer option"
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"It’s small and not great for everything. ... Definitely not a primary"
"maxing out it's range"
"For big jobs, I use the big, corded Ridgid vac."
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"Definitely not cheap if you don’t own the batteries"
I love my 2.5 fuel. It’s small and not great for everything. I still use my corded rigid shop vac a good bit but this vacuum has been great. I also hook it up to my 7.25” saw to cut trim inside occasionally. Great as a second vacuum. Definitely not a primary but I’m a contractor so we have multiples.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->Milwaukee makes an awesome cordless one
r/AskACanadian • Canadians, I need a vacuum recommendation. 😋 ->I got it specifically for its size and portability. For big jobs, I use the big, corded Ridgid vac.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->I use a Milwaukee on construction sites, it'll be fine for a vehicle
r/Detailing • Best Vacuum Cleaner for Car ->No dude it's perfect, it's a small easily maneuvered with good power. It's the size of a boom box from the late 80's lol tho look at them at home Depot and you can make your choice. All 3 are sold there.
r/Detailing • Best Vacuum Cleaner for Car ->I bought the 2.5 packout vacuum because I heard it had better suction and was quieter than my Bauer cordless vac. It is SO much quieter, but the hose stow and length leave a bit to be desired. I just recently bought the Bauer vacuum detail kit ($20 right now with coupon) and it adapts to the Milwaukee for reaching MUCH further when I need it to.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->Great vacuums. Have two (the first gen and the second gen pack out fuel). First one went MIA and the second one got taken over by the wife so probably gonna have to get a 3rd one pretty soon.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->Great vacuums. Have two (the first gen and the second gen pack out fuel). First one went MIA and the second one got taken over by the wife so probably gonna have to get a 3rd one pretty soon.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->I'm a car detailer and I've had the 2.5 gallon for a while. I love it, but yes, the hose is short, I wish it had a longer option. But it is nice that it fits in the same footprint with the hose length.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->I have a tiny work area for my woodshop, like, 8×10 storage shed tiny. I use the 2.5 and the particles separator for my dust collection and clean up. I got the longer hose for the separator, and I live my set up now. I just need a couple of Forge 12.0 batteries to really allow it to keep up the demand when I am doing some things.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->https://preview.redd.it/34vz6supkove1.png?width=576&format=png&auto=webp&s=b4780f047df557bb43ee40bebdc52a330d99cf8d Get the single battery like this\^ Also, I have heard the corded version is really good. There is also a dual battery version which uses more of your batteries in exchange for more power which doesnt seem to be very appealing for most people.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->It looks like I ordered mine around August 2024 so who knows when these vacuum deals might come back. Maybe again in August?
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->I believe I returned a battery. It was the 8.0 HO battery for about $110 I think. So I kept the vac, returned the battery. For the price I got it for it was totally worth it. Just for fun you should see what expensive the hose itself costs, or the rolling bottom part. Even the filter alone is pricey.
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->I bought it because I use it at job sites and it's portable. I have a real shop vac for my house since I don't need to worry about packing it around. Why would you buy this for home use?
r/MilwaukeeTool • Anyone regret going with the 2.5 gallon Milwaukee Vacuum? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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