RIDGID - 14 Gallon 6.0 Peak HP NXT Shop Vac Wet Dry Vacuum with Fine Dust Filter, Hose, Accessories and Car Cleaning Kit (HD1401)

I have the little rigid shopvac, the small compact one thats shaped like a rectangle not the little round one (i have that one too but its hooked up to my router table) thats always on my truck I dont think id ever bother with something *THAT* small lol....but im a remodel gc and not a handyman so i still have to vacuum up stuff that would probably destroy that thing in short order

I have the Ridgid and its good

Gen 5 outsize but beware their customer service is horrible, one of the worst ive experienced to date. Its been outsourced to india and they use weaponized incompetence in order to make your life as hard as possible during any warranty issue. Ive been 1.5 months without a vacuum now because theyve approved replacement but the warehouse team cant seem to figure out ship it out and the supervisor CS person doesnt have a direct line to them.   7 hours wasted on the phone so far... My hourly rate is higher than price of the vaccum so id be better off just buying one but im gonna keep pestsring them till i get my warranty replacement out of principle. Im currently using a Ridgid shop vac as a hold me over. Coincidentally it works super well and is much cheaper while have superp customer service lol Dyson CS has gone so far down hill I remember having an issue 7 years ago and they still had US based cs. The phone call lasted 10 minutes and I got my replacement part in 3 days .... How far theyve fallen. If they were publicaly traded Id be shorting their stocks at this point.

DeWalt and RIDGID make better shop vacs out of the bunch. Makita is more professional.

I still have my Ridgid shop vac from the late 90’s. Can’t kill that thing.

I got it specifically for its size and portability. For big jobs, I use the big, corded Ridgid vac.

In my experience if you’re going corded, Rigid are probably the best shop vacs I’ve seen. I have a couple of the corded/cordless combo Dewalt vacs that are really handy for small stuff on the move but if you want a bit more power go Rigid

Either one will need to be emptied and cleaned after each use, otherwise they'll stink. In terms of not leaving wet trails in your wake, you need to use a squeegee tool. The good ones use 1.25"-1.5" connectors, you'd need an adapter to use one with a consumer shop vac. Personally I would skip the Ego and buy a cheap Ridgid wet/dry vac for this sort of job.