5 Gallon Stor-N-Go Wet/Dry Vac (WD5500)

I have a Ridgid five gallon wet/dry vac with the appropriate hose and attachments for car cleaning. Not cordless, but it’s treated me very well.

I have a whole house, a Miele, and a shop vac. FWIW, here's how I use them: 1. Whole house, I just stopped using - the Miele is just easier 2. The Miele is fantastic for a few reasons: (1.) for bare floors the extra wide, maneuverable head is awesome - it literally takes me 50% of the time any other vacuum ever has. (2.) For carpets the motorized brush that can flatten to easily get under couches & beds is, again, fantastic. Saves another 50%. (3.) And it's got some funky attachments like a super long crevice tool (like 4 feet!) that's bendy, so you can easily get behind stuff. (4.) Plus it's VERY quiet and has HEPA filters with easy to swap bags. If you value time & ease, the Mieles are WAY worth it. 3. The shop vac is a Rigid 5hp that I put HEPA filters in and removed the wheels, so, yes, I have to carry it around but for the jobs I use it for, that's ok. It's for the dryer, ceiling fans, above curtains, ceilings, window sills, doorways, ceiling lights, big dry spills, etc. I have another tool-box size Rigid that's permanently set up as a wet vac, but because it's toolbox size it's easy to clean up after spills. Two examples are I recently spilled powdered psyllium husk - what a mess! But my dry-setup Rigid took care of it in all in <5 min. This next example is ... horrid. I was making cold brew on our center island countertop in a large Kerr pickling jar as I've done for years. Well, I guess the jar decided it was time and suddenly just ... broke. Coffee & grounds immediately went all over; and yes we have cabinets in our center island so coffee went in all of them, the drawers, everything inside of the drawers, all over chairs, floor, etc. Total and instant disaster! Luckily I have that small toolbox Rigid wet vac always ready to go so was able to quickly vacuum up the water part before it seeped too far into anything. Next I used the dry vac to get all the wet grounds up including in all the drawers & doors, floor, walls, etc. Of course I had to toss & replace the hepa filters and wash out the hose and attachments but it was worth it. TLDR: I recommend a good high quality indoor vac in combo with the shop-vac(s).

I currently have several but my Milwaukee m18 pack out vac gets the most use. It’s pricey but awesome. After that, ridgid makes really nice ones. Go for about 5hp and the smaller hose for general house cleaning.

My m18 Fuel vacuum is my new favorite tool. Homeowners always appreciate a clean work site and this thing makes it insanely easy. It’s compact, has good battery life, and stores the attachments inside. Plus I have the pack out gear so it clips right on. I use a big ass corded rigid vac for the really messy stuff though.

This is my exact loadout. It’s the perfect combo

I use rigid corded for dry since I can find parts and accessories locally without having to order and have a corded Dewalt for wet. Haven’t had issues from either and both have great suction. Also have a battery makita handheld vacuum for smaller spots and when it’s a small cleanup and I don’t want to have to get everything else drug out. It works great but imagine there’s a better one for the price. I just happened to already have the batteries.

Not OP but Ridgid brand is generally a good balance of price and sucking power if you get one with a cord. I wouldn't try vacuuming a whole carpeted house with one, but otherwise they do suck real good lol