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1 gallon Ryobi works great (as with any plastic, be careful with the hose in extreme cold) I’m considering picking up their bucket-top vac as well.
The Ryobi 1 gallon is pretty handy.
You must have an older version or a bad one. Mine will hold my 12v random orbit sander to the underside of a cabinet, or suck a toilet tank dry in under a minute.
I have one, and the suction isn't that good, and it goes through batteries too fast.
Ryobi 1 gal is super small and light and pretty powerful for its size. It’s the one I grab most often. 3D printed some feet so I can attach it to packout.
The small Ryobi hand vacuums don't have any cyclonic separators so everything just gathers by the filter and they can lose suction pretty quickly. I prefer a small hose and crevice tool to get into the tight areas of a car. So I'd look at the [18V ONE+ 1 GALLON WET/DRY VACUUM PCL733B](https://www.ryobitools.com/products/33287199839) and the [18V ONE+ HP BRUSHLESS JOBSITE HAND VACUUM PBLHV701B](https://www.ryobitools.com/products/33287201853?queryID=43f62e70ac71c8f21ec671958067cc30&objectID=51791472296299). The 1 Gallon Wet/Dry can use a hepa cartridge filter and the Brushless Jobsite Hand Vacuum comes with a hepa cartridge filter. I'd choose the Brushless Jobsite Hand Vacuum, the brushless motor is more powerful and it comes with the hepa filter standard.
Get one with a cord. Also, Dyson filters need to be cleaned often. Try cleaning the filter to help with suction. I have a Dyson multi floor canister (with a cord) and have had it for over a decade. I still love it. Recently my husband bought me a handheld cordless shop vac for cleaning up messes in the kitchen. It's awesome. It's by Ryobi and uses the same battery packs as my husband's tools. I highly recommend it. They have a stick vac version of it too.
I have a Ryobi 18v vacuum and I’ve been liking it so far
I love my Ryobi 18v cordless with battery from home depot. Tried a Dirt Devil. Took it back; it was useless.
I have the Ryobi 18 volt from Home Depot. They always have their batteries on sale too. I like it because I have about 10 tools that use the same batteries.
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