Shop-Vac® 6 Gallon, 3 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vac

So what I want to know is… when did the Shop-Vac get so sexy? Look at it, all blue and silver and shapely!

Okay, I’ll stop and be serious. The Shop-Vac Wet/Dry vac is, after all, a serious piece of equipment. It’s small, portable and lightweight, so you can easily tote it around the house (or the shop, as the name implies) for quick pick-ups. It’s powerful enough to tackle bigger cleanup jobs. It’s versatile - again, as the name itself says - you can use it for wet or dry cleanup. It converts to a powerful blower when you attach the hose to a blower port on the rear.

Yes it does all of that, has a 6 gallon capacity (plenty for me, but you should note that there are many different capacities to choose from), is affordable, and did I mention it’s sexy?

So far I’ve used the Shop-Vac, which I’ve affectionately named R2 since it reminds me of R2D2, for dry cleanups, one of them fairly major. It’s super easy to move around with, thanks to the 6 foot power cord and smooth-rolling casters. The included attachments have proved to be sufficient for me thus far, though I may add additional attachments later (like a small round brush, crevice tool, and “claw” for auto vacuuming.) I was impressed with the quickness and ease of cleaning up a ton of sawdust, paint particles and other gunk. R2 even snagged some things I’d missed when picking up after a
toolbox tip-over - some straggling nails and screws. I’m glad the Shop-Vac caught them before one of my toddlers did!

To sum up, the Shop-Vac wet/dry vac looks great and works even better. As a dear old friend of mine would say, “that thing could suck the butt right out of a cat.”

Not the most professional observation, but you get the idea.

Price: $39.94
More info is available at Shop-Vac’s website
Purchased at Lowe’s