Milwaukee - M18 FUEL PACKOUT 2.5 Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum

Milwaukee makes an awesome cordless one

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

They are different tools for different jobs. People need to quit thinking they can buy 1 tool for 10 different jobs. The 2.5gal is small projects clean up tool. The 5 gallon is for larger area general clean up.

Fuckin love mine

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.

Just a home DIY guy who takes care of cars and the house . The 2.5 fuel is amazing

I enjoy my pack out 2 1/2 gallon vacuum I use it on anything from detailing cars to my construction job and even a little bit of plumbing here and there. My main reason I bought that was for the packout itself and it doesn’t take up a lot of room.

I have two of the Packout vacs. "Naughty" and "Nice". Naughty does all of the nasty stuff with a wet filter. Nice does only sawdust and other dry applications with a HEPA filter on it. I have to scrub the Naughty one out pretty regularly to keep it going, but I am incredibly happy with both. I highly recommend the detail hose kit for them. Helps to clean up small areas and get into hard to reach places. I think it is usually around $30. I have considered getting the bigger M18 vacuum because I like the idea of rolling it around to do a lot of cleanup. But so far I haven't been left wanting with the Packout ones I have, so until then I'm gonna stick with them. Plus the Packout compatability makes them perfect for clicking into a stack when I take my setup into a job.

If you're going to milwaukee, then get the milwaukee? I've got the packout vac and love it.

It’s an amazing vacuum and totally worth the money. Never really had a problem with the short hose. Then again, I cant think of a situation where I’m complaining of a short hose? I’ve use mine daily for about 3 years now doing remodeling.

I have a 18V Milwaukee one that works great but it’s more than $150 I think. I would say if you have cordless battery platform just get one as most manufacturers have them. Bonus bc I also bought a blower to match and it is great to blow up tubes and blow debris off cover and such

../../../../preview.redd.it/34vz6supkove14aa1.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.

The 2.5gl vac is one of my favorite purchases of the past year. I bust it out instead of a hand vac. I also use it to keep my car clean. No regrets at all.

If this is a vacuum that you're carrying around from one jobsite to the next, then get the 2.5 gallon. If this is a vac that just gets rolled everywhere within the shop only, then get one of the larger ones.

Surprised number 7, the Milwaukee pack out is on here. I have one and the hose detached from the unit after only using it 3 times. After doing some research, that’s actually a super common problem. It would be a great portable shop vac otherwise.

I use a m18 fuel vacuum. Definitely not cheap if you don’t own the batteries

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?

I have it and it’s amazing for cleaning the car and for cleaning chinchilla cage. It’s what I bought it for and I have no regrets

I use packout vacuum, cordless Ridgid shopvac (discontinued),and the m18 shopvac all with bags and filters removed. HD and Amazon sell bags for all kinds of vacuums. I install cabinets so packout is on my tracksaw. M18 on mitersaw, and Ridgid on m18 tablesaw.. I sweep and use m18 and Ridgid because they have more volume . I bolted on a crate on top of my m18 for packout compatibility (before the packout vacuum was released)...crate holds accessories and the hose.

This^ OP said drywall n i immediate knew they're gonna want wheels n accessories. I use my 2.5g fine where my mess is contained but am maxing out it's range

Bought the 2.5 pack vac to pull out for small projects and clean ups. Quickly has become one our most used tools.I have touched my large shop vac maybe once since buying this thing.