A modular storage system comprising: a vacuum comprising: a motor; a hose; a housing comprising: a front wall; a rear wall opposite the front wall, the rear wall separated from the front wall by a first depth in a first direction; two sidewalls (88, 90) extending between the front wall and the rear wall; an internal compartment located within the housing; an inlet through which debris enters the internal compartment when the motor is operating; an outlet through which air exits the internal compartment when the motor is operating; a recess defined by at least one of the two sidewalls (88, 90), the recess configured to receive the hose; a plurality of ribs protruding into the recess, wherein the plurality of ribs are configured to receive the hose; and a first plurality of coupling mechanisms located along a bottom surface of the housing; and a first utility module comprising a second plurality of coupling mechanisms, one or more of the second plurality of coupling mechanisms configured to detachably engage with the first plurality of coupling mechanisms, the first utility module extending a second depth in the first direction that is at least twice the first depth. a vacuum comprising: a motor; a hose; a housing comprising: a front wall; a rear wall opposite the front wall, the rear wall separated from the front wall by a first depth in a first direction; two sidewalls (88, 90) extending between the front wall and the rear wall; an internal compartment located within the housing; an inlet through which debris enters the internal compartment when the motor is operating; an outlet through which air exits the internal compartment when the motor is operating; a recess defined by at least one of the two sidewalls (88, 90), the recess configured to receive the hose; a plurality of ribs protruding into the recess, wherein the plurality of ribs are configured to receive the hose; and a first plurality of coupling mechanisms located along a bottom surface of the housing; and a motor; a hose; a housing comprising: a front wall; a rear wall opposite the front wall, the rear wall separated from the front wall by a first depth in a first direction; two sidewalls (88, 90) extending between the front wall and the rear wall; an internal compartment located within the housing; an inlet through which debris enters the internal compartment when the motor is operating; an outlet through which air exits the internal compartment when the motor is operating; a recess defined by at least one of the two sidewalls (88, 90), the recess configured to receive the hose; a plurality of ribs protruding into the recess, wherein the plurality of ribs are configured to receive the hose; and a first plurality of coupling mechanisms located along a bottom surface of the housing; and a front wall; a rear wall opposite the front wall, the rear wall separated from the front wall by a first depth in a first direction; two sidewalls (88, 90) extending between the front wall and the rear wall; an internal compartment located within the housing; an inlet through which debris enters the internal compartment when the motor is operating; an outlet through which air exits the internal compartment when the motor is operating; a recess defined by at least one of the two sidewalls (88, 90), the recess configured to receive the hose; a plurality of ribs protruding into the recess, wherein the plurality of ribs are configured to receive the hose; and a first plurality of coupling mechanisms located along a bottom surface of the housing; and a first utility module comprising a second plurality of coupling mechanisms, one or more of the second plurality of coupling mechanisms configured to detachably engage with the first plurality of coupling mechanisms, the first utility module extending a second depth in the first direction that is at least twice the first depth.