When cleaning out my woodstove, I use a scoop and metal bucket while holding a shop vac hose to suck up the dust. I think how fast and less dusty it would be to just use the vac but obviously I don't want to suck up an ember and possibly catch fire to my vac. Are those shop vac that are made specifically for ashes worth it? I seen one at Tractor Supply and am interested in getting one.