Entry level (I mean basic) handheld recommendations?

[TRevs]

I’m going on my first group wheeling trip in a few weeks and am gearing up.

I have no comms right now and I’m interested in three super-basic walkie-talkies.

We’re an inexperienced group, will be doing only mild trails, and will stay together at all times; there will be children ages 1-10 along , so mainly the radios are for things like

“Joey needs to pee”
“Let’s go back a quarter mile and picnic in that meadow.”

Budget is ~$100 for three.

Any suggestions are welcome!

 

[DavidBT]

I personally would suggest any FRS or GMRS Walmart walkie talkie hand held would work fine. Good starting point.

 

[KingCarGuyZ]

this is basically what FRS/GMRs are made for - I could tell you all sorts of cool ways to get a slightly higher quality radio with a lot of tinkering slightly cheaper, but TBH just get a pack fo the radios from your local Basspro/Walmart/ etc etc. They're all built to the same RF specs so pick the features you like. Motorola and Midland make really good stuff.

 

[gogetter]

DavidBT is giving solid advice. I've done well with using the basic Motorola T100 (~$15 each) for Jeep Jamborees and private trail runs.

Ideally each vehicle would have radios, and at the very minimum make sure the lead and tailgunner vehicles have connectivity.

 

[TRevs]

Thanks all! I found a 3-pk of Midland that should work for us.