Does anyone use walkie-talkies when wheeling with a buddy? Have you found some you really like and would recommend? Or, are handheld CBs a better option? Thoughts?
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Good to know. Those are the exact ones I added to my "Jeep" list on Amazon as a potential choice.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WMFYH4/?tag=wranglerorg-20
I've had these ^^ for 2 years and use them while while wandering the desert with a camping bud. No issues, hold a charge for at least 3 days - still had some left - with minimal transmissions. I also used them traveling with family - separate vehicles - to point out sights and basic somms.
For the price and not having to get into licensed radios, they fit the mission. I do have some portable ham sets with helmet speaker/mic setups for riding, but the inexpensive radios above fit for the vehicles.
Is there a handheld CB that you would recommend?I wouldn't mind a small handheld CB myself to be able to loan out when with people who don't have a CB. I had some motorola radios I won years ago but they aren't CB channels.
I don't know of one, I was hoping for recommendations too. To me being on CB channels would be handy even if they don't travel as far as other options.Is there a handheld CB that you would recommend?
Sat Phone and a pre paid card is the answer for that.I have ones similar to the Midlands above. Except in camo. Mine take a rechargeable battery pack or AA's. Which I find works well for emergencies. You can always recharge AA's or use AA alkaline. Which everyone usually carries someplace in their stuff. If you can only recharge via usb or a charging station that can be limiting. Especially if your Jeep isn't starting. And you don't have a battery back up. KISS = keep it simple stupid.
I also carry a scanner in my Jeep. And a tiny AA operated emergency radio with a shortwave antenna. Just cause I have it. And I can monitor just about anything, tv transmissions, fm/am news/weather, weather channels and thousands more. It also runs off AA's. As do my backup flashlights.
I have rechargeable batteries in high performance flashlights and the like. And solar panels to charge them. But I like to have a basic set of comm tools that can run off straight old AA's. 2 way radios, scanner, emergency radio that is about the size of a deck of cards. So I can carry it with me if on foot. And flashlights that run AA's.
I like to think worst case scenario. And with a vehicle deep in the mountains the chances of getting stranded and having to walk out are not slim.
Most of the guys I wheel with have CBs mounted inside the jeep. Very useful on the trail when they're tuned properly
What do you mean by "tuned properly?" I'm a novice and I've never heard of "tuning" a CB radio.Most of the guys I wheel with have CBs mounted inside the jeep. Very useful on the trail when they're tuned properly
What do you mean by "tuned properly?" I'm a novice and I've never heard of "tuning" a CB radio.