We bought these for our vacation.road trip with another vehicle.Pulling RV's sometimes you get far from each other and cannot see one another.These cb radio's were fantastic.We could stay in constant communication and update road conditions, exits and upcoming attractions.the kids even had fun with them.We gave everyone CB names and it made the hours long drives much funner for everyone!we had one problem with them charging up, ended up buying 4 AA batteries and it worked for the rest of the trip.Communication was clear, weather reports were also clear.We plan to use these again and again.The driving was so much more fun.Also work great for communication while backing your RV's into campsites.

I bought the 3 pack to be able to communicate with my party in the Arizona desert. The radios worked crystal clear at nearly 3 miles, and showed no signs of weakening signals.That is as far apart as we got this time, But I believe that they will work to any reasonable distance. The headsets, now they were not made to the same standard as the radios. I have small ears and I had trouble getting one mounted on my ear.I had to stretch the ear loop to get it onto my ear.It was very uncomfortable and the mike was a great distance from my mouth. I tried to adjust it close to my mouth.It took five tries to get it bent enough to be close to my mouth, the mike ended up bent almost 45 degrees to the ear piece.Then even on max sensitivity it would only pick up my voice if I talked really loudly, and then it sometimes cut out in the middle of my transmission. It also didn’t pick up my voice all the time.Not only that but the ear loop is hard plastic and becomes uncomfortable quickly.My two companions also had the same problem.So we ditched the earpieces and just used them old school.We were more than happy with the radios and give them five stars. I will be purchasing better headsets from Midland to use with these radios. I recommend the radios for anyone wanting a great radio for short to medium range communications, these are perfect. Longer range requires more wattage. Under the right conditions and minimum obstructions, you MAY get close to the advertised distance, but if you get 3 to 5 miles, that is super for ANY GMRS radio. And for the price you can’t go wrong.For me, they perform the job that I needed with room to spare. Try them, you will be pleased.Update: Last night I was sitting in my RV and started playing with the radios.I asked for a radio check, expecting that any response would be from close by. I received a check from a base station that is Close to 8 miles from my location.I was inside an RV in the desert about 8 miles from town and communicated with a base station in the edge of town. Both radios were coming in loud and clear. This was in flat basically open desert. I don’t know what the range would be in town or in the woods, but I am happy with these little radios.

I like these two-way radios for general use.I think most people have overly ambitious expectations for these radios, but based on my expectations, these work great.Overall, this is a good product if you have a decent understanding for what these types of handhelds are capable of.If you are expecting long distance communications over a mile, continue to read my full review to help expectations.For the build quality, value, and performance, I would recommend.The biggest issue is the battery performance, which should be supplemented with larger mAH rechargeables.Overall, still a good product.Build quality:For the most part, the build is good, but not entirely waterproof.You may pay more for waterproof radios, but it's not always necessary.They're rated as waterproof, but I would consider these more of "weatherproof" where they can be used in rainy weather and should never be submerged and may be damaged if they're submerged for more than a few seconds (enough to pick it out of the water).They're built of plastic like most radios of this quality, so they'll handle most bumps, low drops, and dings for outdoor use.Ease of use:Depending on your experience on using radios such as this in combination of the frequencies and privacy channels, this is relatively easy.That being said, to best take advantage of it's features, you should always read the directions.Features:These radios cover all the FRS and GMRS radios including the many privacy codes for each.It also has WRX/Weather/Emergency channels as well, which has a dedicated button (press-hold) that will scan to find the strongest signal.I like this feature a lot as weather is always important when outside for long periods of time.Nice to have features is the the ability to turn on/off transmission confirmation (read:It will send a beep when done transmitting to confirm to the receiver you're done.Based on channel used, it will automatically switch to high power for channels that allow it, including FRS and They work well and easy to program them as such.Performance:This is probably the most argued part of any radio.Usable distance.To be clear, you will NOT get the rated 36 miles unless you have a completely un-obstructive line of site from radio to radio.For instance, you're on top of a mountain and transmitting down to someone 36 miles away. Or, if you're on open water.This becomes progressively worse as you move closer to a metropolitan city, which is pretty much the worse case scenario.Mountains, hillsides, trees, towers, buildings, and terrain will always affect their capabilities.These will fail even within a few hundred feet depending on the materials the signal has go through or go around.If you live in a metropolitan city with high concrete/metal buildings, don't expect to get good reception between radios.If you live within a concrete/metal building, don't expect to transmit/receive a good signal either.I can't emphasize this enough for any potential buyer of FRS/GMRS radios.You have to be mindful of what is simply possible for any of these handheld radios.Unless you're sticking your head out the window of your building and your receiver is doing the same thing and you both are transmitting in the relatively same direction, you may have a chance.This is inherent in these radio, due to their antenna and power limits.FRS I believe cannot transmit over .5 watt, and GMRS handhelds like these, may transmit anywhere from .5-5 watts.**With that said, I would say in a dense metropolitan city, I would expect anywhere from 100 - 400 yards at best.On the freeway or open road, you're looking at .5 mile up to a mile.As you go on more suburban to rural roads, you can expect anywhere between 1-3 miles, as even rolling hills and mountain sides will obscure a signal.As you can read, unless you're in ideal situations, don't expect to have nearly the rated capabilities.(What are they good for then?)Understanding these limitations, we primarily use this for RV travel.We use these around camp and when we have to communicate directly when maneuvering the RV in campsites.We are able to use them in close communications from car to car in a pinch, but knowing we still have to be in line of site of each other.Also, the car/vehicle itself counts as an obstruction, which can lower your distance.We also use these when hiking to keep the group together.Once again, when someone just a few hundred feet away rounds a granite faced bend, that would be enough to lose a good transmission if the signal can't bounce off anything.Radio Traffic:To be clear, these are commonly used frequencies and it should be expected that many will be using it at any given time.Read:Most channels will have cross traffic regardless of privacy channels you use.(Note:Privacy channels only omit other transmissions to keep your transmissions clear.This does not mean anyone monitoring/transmitting on your channel cannot hear you.Transmitting on these channels are NOT secure or private.)Battery performance is proba