Exactly. My head lamp, the ol’ man’s GPS and the Edge (a weather station) all use the same. I buy the bulk also and have a spare pack in my vest, fanny pack, chest packs, hydration and in all three of my boats.
Never forget when they are already in there LOL
she who dies with the most toy’s wins.
Somebody?s got to be the Grouch, guess it is me.
Yes, I?ve used them a few times with fishing friends but it turns out we didn?t actually ever use them even tho separated by several hundred yards or more on rivers or lakes.
Why? Not sure but it probably has something to do with escaping the galloping techno-intrusion of modern times, desire for real solitude and quiet, lack of a competitive nature and some natural intuitive and probably mis-guided respect for place. Virtually all of these places are in national parks and are worthy of respect if not worship.
Increasing the catch and a sense of safety and social contact are legitimate reasons to use radios and there are probably others?. But not sufficiently convincing for me and my Ffn buddies.
I am a NPS wilderness ranger in summer and use radios as a tool of the job.
But we’re probably old farts cuz we drink water from a canteen rather than hydrate some fancy smancy liquid from some equally fancy hydration system.
BH Spey, thanks for the warning about the regs… I hadn’t thought of that, even though I had heard they were prohibited while hunting.
I too believe in and use these radios.They are a GREAT tool/toy for fishing, camping etc. Mine are the Cobra 12 mile range ( yeah right!)(Costco $69).They have the rechargable proprietary batteries and are not interchangeable with regular ones. Untill it was mentioned here, I thought the rechargeables were the way to go. NOW, however, I ain’t so sure. If mine die, I’m dead, hmmmmmmmmmm…
Another proof that wisdom is slower than age. As Oly once said " ve get too soon oldt and too late shmart"
Mark
I’d rather be in Wyoming!