35-Mile, 22-Channel Two-Way Radios
Even in a market flooded with the advanced technology of smartphones and swell devices like Iridium's Go Global Hotspot, walkie-talkies persevere. Because, at least for the reigning generation, they maintain one thing these other gadgets don't: memories of our childhood. (Plus a starring role in that ET re-release farce.) As a bonus for outdoor enthusiasts, Motorola's MR350 two-way radios can also save your life and serve as the ultimate backcountry communication tool.
The Talkabout MR350 set arrives programmed with 22 channels--11 weather, 7 NOAA, and each with 121 privacy codes for interference protection--and functions at a range of up to 35 miles. Additional radio features include: 27-hour operation with 3 x alkaline AA, or 9-hour operation with NiMH batteries; iVOX hands-free communication capabilities; Push-to-Talk Power; 20 different call tones, plus BoostVibraCall vibrating alerts; and an emergency alert button.
The walkie-talkies have also been fitted with helpful add-ons, such as a built-in flashlight, mini-USB charging port, and XL buttons for operation while wearing gloves.
DudeIWantThat.com is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Learn more.
/arma-g1-secure-communicator-62217.jpg?mode=crop "ARMA G1 Top Secret Secure Communicator")
ARMA G1 Top Secret Secure Communicator
Secrets, secrets are no fun / Secrets, secrets...are very easy to keep, however, with the ARMA G1. The ARMA G1 secure communicator believes itself to be a steel-reinforced concrete vault of messaging. Designed for "TOP...
/2023-holiday-gift-guide-gifts-62064.jpg?mode=crop "2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for the Great Outdoors")
2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for the Great Outdoors
What's great about online shopping is that you no longer have to go outdoors yourself to buy gifts for others to go outdoors. And I don't have to go outdoors to find them for you...
Rain Shield
A 2012 red dot award winner for design concept, Lin Min-Wei and Liu Li-Hsiang's Rain Shield could make carrying an umbrella 1) somewhat stylish and 2) more than an exercise in futility. Its shield-like construction uses...
Tempo Drop Weather Forecaster
Tempo Drop is a stylized version of storm glass. Or if, like me, you don't know what the Orville Redenbacher a storm glass is either, then the Tempo Drop is a stylized weather forecaster. The sealed glass container holds...
/holiday-gift-guide-the-great-15028.jpg?mode=crop "Holiday Gift Guide: The Great Outdoors")
Holiday Gift Guide: The Great Outdoors
Just you, the squirrels, the trees, and a 42" Chinese dadao flat ground to an edge that could take them all out in one fell swoop! That's the Great Outdoors I'm talkin' about!...
The Camperbox - Backseat Bed in a Bag
It's like The Camperbox read my mind. I was just talking about sleeping in a van down by the river. But it was in reference to Raptor's Platform XL fishing boat, what I consider to be the water-faring version of a van...
Gogo Elite Blow-up Tent
A tent that sets up in 15 seconds by way of human lung power and compacts to a size small enough to stuff into a water bottle when not in use. What egghead thought of this? Whomever you are, how's about heading over to...
/corporate-nonsense-generator-59494.jpg?mode=crop "Corporate Nonsense Generator Fidget Toy")
Corporate Nonsense Generator Fidget Toy
You say "Corporate Nonsense Generator," I say, "Corporate Bullshit Generator," Uncommon Goods? Why? Because you're a corporation that has to proactively leverage deliverables for stakeholders, and I am a normal human...
/pilot-real-time-in-ear-22319.jpg "Pilot Real-Time In-Ear Translator")
Pilot Real-Time In-Ear Translator
Even though Pilot's crowdfunding campaign hasn't even launched yet (expect it on IndieGoGo very soon) this translator has already got the internet abuzz. In English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German... Not only does...
/logical-fallacies-poster-29167.jpg?mode=crop "Logical Fallacies Poster")
Logical Fallacies Poster
The Logical Fallacies Poster! Finally, ladies! A gift for every man you know. And finally, dudes! A gift for every woman you know. Teachers, a wall-mountable token for your students. Constituents, a mailing-tube-shippable...
/beartooth-off-grid-21309.jpg?mode=crop "Beartooth Off-Grid Communication")
Beartooth Off-Grid Communication
Middle of nowhere with no service? Or, how about this: center of the Earth--New Year's Eve in Times Square, Coachella, the Super Bowl--with service completely jammed by all the other yay-hoos trying to text and post to...
Invisible Bluetooth Earpiece
It doesn't have a black leather or bamboo casing like Motorola's Moto Hint wireless earbuds, but this Invisible Bluetooth earpiece still maintains comfort, voice clarity, and complete discretion. Its lightweight, ergonomic...