BAOFENG GT-18 Walkie Talkies for Kids Adults Ages 3-12 License Free, 3 Pack

For $25 they work as expected, if not better. The listed 3 mile range is for ideal conditions (no trees, buildings, hills, etc.) so I can’t confirm they work that distance. I can confirm they work for about 1/10th of a mile in the adirondack mountains in the rain (not waterproof). They feel surprisingly durable for what they are, and would work great as a gift for kids. Easy to use straight out of the box, with additional settings when connected to a pc, though i did not try that. Biggest issues i found were that bug spray will affect the plastic, and if you keep it in your pocket it may switch channels unintentionally. Battery life is decent, went down one bar in 24hrs with minimal use. If you want something with better range you will need to pay more.

The Baofeng GT-18 (camo 3-pack) is a simple, budget-friendly set of FRS radios that do exactly what they’re meant to do 📻. I picked mine up used in like-new condition for $22 💰, and for that price they’re honestly a great value.Performance is what you’d expect from a low-power FRS radio—around a mile of usable range in typical conditions 📡. They’re not long-distance units, but for close-range communication they work reliably.The design is lightweight and compact 🎒, and they’ve held up well even after being dropped a couple of times. The large push-to-talk button is especially nice when wearing gloves 🧤, and USB charging makes them easy to keep powered without dealing with special docks or batteries 🔌⚡.Overall, these are best suited for basic use like camping 🏕️, family outings 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, or backup short-range communication. If you understand their limitations, they’re a solid and affordable option that gets the job done 👍.Best of all, they had them in camo 🪖🌲.I hope you find my review helpful & informative. Feel free to look at my other reviews for helpful information, project ideas, & items to avoid. Have a great day! =o)

Both my 3 year old son and 7 year old daughter is following in my footprints on everything. Recently I got into ham radio and purchased a few handhelds. Of course my rugrats wanted their own, but I did not want to get something cheap or simply a walkie talkie. I wanted something that gives my kids a learning curve into frequencies and channels. These are just perfect. I got them and automatically installed the belt clip, lanyard and even downloaded the program to easily put the NOAA channels ( along with ctcs codes on the frequencies we will be using ). My son had a blast with it. Wife and her mother was impressed as well.For the NOAA programming, it is a bit confusing, do not follow Baofengs instructions.1) you need a Baofeng program cable ( i already had one, thats how easy and fast i was able to program ).2) download the official program under the GT-18 section - https://www.baofengradio.com/pages/download , extract and install.3) highly urge to backup the default firmware, once the radio is plugged in an on, on the program, go to settings and choose port of where the program cable is connected to. read from device and click file and save.4) when you open the GT18 program the NOAA channels are already showing. Simply write to device and that is it.NOAA channels did not work indoors since these radios are low watt but works perfect outdoors.

Replace older Motorola radios. Seem to work fine. One negative is that the channel lock turns off each time you power off - this leads to the channel changing and the failure to communicate. Also, setting the channel is a two step process.

Great for our camping trip! The kids (~6-10) were able to take off all throughout Jellystone and still had connection to parents and grandparents on opposite sides. Easy to use, fun for the whole family, and a great value!

Got these for a long move across the country that was going to be done in a convoy, so we could communicate without needing to use our phones. They worked well for a time, but one of the sets started failing after a day. It would charge extremely slowly (it only gained 2 bars overnight) and wouldn't hold the charge for long at all. It basically became unusable and we had to fall back on phones and hand signals again.The other 2 sets otherwise worked fairly well. We only experienced slight interference in big cities (which was to be expected) and the range was pretty good. Sound quality was also solid. I just wished that all 3 worked that well.

Technology and I really aren't friends, so please keep that in mind as you read this review. It isn't filed with specs or specific details, rather just the thoughts of a pretty average person (family) putting these to good use.The walkies arrived super quick. The box is colorful and branded (not plain cardboard), so if you give this set as a gift, the recipient will know exactly what is inside. Matter of fact, these are packaged up really nice, with everything protected and organized well. Unboxing is a 10/10.First thing I did was charge these up. Each walkie/battery comes with it's own charging cord (standard, USB-C) so all three can be charged together. Between the quick charge time (dead to full in less than 2 hours- even 6 months into use) and the fact that the battery lasts quite a while (it took us about 9+ hours over 5 days to completely drain the batteries), I am definitely impressed.The walkies are well made, and despite the colors, they do not feel like kids toys at all! They are lightweight- enough where they are easy to carry and don't choke you when they are on the lanyard, but not cheep feeling at all. They can also survive some unfortunate abuse. We have all dropped these, gotten them wet (not soaked or submerged, but wet enough where I was worried) and they have been banged around quite a bit, but they have survived it all- Thankfully.These are very easy to connect together (just set them to the same station), there is little to no feedback and the sound is VERY clear. Even with background noise (festival, beach, party, etc), the voice comes through crystal clear AND you don't have to yell into the walkie either.I really wanted to get a good range for these, but couldn't figure out the best way. I finally decided that I would send my daughter out, around the neighborhood and use G-Maps, the tracker on her phone and her reporting her position to get a good idea of the range. Now, this is in a neighborhood with houses and loads of fully grown trees, not in a wide open space. We could communicate very clear when she was .54 miles away. From .54 to .6, she was a bit spotty and then at .7, the signal had dropped. We also tried this at the beach house, and without all the trees, we were able to get just up to the 1 mile marker before we lost each other. I feel like, for this type of walkie (and at this price point), that is far beyond what I had expected and I am very pleased.These are one of those things that you don't realize how much you will use, until you have them. These are great for kids, but also adults too! They come in super handy when you don't want to be tied to a phone or there is spotty cell service. I do see that these are able to do a whole bunch of other things as well, but I haven't tried them. I can, 100% attest to the fact that this is a pretty awesome set that is beyond useful!

These walkies arrived today. We charged up the batteries and one of the three walkies already doesn’t work. It will not turn off. Took the battery out of that unit and put it in one of the other units and it works just fine. So it’s clear one walkie arrived broken - the screen on it looks a little damaged too. Very disappointing as we needed to use all theee this weekend.

muy bien todavia no entiendo muy bien como configurarlos para que se enlacen con otros pero entre si todo muy bien