Cobra Electronics CXT 1035R FLT Floating Walkie Talkies

I don't know what people are talking about regarding the sound quality. The sound was very clear based on our experience. I brought it on a trip to Patagonia and it survived long rains, cold, mud, being dropped, etc. The reception was also really good although we were surrounded by mountains in some areas, which affected our ability to get a signal. In one instance, due to signal reflection, even when miles away, we were getting pinged by the other party trying to call us. If I knew morse code I bet I could have communicated, but we just couldn't understand what they were saying due to the mountain interference. I was very impressed and glad with my decision to buy this unit after reading all of the reviews good and bad. Oh, by the way the battery worked exceptionally well while on standby and with moderate use. We weren't constantly using them to chat but it was good to know that a full charged lasted a -full- day of hiking.

Very disappointed in this product. We purchased these 2 radios based on the brand name of Cobra and their supposed excellence of radios and service. Both of those expectations have not been met. Although we received the radios as promised, they did not perform well - the sound level on the receiver's radio was barely audible; making the radios essentially useless for any practical use. We requested a warranty repair of the radios and were instructed to return them to Cobra for that service. Weeks later we received one radio back. As of today, we have not gotten the second radio back - almost 2 months later. And without a second radio, we are unable to see if the original warranty issue has been addressed. Unhappy with Cobra's customer service, and this point, equally unhappy with their product. In follow up, and to be fair and truthful, Cobra, albeit after a long time, remedied the situation with new radios, that have great volume and sound quality - exactly what I was expecting from Cobra at the onset. Thank you.

I bought these radios to take kayaking and sailing...anything around water. We had some splash resistant Motorola MT350 that leaked the first time we took them kayaking (class I,II waters). The MT350 was really only designed to be resistant to light rain/sprinkles, so I wanted to find something that was actually submersible, floated, and was rechargeable using a USB cable. For me, the features on these radios are great, pretty much had what I was looking for. I thought the 20 second rewind was a nice feature and it worked as advertised. A minor nit was the "roger beep". I usually use it, but on these radios found the somewhat longer two-tone beep annoying. I was used to the very short MT350 "chirp". The deal breaker for me was a recent 11 hour drive with three vehicles, each with a walkie talkie. The Cobra CXT 1035R radios performed poorly. The sound level coming through to the others when transmitting from the Cobra was too low. It would probably be fine for quiet area, camping, etc, but we found it too low in a vehicle. On the receiving side, the speaker sounded tinny and hard to hear clearly, somewhat like one of the old small AM radios. The MT350 had clearer sound and the volume could be turned up more than on the CXT 1035R. We wondered if there was a waterproof membrane covering the speakers that affected the sound level/quality. I didn't test the range, as the vehicles were never more than about 1/4 or 1/2 mile apart. I wouldn't guess these are any worse or better than all the other radios in their price range. The listed ranges the manufacturers give are ridiculous anyway. I would have loved to keep the radios, but due to the sound quality, I returned them to Amazon. Now the search is back on.... for a truly waterproof walkie talkie that (hopefully) can be charged via USB.

Very good radios. Unlike others, I have not had an issue with the sound being faint. I can hear clearly with both the speaker on the unit and an attached headset. I use these for in-helmet communications and they work well. The only issue I've found is that they do not function well when they get the slightest bit wet. Even though they're "waterproof," I got some rain on one and it wouldn't unlock/work for a week! The talk button is also funny on these - sometimes it will snap as if it is depressed, but you still have to press harder to begin communication. It could be a defect in my specific radios, but is annoying nonetheless. Hopefully this will be addressed in the future.

I purchased these a few months ago to use at a haunted trail. I was manning one of the two trailers we had running with paintball guns mounted on them allowing people to shoot zombies as we moved through the woods pulled by a tractor. The walkies held up very well to the dirt, sand, dust, water and even being hit by paintballs a few times. The clip on them performed just fine for how it was used and it never fell off, these were replacements for another model I purchased that did not stay on very well and incidentally got ran over by the other tractor. The walkies were plenty loud enough to hear over the rumbling of the tractor and firing of the 10 or 12 guns we had mounted to the trailers. The playback function works amazing and was of huge use when something was said and we didn't have to constantly call in for a repeat. The ability to use the rechargeable batteries included, or use AA batteries is awesome, they never ran out of juice then using them, but a great feature to have. Would highly recommend and will be purchasing more to use next year!

I am SO DISAPPOINTED with this walkie talkie! I don't how the external reviews and star rating is so high for this. I had so much confidence that I didn't even test it until the night before my trip and was shocked when the speaker volume was so low even when turned up all the way. It's practically useless. That's when I began frantic searching only to see that several other reviewers posted the same concern. It's clearly a product defect that needs addressed. Stay away from this model until they overtly correct in the future.

These walkie talkies are extremely nice, well built and rugged. They have clear, solid sound and are very easy to operate! They do EVERYTHING they are advertised to do! NO FAKE NEW advertising here! I love them!

We have got these wet and they remain in good working order. I haven't had the courage to just throw it in the pool to see if it floats. The playback feature is really helpful. Even though there are a lot of functions, the symbols on the handset make it fairly easy to figure out. They have pretty good range; we are able to talk, with a little bit of static, across the waterpark, about 1/4 mile apart. The height and width of the radio itself make it pretty small, but with the large antenna and thick body, it doesn't easily fit in a pocket (that's not really a complaint, because I'm sure those things are necessary to make this work the way it does; it's just for informational purposes). Overall, we are happy with our purchase.