ORIGINAL: bighorns35
motorolas all the way. we use the talkabout 250's. [noty sure if they make them anymore]have had them for 5+ years. some of the guys had cheaper models in the beginning. make sure the ones you get dont make noise when you key the mike. those 1's would alert with beeping noise that some one was gonna talk.
me and ma ol' man use those 2..really really reliable...a good thing to get is the head set where u clip a voice thingon ur jacket and put the ear phone in your ear.. or go to radioshack.com or somtin...they get good reception at long distance 2!