I have 8 of these radios that I hand out to clients on my guided trips. They take a lot of abuse. They are durable and very user-friendly for comms on the trail vs. CB. The rechargeable batteries last about a day. On multi-day trips I carry a couple dozen Duracell batteries and these radios can easily go 2.5 to 3 days on a fresh set of quality alkaline batteries. Have not had one of these radios fail on me yet, I recommend them.