You got it. The GMRS license covers you and your "immediate family". You can hand out a radio to someone else, but if they don't have a GMRS license, they would be using the radio "illegally". Will the FCC have paratroopers raid your wheeling trip or come to your house and shoot your dog...
@Hourless Life that's awesome that you're traveling full time! I have a lot of respect for anyone who can do that as it takes more knowledge (and courage) than many (including me) will know.
It sounds like your radios are really more for keeping in contact with one another in case you were...
I think the answer to your question depends on several things.
Will you be using this in a group during off-road use?
Is this for emergencies only?
What is the problem you're trying to solve?
For me, I use the P.A.C.E. method for communications:
Primary: Cell phone. This is only useful in...
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