Try this Walkie Talkie, which is barely better than your own throat and lungs

Feel free to use this to augment your G.I. Joe Club activities.

I realize this is a toy, but the “up to 1/4 of a mile” puffery is a tad underwhelming. You can probably switch that with “just beyond shouting distance” and not lose any accuracy. I had walkie talkies (though not this brand) as a kid, and they were little better than baby monitors with a camouflage paint job. Junk. Great for clandestine communiques with someone in the basement.

Still, this has better coverage than my cell phone provider. ZING.