FRS/GMRS vs. CB?

[Red October1984]

Looking again at radios now that car shopping seems to be winding down and I'm trying to decide what I want here.

I know that you have to have a license to use GMRS Channels. I have some FRS/GMRS Motorola Walkie Talkies but they don't work like they did when they were new. Plus, the charging base doesn't have an adapter cord with it. At least one of the two battery packs is bad and won't hold a charge.

My question is now...should I get another couple of FRS/GMRS radios or invest a bit more in getting a CB Radio walkie talkie or two. Getting a big, huge 9 ft. antenna is not really my style...so I'm looking at the more portable walkie talkie style.

As far as usage, I'll be using it for talking between cars on the highway, hunting, weather, and general use kind of stuff. Whenever I find it might be useful to have them...

Plain FRS radios are definitely NOT what I want. Those little .5 watt things are too weak. The FRS/GMRS hybrids (like what I have now) are at least 1-2 watts.

I'm looking for an improvement over what I have. This is the FRS/GMRS set i'm considering...and something like this would be along the lines of what i'm looking at for CB.

I know i've asked about it before...but now i'm actually serious about buying one.

EDIT: Just realized that this is pretty much a US Members only thing...since in Europe I'm not sure they have this sort of thing as available if at all.