Looking for two way radios for skiing

Super helpful review:

https://www.backcountry.com/explore/two-way-radios-for-backcountry-safety

Software:
https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home

Amazing Write up:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RNTTCRZQPTJH7/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B08T9BCXVB

Some reviewers were saying that some radios have the same brand and ID but over the years the manufacturers have lowered the wattage output and relicensed with the FCC.

Prospective model: https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-Tri-Power-Portable-3800mAh-Earpiece/dp/B07VJ38MTW/ref=sr_1_14?c=ts&keywords=Portable%2BFRS%2BTwo-Way%2BRadios&qid=1681269841&s=electronics&sr=1-14&ts_id=912322&th=1

Swimming

The story goes, I was two years old and my dad put me in a life jacket and tossed into the middle of the pool and told me to swim to the edge. They say that my mother stood to the side panicked, but my dad was full of confidence that I was up to the task. To this day I still get up early in the morning to go swimming when I can. There’s something exhausting and refreshing about being in the pool. Today, I bought Katja a life jacket and took her to the pool for the first time in Eugene. We’ve been to a pool once before and shop housing when she was about 18 months old. Now that she is 21 months old, she loves going down the waterslide, she kicks her legs when I hold her trying to teach her how to swim, and she loves jumping off the edge into the water!

Long Bike Rides

I'd like to do a Bike ride from Eugene, to Bend, OR via Willamette Pass on 58 and then return to Eugene via McKinnzie Pass on 126. 289 miles in total. Here is a map: https://goo.gl/maps/g6xWQCTHhrJ2 . The thing is I will need water. When I did my trip from Sisters to Eugene a few years ago water management was my issue during the ride (as well as fruit acquisition).

Here are some links for Hydration systems I am gathering information on: