We have used Sena Bluetooth communicators for years on ATVs and in UTVs. Bluetooth products from Sena such as the 10C, and 10S allow you to wirelessly communicate with your riding buddies or to the passengers in your UTV. Until recently, you had to install Sena products into your own helmet to utilize them. Now Sena offers completely equipped half and full face motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets and individual headsets adding to their line up.

This month we took a look at the Tufftalk headset system. It sells for $399 and works with virtually any other 4.1 Bluetooth product. The Tufftalk basically looks like a set of earmuffs you would wear in the winter or ear protection worn at the shooting range. It’s the same type of system that a dune buggy guy would wear if he wanted to have communication without wearing helmets although with the Tufftalk there are no wires that need to be hooked to a intercom system. Since we always wear helmets when we ride or drive that wasn’t an option for us.

What we did do to test the Tufftalk, is connected it to our RZR and a recent UTV race in the desert. We had our pit captain talk to the race car as it was pulling in and out of the pits so we knew exactly what the driver needed. Along with allowing two, three or four way conversations, the Tufftalk has FM radio capabilities, with 10 station presets, phone answering and music steaming options. Charging time is 2.5 hours and Sena claims each Tufftalk can be used for upto 12 hours on one set of 3 AAA batteries. Sena also has a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery that will last a few hours longer.