Yes it works real well we've actually let Melanie have a couple of birthday party (slumber parties) in the camper walkee talkees work real well and it keeps the noise factor down in the house you know how girls are... well girls are loud (taking notes Kim & Steve??) and boys are rough they like to wrestle which you already know about so don't know if Jake will have the privledge of staying in the camper but one thing about boys is they'd rather have a tent anyway.