Garmin 010-01879-00 InReach Mini, Lightweight and Compact Satellite Communicator, Orange

This thing is really impressive. *not a touch screen* The fact that it pairs to a smart phone means none of the clunky UI of clicking the side buttons will bother you. Its a SatComm the size of a Tomagotchi bro...Its dope. Instantaneous speed, bearing, coordinates that resolve to a hilarious degree of accuracy, weather reports...maps on your phone...pre-fab or custom texts when you need them. Anywhere you go, the piece of mind is worth way more than this little doodad. Rad AF. If youre buying your first GPS, this is the one to get.

I have owned my in reach mini for over 2 years. I chose the garmin unit for size, ease of use with phone earth mate app, two way communication, and lifetime cost savings (the ability to turn off monthly service fee during months we do not use meant equal cost at 18 months…lower cost every month after compared to competitor). I use it primarily for backpacking but also for motorcycle riding. I bought it for the sos feature which thankfully I have never had to use. I have used it for tons of other reasons…checked weather on a thru hike (80% chance of rain at one lake, 20% on the other side of the mountain where we comfortably WATCHED the storm), checked fire report when we awoke to smoke so thick we couldn’t see the lake we were camped at (no fire nearby, just blowing in from CA and WA), alerted family to change in plans, used usgs map function to find a lake in fire damaged area where the trail was completely undetectable (in reach knows where I am, the 1970s usgs map knows where the trail USED to be), scouted route when we got off trail in an area that was more downed trees than actual trail, messaged food drop support to alert to arrival time, messaged dog sitter to get dog off the trail when he was struggling with the heat, set waypoint to mark where we parked or set up camp when wandering off trail….and lots more. It holds a charge for 5 days of hiking as I use it (ping every 10 mins, message home when arrive at camp, turn off until we hit trail next day). When I’ve been overdue or decided to ride straight thru without break … my family can pop onto tracking and see where I am. I know 2 people who HAVE used the sos function ( mountaineering rescue and a motorcycle crash in remote Idaho)… both had great response time for aid. It’s been a game changer for my backpacking and I wouldn’t leave home without it.

Purchased this for my husband for his AT thru hike. Was a little confusing to set up, but we had it set up and working for his hike. Less than 2 weeks into his thru hike the inreach mini stopped working. It was fully charged, the shut off and wouldnt turn back on. He tried charging but it was just dead. A little expensive for something that worked for 2 weeks. Garmin was no help, they want to troubleshoot. It has been sent home from the trail, Im not messing with sending it back and forth. Save your money if you are purchasing for the AT. He has had good cell service so far and there are lots of other hikers around. This is just a waste of money I dont have time to deal with.

Ive used to climb Aconcagua and everything was perfect

I have been a spot customer for years. But have always been frustrated by the poor coverage outside the US and their surprise charges and hidden fees. So I canceled my service and purchased the inReach mini.

inReach Mini makes it easy to send and receive text messages while in the cockpit

Item was great as expected!

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Very small. Easy to use

So far it is a $350 doorstop. Tried to activate only to get the screens above. Won’t be using it on the trip this weekend. Activation site, email, phone, and chat service all down. Business continuity plans are not impressive and rumors on the internet indicate they are experiencing a ransomware attack that started July 23.