Ships within Canada only to locations reachable by ground transportation. Internal GPS handles basic navigation and sends location data with each message, letting your followers track your adventures. A dedicated SOS button lets you call for help, no matter where you are. With a dustproof, water-resistant housing and up to a full year of battery life, the inReach Mini is ready to tackle any adventure you can imagine. Indicates the degree of protection against liquid.
Rechargeable lights give you hassle-free recharging with almost any power source. An electronic compass allows the user to view their heading in situations where they are either standing still or moving too slowly for the GPS to detect. A basic set of map data that is included with the GPS. Basemap detail may vary from unit to unit.
Barometer function helps forecast weather trends. An altimeter can provide one line of position for location on a topo map, useful if the GPS isn't working. Allows you to send a 'check-in' message to let people know you are safe.
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Description Show Description. Housing is water-resistant and dustproof with an easy-to-read display. Messages are buffered for up to a day. Your plan determines how many you can send and how detailed they are. Stores customized and quick-response text messages for anticipated situations. They are the entity that will facilitate your rescue. Read this. When you set up your account you can fill in some information about yourself gender, age, emergency notes to help GEOS access the situation.
You can also trigger an SOS from the Earthmate app more later. GEOS recommends keeping your details up to date on the Garmin Explore website so that they can best access your situation.
I make it a habit to update before every hike with my itinerary including link to website post, GPX link, etc. GEOS contacts local emergency services and messages you back with a confirmation that help is on the way. If there is a medical emergency, the GEOS team can advise on treatment.
They stay in regular contact with you until first responders reach you. Even if you are relatively close to civilization, rescues can take a minimum of a few hours, usually more. So having a dialog with the rescue center can be reassuring. A cool feature of the Mini is that you can also message others while your SOS is in progress.
So you can tell your family that rescuers are on the way, etc. Over 2, rescues have been performed from inReach devices, and you can read about them on the Garmin blog.
Do you need it? Some areas cover the cost of search and rescue as part of their public service budget, and others can charge you for it. For the price it seems like a no-brainer.
You can read the fine print here. To get either insurance, you just click on a checkbox on your online account page. Both insurances are totally optional. In order to fully realize the potential of the inReach Mini, you need to pair it with a smartphone using the Garmin Earthmate app for iPhones and Android phones. Pairing it with a smartphone:. I have used the phone often to type custom messages in, in which case I turn on Bluetooth, do my messaging, and get out.
Pairing the inReach Mini with your phone is simple, just follow the instructions on the Mini device. You can also sync your device using Garmin Express. The inReach Mini has an onboard GPS receiver, and from that, you can perform some basic navigation features. It really needs to be paired with the Earthmate app to do anything meaningful though. Waypoints that you specify on the Earthmate app or inReach online dashboard will also sync with the device. So if you mark a waypoint at the end of a trail, the navigation will always give you the direct path there, even though the trail may twist and turn.
Following routes is similar to following waypoints. In fact, a route in the inReach world is simply a series of waypoints. The inReach Mini is much more basic. Also note that the inReach Mini does not sync with Garmin Connect or Garmin Basecamp , and any courses you plan there will not work on the Mini unless you export and import them into the inReach dashboard.
The compass is not a magnetic compass, but simply a display that indicates your direction of travel based on consecutive GPS fixes. Tracking is a handy feature where the unit sends out positions at regular intervals and plots them on a map for family and friends to see. You can minimize the battery drain of tracking by changing the send interval in the settings. The choices you have are: 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 2 hr, 4 hr. The default is 10 minutes.
Tracking is a neat way for people to follow you in a detailed manner, but for me it seems like overkill. You can simply turn the unit on and off, send free preset messages to check in with your position, check for new texts, and then turn it back off.
For such a small unit, the battery life is good on the inReach Mini, and you can tell that the Garmin engineers put a lot of thought into making the Mini efficient and giving the user options to extend the battery life. After testing the Mini for a while, I found that no one feature really killed he battery quickly.
As you would expect, sending lots of messages, getting weather reports, and tracking drained it quicker than not. One last tip: if you have the mini hooked up to an external power source and you disconnect it, the Mini will automatically power off once unplugged. If you want to keep it on after charging, make sure you turn it on again. Overall, I really love the inReach Mini and use it on every hike.
I like it better than the inReach Explorer , but again, that might be a better choice for you. The inReach Mini comes in two colors, black and orange. Please use one of the links below to buy your Mini. I get a small commission that helps offset the website costs, and it costs you nothing. A little pricey, but great peace of mind… For me and wife.
Worked flawlessly. Battery was great. You can clip the included carabiner to the Mini and then clip it to your gear or pack. You can also run a lanyard through the loop. You can also use the included hex wrench to put the spine connector on the back of the unit, which allows you to hook the Mini to an optional spine-mount belt clip or backpack mount.
I just keep it simple and put it in a pocket on my backpack. If you need to top up the battery on the trail, any portable charging option will work. The unit charges with a micro-USB cable, which is standard for chargers. I get a lot of questions from readers in regards to some 1-star reviews that people leave. So let me share my thoughts on the specifics. You are trying to send a receive a signal hundreds of miles to a smallish piece of metal flying through outer space.
Is this device perfect? Far from it. Can it save your butt in the backcountry for a few hundred bucks? For sure. Here are the highlights:. There are a few two-way satellite communicator options out there, and I tested most of them. Whether the inReach Explorer or inReach Mini is right for you is your call. I planned to test both and keep the one I thought was best. I found the Inreach Mini to be far superior. I used to be a big Spot fan when I got my first satellite beacon back in But over the years the company went downhill a bit, as did the devices.
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