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Home is closer than you think with inReach® Mini 2. This compact satellite communicator adds peace of mind to your adventures without adding weight to your pack. (Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices). Stay in touch globally with two-way communication and interactive SOS capabilities (active satellite subscription required). TracBack® routing navigates you back to your starting point the same way you came — right on your device. You can also share your location with loved ones back home by using your MapShare page or with your coordinates embedded in your messages. The digital compass delivers accurate heading information, even when you’re not moving. Use the Garmin Explore app on a compatible smartphone to plan trips, access topographical maps, create waypoints and courses you can sync to your device, and more. Stay on adventures longer with up to 14 days of battery life in 10-minute tracking mode.
Compact, lightweight satellite communicator enables two-way messaging and interactive SOS globally (Active satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices.).Special Feature:Bluetooth.Water Resistant: Yes
Navigate back to where you started by using TracBack routing
Share your location with loved ones back home at any time (active satellite subscription required) by using your MapShare page or with your coordinates embedded in your messages
Get accurate heading information using the digital compass — even when you’re not moving
Sync with the Garmin Explore app and website on your compatible smartphone for trip planning and topographical mapping, and create waypoints, courses, activities and collections you can sync to your device
Pair with Garmin devices, such as wearables and handhelds, and use them to send and receive messages and trigger an SOS (active satellite subscription required)
Battery life: up to 14 days in 10-minute tracking mode
13 reviews for Garmin inReach Mini 2, Lightweight and Compact Satellite Communicator,
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Will Lennon –
So far it’s been great! Lightweight and superb connectivity.
I’ve had this inReach for over a month now and it’s done great! The battery lasts seemingly forever and it connects very quickly to the Iridium network. There is a lot of talk about how iPhones now have satellite SOS functionality but you are limited based on your location if it actually connects to local emergency services. It also doesn’t use the robust Iridium network like Garmin does.I use mine to keep in contact with my family when going into the mountains of Colorado with absolutely no issues. If you are going outdoors, buy an inReach mini. It will give you peace of mind and work flawlessly.
Mr.PoodlePants –
Works great
Easy to use. Cheaper than a sat phone.
Tom Martin –
Works great!
Very pleased with this. I use it during outdoor excursions in remote areas without cell phone coverage. It works very well and is durable. I like being able to pair it with my cell phone with the Garmin messenger app.
plun –
Works well. Easy link to app.
Easy to send messages using its app. Message includes location map.
welder314 –
Overpriced, slow
This is old-school performance on high-tech equipment. I bought this for outdoor adventures in areas that have no cell coverage. It is functional, but you have to imagine that you are living in the 20th century to meet performance expectiations.First, the setup and activation took nearly 2 days. Yes, 2 days. I set up my account, put the InReach outdoors with full view of the sky, and then waited… and waited… finally after numerous power cycles, and more waiting, it activated. The instructions said that the long activation time is not an indication of normal performance. Yeah, right.Then I went camping in a remote area for a week. I sent a preset message, had InReach in full view of the sky, sitting on a small table. I waited… finally the message showed as Sent after 20 minutes. Not impressed. Other messages took anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes to send; judging the replies was more difficult, but the quickest reply from a friend was about 30 minutes (this could have been due to the friend taking time to respond). Despite the slow performance, it never failed to send or receive a message.The subscription plans have Gotchas that are not advertised. The Freedom plan, aka “pay as you go” does not offer much Freedom. First, you have to pay $35 for each year you use the plan; so if you only use it one month every year, then it isn’t $15, it’s $50. And, contrary to what’s advertised on the Garmin site, you DO get charged for the months that you do NOT use it (as of June 2022), I believe $5/mo. For those reasons, I just did the Annual plan. The short of it: For ONE month, you pay $105 over the course of a year – that’s $105 for ONE MONTH of usage. For the Annual plan, you pay $178 over the year, which is $14.86 per month.For the type and amount of service you get, InReach can seem like a total rip-off. You need to decide for yourself if having ‘service anywhere’ justifies the cost. For me, it is, and it fits my budget.There are a few strong points of the Garmin InReach2 over other platforms. First, it is small. I mean tiny. It’s easy to pack and carry, and you do not need anything else – no phone pairing required. Battery life is good, and it uses a built-in rechargeble battery. The phone app is decent, and you don’t need service / internet to use it or pair it. Of course you need to have already downloaded the app, but that’s obvious. The screen is small but easy to read, unless you have poor eye sight. Still, let’s say you are older or farsighted and lose your reading glasses, the SOS button can be found and operated by feel, so there’s always that.Some downsides: Preset messages require setup on a computer via the InReach portal. The rechargeable battery means that you can’t use common batteries in a pinch, like AAAs or similar; and you need to have access to a USB-C charger.Complaints aside, if I knew all this before I bought it, I probably would have still bought it, mostly because I’m an electronics nerd.
Dana J. –
Best Back Country Tool I’ve bought in Years….
Been using this now for a while. Takes a little practice to understand the working side of this linked o my cell phone. Nothing more than expected for this technology. This is a great tool for anyone spending time in the back country. First, gives you comfort knowing you can send a message to let people know your status. With back country hunting, it has been the best tool to carry in years. When someone needs help to pack something out, you get the message and exact coordinates of where they are at.. Have done many late night trips in the dark to help with packing back to camp – all started with a message from this device, and then using that to hike directly to the individual..
dig conway –
Rugged and small.
I carried it daily in the Idaho mountains in 2024. Battery life was good for several days. Paired it with the phone app. The subscription plans need time to understand which might be best to use. The messages sent are delayed. I always included a modified texted time stamp so the recipient would know the actual time I hit the send button. There is an alert tone when receiving a message. I am satisfied with the purchase.
Brian –
Garmin is Garbage
Update: Garmin just recently updated the explorer maps app and completely ruined it. They removed USGS maps and made it really weird and junky to download maps. Plus added in some stupid subscription to get premium apps. Get another example of corporate America’s extreme greed. As if buying the device and paying for a monthly fee to use the device is not enough they want to also charge for maps too. There is no end to the greed. I wish I hadn’t about this device. I’ve been using an inreach device for a decade.——I’ve used an In reach for years when they were owned by Delorme and I buy this and the day I get it to transfer my service its unavailable for 24 hours. What If someone was replacing this product right before a trip …. then can’t use it because your maintenance starts in the afternoon and goes for a FULL DAY! What a dumpster fire unreliable POS company.48 hours later still can’t register and customer support can’t tell me when. They also screamed at me because I said I need to know when this will be resolved. No care about reliability. If you look at their registration up time over the last two years it’s embarrassing. My first “Garmin” product too.They also lie on their uptime status page as this two day outage doesn’t show up!! Completely dishonest company. Don’t trust your life with this garbage service
Michael Birch –
I’m an avid adventurer, hiker, skier, and outdoors person, and this Garmin is exceptional product to provide me with maps, trails, communication to my family and friends when there is no cell coverage, and SOS help. It’s lightweight and compact, and is meant to be used in conjunction with a smart phone. However, even if my phone is not working, the Garmin has a very long battery life, and can be used by itself for sending messages and viewing maps. I highly recommend this product, however a monthly subscription is required to use most of the functions on this systems, however the monthly amount is nomimal, eg: $14 per month, which can turned on and off.
KSM.Canada –
Itâs a Garmin. Nuff said. Got it for back country camping and hiking when we lose cell service
JM –
Tal como se anuncia. Llego rápido y en buen estado. Solo recuerden que al activarlo hay que comprarle una suscripción mensual o anual que ronda los 20-40usd mensuales para poder utilizar el GPS y los mensajes satelitales.
Jolio –
Super qualité Garmin, par contre trop contraignant à l’usage.Il vous faudra les applications suivantes pour le faire fonctionner : Garmin Connect pour la gestion de votre compte, Garmin Explore pour vos tracés (rando), Garmin Messenger pour les messages. Il vous faudra ensuite débourser près de70⬠pour la mise en service et le premier abonnement et si vous annulez votre abonnement (si votre pratique est irrégulière), il vous en coutera à nouveau 70â¬.Par ailleurs le site Garmin Explore est particulièrement lent et ne bourré de bugs, par ailleurs il semble que mes tracés récupérés sur une autre appli, ne peuvent être envoyé sur l’appareil…Dommage
Chris Elkins –
The inreach mini 2 is an essential piece of my expedition kit. Once set up and subscribed to, itâs great for tracking waypoint and sharing back to family and friends. The option the send and receive messages is great too!