In Reach?

[Hoss50]

Quick question.

What is the best value or option for an In Reach satelite type device? I probably should invest in 1, and since I am doing my first solo type hunt with my youngish type kids this weekend I probably should do it now. 

Garmin InReach Mini 2? 

[AzDiamondHeat]

i like the mini2  personally. i like having separate gps, phone etc.   the mini syncs with your phone for easy texting etc. weighs nothing and has a long battery life.  

have thought about upgrading to the all in one but just cant get myself to do it. 

mine is primarily for emergencies but i do use it for simple communications as well. and messages between other inreach users are free.  

[Northern Pintail]

Look at the zeleo or something like that.  Better price 

[bigorange]

1 hour ago, AzDiamondHeat said:

i like the mini2  personally. i like having separate gps, phone etc.   the mini syncs with your phone for easy texting etc. weighs nothing and has a long battery life.  

have thought about upgrading to the all in one but just cant get myself to do it. 

mine is primarily for emergencies but i do use it for simple communications as well. and messages between other inreach users are free.  

+1 on this. 

[Couzer]

I carried the mini inreach and it was good to go like the others say. It will cost you about a $35 activation fee then like $13 a month for the cheapest plan when I had it. The text messaging is nice, especially when its linked through your phone. I have since sold it and now have a iPhone 14 as a secondary phone along with my android. The iPhone has the SOS built into it, I have not tried it yet. Down fall with the iPhone, no satellite text.

[HuntHarder]

In reach here as well. Usually activate it August thru February.   Satellite texting is pretty awesome and relatively inexpensive.  

[CouesFanatic]

Also have the Inreach mini with no problems. Zoleo is cheaper.

[JiminAZ]

The garmin mini is slick.  Have been using one for a couple of years for hunting, ATV, fishing, etc.  Works as advertised and is so nice and small/convenient to keep with your gear.

I am not tempted by the all in one GPS with inreach as I use OnX for almost all of what I used to use a GPS for.

[Hoss50]

I ended up with a Garmin Mini 2. Seems good so far. I used it several times this weekend to check in with my wife when I was out of cell range.

[Arizona Wanderings]

I've been running a zoleo and been extremely happy with it. Price point and service is cheaper.

Ben

[bojangles]

Anyone use the new iPhone for gps?  Supposedly has sat options.

[JiminAZ]

I download maps and run OnX in offline mode on my iphone with the cell service turned off.  Haven't used a dedicated GPS in years.

[trphyhntr]

What wilderness were you hunting in OP? 

[PRDATR]

On 5/8/2023 at 2:23 PM, bojangles said:

Anyone use the new iPhone for gps?  Supposedly has sat options.

I have heard that but don't know if the actual service has been rolled out and implemented yet?

[Curtis Reed]

Zoleo user here. Worked great last fall on week long southern coues hunt.