Ratings & Reviews for Garmin Inreach Mini 2 Satellite Communicator

Warm, fuzzy

Greatly alleviates the angst spouse feels when I'm out of touch for extended periods of time on the trail. Also gives me one more option in case of emergency.

Worked well, compact, setup was easy did not get to test all the features yet unlike some of the similar devices I need two way messaging capabilities, went for the basic plan.

Battery life sucks

I'm unsure if I'm stupid and using this thing wrong or had stupidly high expectations. My other garmin devices have a battery life that lasts just about a week even when I am tracking activities. This thing lasted 3 days MAX. I ensured I wasn't draining the battery with activities or tracking, but it would still die. I found it to be fairly useless after multiple days in the backcountry

Not Ready Yet

Have not been able to get it to activate I’ll update after it is activated

The latest features are great and good safety

I've been using this product almost since it came out. I've used the SOS once as my boat was coming apart with high winds and ten foot seas, the response was immediate the conditions were too rough boat us and 60 miles off shore. When it first came out I had friends give me weather reports but the new version I can get weather anywhere in the world right now with 3 day forecast. The screen is still to small for me to read without glasses but in the beginning I had to find a really dark spot to r...

Easy to Use

Nice upgrade from my previous inReach product. Easier to use and works well with my cell phone.

Great product.

Took it to Alaska for a 10 day hunt and it worked great. I was able to send and receive messages via the app, get weather reports and best of all only had to recharge the battery once for the entire trip.

Safe Feeling

Bought this for a backpacking trip to West Virginia. The intent was to make my wife feel that I was safe and that I could communicate with her. It did that. However, there was a lot of time where it would not connect, saying I had to get to an open area. At times, that might be miles or very difficult to do. I just expected more although I understand the limitations.

Tuffff to navigate around the unit.

Really having a hard time navigating the unit itself!! Instructions unclear and unhelpful! I have been trying to learn how to use it, but for some reason I can’t seem to find an easy way to get the app to work with it mini.

Highly recommended

Awesome device. Not the simplest to use, but the learning curve isn’t too difficult. Worth every penny.

Not enough battery

I found that the battery doesn't last as long as expected. I feel I have to carry an extra battery when out for more than a day.

Great tool but has lots of costs.

I'm giving this 4 stars since the device seems to do it's job very well. But it's a high upfront cost and requires multiple subscriptions. I also feel that for all of the hikes I've done so far, it really wasn't needed, more of a nice to monitor your course. I also feel that the SOS button is nice but I'd be reluctant to ever use. Think possible cost impacts and starting some events that you might regret.

Essential Gear

Just used my Inreach Mini2 in the back country of the Wind River Range for 10 days of backpacking. I was waiting for important news from family so the message function helped keep me updated. I was glad for the security of the SOS feature knowing we were doing some really technical bouldering. The weather feature warned us of a starting wildfire nearby and let us know the smoke outlook. Totally worth the investment!

Great Rugged decice.

Ive used the mini2 for over a month. Overall its a pretty rugged backup nav and emergency contact device. I hike, backpack and kayak. I like the overall user interface. I think the messaging could be easier to navigate and send, feels like too many clicks to send a preset message. The nav/breadcrumb trail are nice. I do appreciate the tiered plans. I'm not going on expeditions so the basic plan works well so far. Battery life is really good too.

I bought it for the SOS feature.

I haven't used it much, but so far I love I love my Mini 2.

As expected!

The Inreach did exactly what we expected and it worked well being able to communicate when needed from the backcountry.

Needs more instructions

Used this for the first time in Maine’s 100 mile wilderness. The batttery ran down to 25% in two days. I charged it to 57% and by morning it was was dead. Another hiker told me later to turn it off at night, especially if staying in a shelter. I wish Garmin provided clearer and more detailed information and instructions on managing battery life. I thought the battery life was up to 14 days depending on tracking but I found no information on how to set tracking to maximize battery life.

Great product. Great value!

I've not had mine long but so far I love it. I live in an area and cell service is spotty. It was easy to use right from the start. I have had no issues letting my family know where I am and how I'm doing.

Very happy with the Mini 2

I bought this for fishing offshore and am very glad I made the decision to buy it. It gives me the ability to connect with friends and family to update them or let them know if my return time has changed. Definitely gives some piece of mind knowing I'm still a text away when outside of cell range. Sometimes there has been a little delay but nothing longer than advertised.

So far the inreach works great! I haven't had to use it much but I worked great when I did!