How to use the Garmin inReach Mini 2 without a smartphone

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  • Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
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  • @alexroseinnes
    @alexroseinnes 2 роки тому +5

    Thanks for the video. Would love a video on time in the backcountry without smartphones. Using paper maps plus the InReach and just bring a dumbphone for calls when you get signal.

  • @RetrieverTrainingAlone
    @RetrieverTrainingAlone 2 роки тому +2

    I'm old school up here in Alaska...been using the original DeLorme InReach Explorer with the 3 preset messages. Once nice thing is long battery life...after 2 weeks of use my InReach Explorer still has battery life of over 80%. I use a smart phone and GaiGPS for waypoints, navigation, etc. but use the InReach Explorer for sending text messages independent of a smartphone.

  • @BlackdogADV
    @BlackdogADV 10 місяців тому

    This video was a big help! I’m an Adventure Motorcyclist, I’ve ridden from Tuktoyaktuk/Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean to Ushuaia Argentina using a Spot locator. I just got an Inreach mini 2 that I’m warming up to. One question is how do I mark home or base camp? Do I just mark it as a waypoint?

  • @jason20341
    @jason20341 Рік тому

    My interface looks different on my inreach mini? I like yours better.

  • @renitagriffin6998
    @renitagriffin6998 5 місяців тому

    can you type out a message from the unit itself (not preset msg)??

  • @felixcat9318
    @felixcat9318 2 роки тому

    The Garmin InReach Mini 2 is really quite phenomenal for such a lightweight and compact device with a good battery life.
    The investment in purchasing and subscription is relatively inexpensive in relation to what it offers.
    I prefer to have my phone switched off whilst out and this looks to be very usable without pairing it up.

  • @brhino1017
    @brhino1017 2 роки тому +2

    Doesn't the Inreach require a subscription?

    • @RetrieverTrainingAlone
      @RetrieverTrainingAlone 2 роки тому +1

      Yes for me it is $12 a month which is worth it as I carry a InReach Explorer every day up here in Alaska.

    • @brhino1017
      @brhino1017 2 роки тому +1

      @@RetrieverTrainingAlone Alaska yes! Lower 48....not so much.

  • @mississippijohnfahey7175
    @mississippijohnfahey7175 2 місяці тому

    It's sad how terrible the phone app is, and how Garmin won't support their customers' problems. Make their money off people's safety, but don't give a damn when it craps out

  • @Seektruth-59
    @Seektruth-59 2 роки тому

    First thing is to show people where buttons are and which ones are being pressed, no idea from the video.

    • @mississippijohnfahey7175
      @mississippijohnfahey7175 2 місяці тому

      There's only up, down, ok, and back... You never played video games did you 😂