I say this without exaggeration, this inReach Mini 2 is quite literally the best purchase I have ever made from a practical standpoint. I was in an emergency situation at the bottom of the Grand Canyon and was able to communicate with my family and emergency responders with literally no issues whatsoever. It also allowed my emergency contacts to track me and from what they've told me, the tracking is very intuitive from their end and from my end all I had to do was press a button and it started automatically. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this product. It is compact, works exactly as intended, has an incredible battery life, and quite literally resulted in my ability to singlehandedly and confidently hike back out of the Canyon completely alone.

Rugged and fits the GL backpack strap. We made it through the PA BDR!

Would need to pay a 40$ activation each time you buy a subscription even for the same device. It is not a one time fee, the 40$ fee needs to be paid everytime you resubscribe. Device works as intended.

Great pioneer equipment for tha backcountry and long tru hikes!

after backpacking for 2 days it died, I brought along a power pack which got wet and it discharged so I had no power. Maybe it would have lasted longer had I turned it off at nite but forgot. Expensive subscription and very short battery life. Think it's still good idea to have one of these.