I've often opined about my love and adoration for one piece of backcountry gear that I don't ever leave home without: a Garmin inReach. Whether I'm out for a rip on a snowmobile, dirt bike, or side-by-side, or chasing critters around the country, there's always an inReach in my loadout.
And over the years, I've used the brand's inReach Messenger, GPS Maps, and even the new fenix 8 watch to report back to my wife that either I'm all good or, well, that I'm most absolutely not. But the one device I've come back to almost every single time after testing all the new hotness is my inReach Mini 2, as it's just the perfect size and companion for what I want to do, and the escapades I get up to.
That inReach Mini 2, however, is getting long in the tooth in the technology world, having debuted a number of years ago. The world has moved on, but the call of the backcountry hasn't, and neither has everyone's love for the compact nature of the Mini 2, which is why Garmin's just given the device a whole new makeover, including adding new features available on the bigger devices, a color screen, and a way better battery.
