How to use the Garmin inReach Mini 2 without a smartphone

[@alexroseinnes]

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]

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]

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?

[@tbmmoe]

I must be one of the few people in the world who don't own or carry a 'smart phone'. I do, however, have an InReach mini that I want to use in the wilderness, so this is perfect.

[@renitagriffin6998]

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

[@jason20341]

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

[@brhino1017]

Doesn't the Inreach require a subscription?

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

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]

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

[@fairwayfreunde]

so without a subscription its just a worthless device?

[@felixcat9318]

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.

[@mississippijohnfahey7175]

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

[@Oldwiseguy-59]

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

[@mississippijohnfahey7175]

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