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schweady
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02/02/2022 01:57PM  
Garmin has upgraded the Mini and named it inReach® Mini 2

Here's a review that compares its new features to the original Mini.

$50 more, for one thing.
 
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Savage Voyageur
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02/02/2022 06:11PM  
Yes I got this same email this morning. But there is more than one thing. Looks like three new things. Here is from the article. Better battery life, quicker connection times, and Garmin watch pairing make the inReach MINI 2 a more powerful tool for backcountry hunters and travelers.

1) better battery life is good, ether they updated the battery technology or circuitry so this is a good thing. Could be a life saving thing.

2) quicker connection time is good, software, internal chips, satellites who knows, so this is a good thing. Might even be a better Helix antenna. Nobody complains that the response time is too fast. You want the information fast.

3) pairing with a Garmin watch, many ask what’s up with that? Probably more internal chips or circuits. I own the InReach Explorer + unit and also a Garmin Finix 6 watch. When I’m out in my kayak on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, the Mississippi River, or hiking in the Grand Canyon I can see on my watch exactly where I am with a moving GPS map. That’s a good thing too. Linking my watch and my InReach is a big bonus for me. So the smaller mini unit Now has the ability of actually showing you a moving gps map on your watch. Not great but better than nothing. And when I’m in my kayak I like to watch it to see where I’m at. I use the tracking so on my watch it is drawing a map to follow back to my truck. Another good thing.

I’d say if you are in the market and don’t want the bigger InReach unit, buy the new #2 mini.
 
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