Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - InReach GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Red/Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(729 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 729 reviews
5 Stars
413
4 Stars
134
3 Stars
77
2 Stars
47
1 Star
58
Customer Reviews for Garmin - InReach GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Red/Black
Customer Rating
4
on March 4, 2021
Posted by: Zachary H
from Rawlins, WY, US
Great easy to use product, only downside so far is that I am unable to pair this device with more than one phone (at different times)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing product
on March 3, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
I bought the unit to support my daughter's journey to Nepal and the high mountains.
We kept track of her voyage throughout her trip. We communicated with her on a daily basis. After her safe return I'm using yhe tracker in my sailing yacht. It's simple to operate and easy to carry around. It's a majestic piece of art.
We kept track of her voyage throughout her trip. We communicated with her on a daily basis. After her safe return I'm using yhe tracker in my sailing yacht. It's simple to operate and easy to carry around. It's a majestic piece of art.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, March 3, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Hard to figure out how to use it.
on February 25, 2021
Posted by: Russell
I keep looking at videos and still can’t figure out how to have friends and family follow me.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, February 26, 2021
Thank you for your review and your experience with the inReach Mini. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Simple and Useful
on February 23, 2021
Posted by: Tom Irvine
I've only had this a few days, trying it out on short hikes near home. I don't have a smartphone. I can say that it was easy to set up and use. I mainly bought it for some peace-of-mind for my wife while I'm off on solo adventures, but it has a few useful functions that can be appreciated on an everyday hike. It can give you a simple weather forecast, tell you your coordinates & how far you have travelled, and provide you with an on-line map of your whereabouts and route, which can be seen by your chosen contacts (or yourself when you get back home).
It is a comfort to know that I will have this resource along when I am in more remote settings where small accidents can be a big deal.
It is a comfort to know that I will have this resource along when I am in more remote settings where small accidents can be a big deal.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, February 26, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent little device
on February 23, 2021
Posted by: Cameron H
Used this for a 20 high route walk and it was perfect.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Life saver and marriage saver
on February 21, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
Living in the mountains, one is often away from cell service, whether it is a bike ride, hike, backcountry skiing, or pretty much any outdoor sport. The Mini keeps you connected, is tiny, and the phone app is super intuitive. While one hopes to never deploy the SOS mode, the ability to communicate if plans change, if one is running late, etc., has saved me from many otherwise unhappy situations.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Features
on February 16, 2021
Posted by: UltrarunnerFelly
My husband surprised me with this since I do a lot of trail running in areas without cell phone service. This will give us both peace of mind while I’m out running.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, February 17, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Nice size, questionable ease of use
on February 16, 2021
Posted by: JHP01
I purchased the inReach(R) Mini to se while out on adventure rides (motorcycle) and mountain biking. I thought the setup process was a bit long and convoluted. Not a very user friendly experience. Why does the device need to be hooked up to a computer? I felt tis defeats the purpose of a single device to communicate.
My first test message appears to have been a total bust. I now need to go back into the wilds (an area with no cell reception) to test the Preset 1 message function. I sent the message from the inReach using the on-screen prompts. Turns out my contact never got that message. They did get a message when I forwarded my copy from my phone.
This is not an acceptable approach to wilderness communication. It seems you need to keep your phone handy so you can communicate with the inReach. Totally defeats the purpose.
Then to make matters worse - when we were 38 miles into our off-road motorcycle ride and I tried to pull up the map function - NOTHING! No map. Just coordinates. Fat lot of good that does. Thankfully we knew where we were and this was just a test run. Apparently even though the map for California was loaded at my home once I got into the wilderness Garmin (or Apple) decided the map should be in the cloud and no longer accessible on my device.
I do plan to keep the inReach Mini and invest more time in trying to figure it out.
Would be nice to be able to READ preset messages before sending. I knew PS1 was a safe message. My PS2 was about running late and PS3 come pick me up. As I build out more preset messages I will either need to bring a 3x5 card with all messages written down or find another mechanism to read the message before it is sent.
And again - using SEND directly from the inReach did not work.
I also sent a map location to my wife. Fortunately she saved it for me to view. USELESS!!!
Not a map at all. Just the coordinates. What is she supposed to do with that?
This is a very frustrating device and the application is of questionable use.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, February 17, 2021
Thank you for your review and your experience with the inReach Mini. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin