Garmin inreach 67i. Any comments

[AndLovingIt]

Getting ready to pick up a 67i for some hiking the wife is going to be doing in the west. Any comments good or bad? Something better? I want her to have something where she can get help if injured. Etc. GPS and mapping/directions/tracking.

 

[Duc]

I run a 700i and it functions great. Think the 67i is a little smaller in size, but not in function.

 

[padom]

Ive owned a 67i for a few years now and use it regularly. I pay for InReach and SOS to text from remote areas and love using Tracks. I also pay for their Outdoor Maps+.

Buy with confidence, its been great

 

[AndLovingIt]

Ive owned a 67i for a few years now and use it regularly. I pay for InReach and SOS to text from remote areas and love using Tracks. I also pay for their Outdoor Maps+.

Buy with confidence, its been great

Thank you to both of you

 

[KYAggie]

Ive owned a 67i for a few years now and use it regularly. I pay for InReach and SOS to text from remote areas and love using Tracks. I also pay for their Outdoor Maps+.

Buy with confidence, its been great

Are their maps worth the cost? Especially with a screen that small. I bought a 67i earlier this year and have been playing with it, but I’ve not used it on anything other than day hikes so far. I have OnX too. I drew a cow tag in unit 66A in Idaho for October, that’s where I plan to really use it.

 

[ma smith]

The critical feature of Garmin's in-reach is the 2-way text via sat-com.

Last week, there was a rescue on mt williamson (14'r), where an in-reach saved someone's ass. Woman had an open fx and needed high altitude resucue. Took over 24 hrs. to get her out on a .mil blackhawk.

Read the story...

Williamson rescue

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www.mountainproject.com

 

[Modoc]

I have the Mini and an Oregon. I’m considering upgrading to 67i or 700i and interested in people’s experiences too.

 

[powdahound76]

I carry one.

Makes the Mrs happy to get a text daily that I am safe.

On the off chance something bad happens (me or someone else) it could come in handy

 

[mkollman74]

Garmin devices rock... Which model depends on your use case. Every member of my family has one. Personally, I don't think the maps are worth it. The screens are fairly small. YMMV.

 

[BJames]

Used to run the 700, the wife got me the mini for a Father’s Day gift last year. I use that exclusively now. I was always bluetoothing to my phone and using the app on the big unit anyways, the app is a much easier interface. Now I clip the mini to my pack shoulder strap, or unclip and clip to my chest rig or a belt loop when the pack is off.

 

[AndLovingIt]

Thank all for the responses, now if I can just get @Euro.Connor to respond to an email. (not a call out, just a ping)