OzzyDave
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Very sad. The family will have closure at least.
Be safe out there guys.
Be safe out there guys.
S. Dakota Hunter's Body Found
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Sad for the family. Inreach is now a staple for me, it goes everywhere.
I did a call that inreach was used to report a hiker that fell and broke her femur. By the time we got to her she was she was seriously hypotensive and going into shock. We where able to provide treatment, and she was able to be moved about a half mile and was airlifted out. That inreach call saved her life.
I did a call that inreach was used to report a hiker that fell and broke her femur. By the time we got to her she was she was seriously hypotensive and going into shock. We where able to provide treatment, and she was able to be moved about a half mile and was airlifted out. That inreach call saved her life.
Roughly submerged in 3' of water for 30 minutes - that is their test protocol, I believe.
Closest I've come is a dunk and brief current flush while attempting to cross a little too fast of a moving stream.
Mine is typically attached to one side of my bino harness.
River plunge and all elements, rain, etc... It works as good as the day I bought it however, I have the delorme version InReach. I don't know if there is a difference.
Closest I've come is a dunk and brief current flush while attempting to cross a little too fast of a moving stream.
Mine is typically attached to one side of my bino harness.
River plunge and all elements, rain, etc... It works as good as the day I bought it however, I have the delorme version InReach. I don't know if there is a difference.
I double up on ziplock bags. If I break that thing it will be because I go ass over teakettle down the side of a hill, not water.
fwiw if I had to do over, I would get the mini. The only time I look at my actual inReach is to check the battery otherwise it’s in an outer pouch on my pack.
Sad deal for that guy and his family.
LopeHunter
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I am getting either the mini or the full size. I will be in wilderness for a week where the weather has the potential to isolate you for several days. The full-size can access weather reports though also weighs more. I will decide by August. Do you use the weather function?
theat
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I was on a whitewater rafting trip a couple weekends ago. A friend of mine had his Inreach attached to his life jacket. He ended up in the river for about a minute with the Inreach completely submerged the whole time. I was impressed that it seemed to have not taken on any water and was still fully functional.
I haven’t had to use the weather function. That’s a good point that I didn’t even consider. Does the mini not have that function?
Awesome dunking!
JFish
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I have a mini and you can get weather. I use my phone and connect to the in reach. It has a very user friendly app. Regular weather reports costs 1 message, but a premium weather report costs an extra 1$ I believe.
thatsjet
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@jbogg Have you used the Zoleo much yet and have you used any others in the past to make a comparison? I have had Spot and now use an older InReach. I like it but don't use the GPS at all as I rely mostly on OnX for that. Interested to hear your opinion on how well it's actually worked in the field.
Full disclosure, I have not used another satellite communicator before. The Zoleo seems to work well. There has been once or twice that my text message to a contact was delayed, but I believe that was because I was under a very thick canopy of trees. Depending on where I am in the mountains, it can be very difficult to find any sort of sort of open area. For the money, I feel like it’s a pretty good value.
