Bivy Stick VS Garmin Inreach mini?? HELP

[Kwet239]

So Ive got a couple of hunt this year, I own a Business and while I love being away, there are a few things that if were to happen I really need to know about. So I’m really only using it for 2way text feature.

Looking for reviews or advice as to which one is the way to go.....

 

[dla]

Renting a satelite phone might be better. Texting is pretty limited. IMHO.

 

[FlyGuy]

Not familiar with the bivy stick, but I’m very happy with my InReach.


You can’t cheat the mountain

 

[11boo]

Bivy is new, and there is some other new offering I can’t remember. Both are too new to trust in my opinion. They are cheaper than an inreach for sure. I just ordered an inreach mini, so you probably know my opinion.

google up bivy, there is a decent test of all the sat texters. Spoiler alert, Garmin was the favorite.

Zoleo was the other one.

 

[Roosterstraw]

Anyone try the bivy stick yet? Plans are much cheaper than Garmin. Hoping someone can give a review on how it performs. They now have the SOS feature.

Bivy Stick:
Plus- 100 credits $40/month
Unlimited- unlimited credits $50/month

Garmin:
Recreation- 40 credits $35/month
Expedition- unlimited credits $65/month

 

[muddydogs]

Be careful with your generalization of pricing.

Garmin Recreation plan 40 is 40 text messages, unlimited 10 minute tracking interval and unlimited preset messages for $35

Bivy stick credits are used for most functions. 1 text is a credit, 1 hour of tracking is a credit, so depending on what your doing the price may be comparable?

Bivy does roll over there credits so a guy could end up with a pile and they look like they have a dedicated cell number so contacting a Bivy user might be easier.

I'll wait a few years so others can work out the bugs before I do anything, for the last 8 years the Inreach has been helping to keep me and others I work with in contact.

 

[Mountainman7]

Very happy with my inreach