Garmin inreach mini vs inreach explorer

[Kayl]

I have a Mini. It works well and charges very quickly with a solar panel. Paired with your phone, it is easy to send messages. Money well spent.

Which solar panel do you use?

 

[kcm2]

I don't know, something I found on Ebay relatively cheap. The mini does not use much power unless you are transmitting so the panel easily keeps it at 100%.

 

[mtwarden]

I've owned both; if you need a dedicated gps (ie you're not running one on your phone) get the Explorer; if you have dedicated gps already- get the Mini.

The Mini does everything the Explorer does, minus the mappable gps (it does however have gps capabilities, just no map)

 

[KRATOCT]

Wish you could get an explorer right now. I’d go with that. Looks like it’s down to the mini or a 66i unless a used explorer pops up