considering Delorme InReach....

Just learned about this one from a friend. I was looking at the britek ceribus, but delorme seems to have made something better for alot less money. You guys probably have already heard of it but I think its worth it over the SPOT so long as the prices don't change. It has alot of mapping functions ala-delorme that I wouldn't want but they actually seem fairly good.

-a bit more then SPOT for the hardware and subscription.
-2way texting with your smart phone
-has stand alone buttons for preset texts, tracking breadcrumb and SOS


http://gpstracklog.com/2012/02/delor...id-review.html
http://www.panbo.com/archives/2012/0...h_an_ipad.html

-battery life isnt supposed to be too great compared to the SPOT
-Some reports of not getting txt replies.

I figure the 2 way txt feature is what sells this. If I was a hiker it wouldn't be that important but with 4x4 there are a lot more scenarios that dont involve calling in the cavalry.

that 2-way communication feature sounds good! Plus, when in a truck, lower battery life doesn't really matter as long as there is a 12v charger.

It dosnt have a charger unfortunaly, but battery drain is only a problem when using the constant tracker (bread crumb) feature. Reviews say 45-12 hours when tracking...not too good, but nothing I would use anyhow. Found this post that is kinda info overload but lots of questions answered. I think I have to bite on this before the next big trip

http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...communications

Sounds good, but after my current experience using Delorme map software, I have my reservations about buying anything from them.

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Originally Posted by troyboy162

It dosnt have a charger unfortunaly, but battery drain is only a problem when using the constant tracker (bread crumb) feature. Reviews say 45-12 hours when tracking...not too good, but nothing I would use anyhow. Found this post that is kinda info overload but lots of questions answered. I think I have to bite on this before the next big trip

http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...communications

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Oh, it just uses rechargeable (or normal) AA batteries.. battery life isn't much of a problem when you have a truck to carry spare batteries and such