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Garmin inReach Messenger
$549.00
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If you’re venturing off the grid, this small, rugged SOS satellite communicator goes beyond the limits of cellular networks to keep friends and family in reach with two-way text messaging.
Features:
- Exchange text messages without cellular service.
- Pair with the Garmin Messenger™ smartphone app for group messaging and more.
- Trigger an interactive SOS message to Garmin Response?, a 24/7- staffed international coordination centre.
- Use the on-device display to confirm your message has been sent.
- Easily navigate back to your starting point with the TracBack® routing feature.
- Enjoy up to 28 days of battery life.
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
Two-Way Messaging
- Easily exchange text messages with loved ones via satellite or cellular networks using the Garmin Messenger™ app on your smartphone.
Seamless Connection
- Optimized inReach® messaging switches between your smartphone's cellular connection and the global Iridium® satellite network when you move beyond cellular coverage.
Group Messaging
- Send group messages conveniently using your smartphone and the Garmin Messenger app.
Interactive SOS Alerts
- Trigger an interactive SOS message to the 24/7-staffed Garmin Response centre for assistance during emergencies.
Location Sharing
- Share your location anytime via your MapShare™ page or with GPS coordinates embedded in your messages.
On-Device Display
- Check sent messages, read responses, or send texts directly on the device’s display — even if your phone battery dies.
Stay Connected
- Check-in Messages: Send preset check-ins that don’t count against your text message limit.
- Sync Contacts: Easily access contacts through the Garmin Messenger app on your smartphone.
- Remote Control: Send texts or trigger SOS messages using select compatible Garmin products.
Navigate Confidently
- InReach Weather: Get destination-specific weather reports.
- TracBack® Routing: Navigate back to your starting point along the same route you took.
Built for the Backcountry
- Rugged Design: Tough, impact-resistant, and water-rated to IPX7 for durability in harsh conditions.
- Safety Charging: Use the device’s battery to recharge your phone in an emergency.
- Long Battery Life: Enjoy up to 28 days of battery life in 10- minute tracking mode.
Specifications:
- Lens Material: Chemically strengthened glass
- Dimensions: 3.1" x 2.5" x 0.9" (7.8 x 6.4 x 2.3 cm)
- Weight: 4 oz (113.9 g)
- Water Rating: IPX7
- Display:
- Type: Sunlight-readable, monochrome, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- Size: 1" x 0.43" (2.53 x 1.1 cm); 1.08" diagonal (2.74 cm)
- Resolution: 160 x 68 pixels
- Battery
- Type: Rechargeable internal lithium-ion
- Battery Life:
- Up to 28 days: Message or location sent every 10 minutes with full sky view; up to 14 days with moderate tree cover.
- Up to 6 days: Message or location sent every 2 minutes with full sky view; up to 3 days with moderate tree cover.
- Up to 46 days: Message or location sent every 30 minutes with full sky view; up to 23 days with moderate tree cover.
- Up to 1 year: When powered off.
- Interface: USB-C
Shipping Once your payment has been confirmed, we make every effort to get your items to you as quickly as possible.
Our items are shipped from our Auckland-based storage facility or our shop, so please allow between 2-4 business days if you are in an urban area, and a little bit longer if you are a rural address.
We use NZCouriers and CourierPost as our shipping companies.
They cannot deliver to PO Boxes, and items must be signed for. If delivering to a company address, please ensure the company name is included in the address details. Please note: items purchased after 2.00pm may not be dispatched until the following business day.
Weekends and all public holidays are not classed as business days. Items purchased on non-business days will be processed on the first available business day.
If you are not 100% happy with your purchase, you can return it within 14 days of receipt for either an exchange, store credit or full refund of the price paid (less any shipping costs). Please adhere to the following conditions for returning your item:
- Items must be in new and saleable condition, with original packaging, labels, tags and all accessories intact
- Product packaging must be wrapped / protected before shipping to avoid damage. Do not stick anything to product packaging
- Items must be undamaged and unused
- Items must be returned freight paid (for your security, we recommend you use a courier that requires signature delivery)
- A note explaining the reason for return/exchange request and your contact details is sent with the item If you have any concerns about your return meeting these conditions, please contact us before sending, thereby avoiding unnecessary courier costs. Exchange Procedure If your original order qualified for freight free delivery, any additional exchanges on the same order will incur a freight charge.
Refund Policy Due to security measures, refunds will be processed back to the credit card or bank account used for the original payment. Refunds will be processed within 5 business days of receipt of the returned item. If an item needs to be returned due to a defect or warranty issue, please make contact with us and we will endeavour to sort it out for you.