![]() ![]() It’s not important to some people, but I have found I appreciate having the maps, possibly more then having any other function on my satellite messengers. Granted, having a physical map with you is always a good idea in case you lose satellite service or power on your satellite messenger, but it’s great having the convenience of looking at your satellite messenger and be able to find your self on a topo map. One issue is that many times a trail will not show up on any map, but when you have a route created or a trail that shows up on your Garmin GPSMAP 66i, and all of a sudden an unknown trail shows up on your hike, you can easily figure you which direction you should go. What can I say, having topo maps on your satellite messenger may not be important to you, but after hundreds of outdoor adventures in Colorado, it has become important to me. The location sharing is great for friends and family that are back home, or for you adventure buddies with you in the mountains. The other thing that became really important in my last two fishing trips in Colorado with my Buddy Mike, from MikenRickOutdoors, was that we both needed our Garmin satellite messengers to find each other in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, in order to find the camp site, or find each other on the river, as we often split up once or twice during the day. It really helps my family feel more at ease when they know where I am in the mountains, and honestly, it helps me relax more knowing they would know where to start a search if I did not return home. Location sharing is extremely important, at least to me, and is only second to the SOS function. I originally thought my family would bother me too often when I was out on an outdoor adventure, with the 2-way messaging, however, that has not happened, so take a closer look at the two-way messaging and decide if you believe it will be important to you. There have been several times recently where this 2-way messaging became really important. I quickly learned that I really liked seeing my location on a topo map, plus communicating with friends and family at home and also others on my hiking team would become extremely important. I thought a 1-way satellite messenger, such as the SPOT Gen 4, would be all I wanted, and being able to send a message or a track once in a while would be plenty. When I started reviewing satellite messengers in 2019, I was under the false impression that I would never need or want a 2-way messenger. The more you can communicate, the better chance you have for a quick and positive outcome to your rescue. They may need more advanced life support personnel or possibly even a medical helicopter extraction, or it may only be basic life support. Having this powerful tool at my disposal helps to put me and my family at ease when I’m off on a Rocky Mountain adventure.Īnother great thing about the 66i is that you can communicate with the rescue team to let them know the exact nature and severity of your injuries so they can understand how better to respond to you. More Features than I Have Ever Seen on a Satellite Messengerįor me, one of the top things I want a satellite messenger for is to communicate with others, especially in a life-threatening emergency.Photo Realistic Maps (Without a Subscription).Global – Pole to Pole Satellite Coverage. ![]() Pre-Loaded TopoActive Maps of the U.S.Detailed Topo Maps (Without a Subscription).Location Sharing with Family and Friends. ![]()
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