Sharing Garmin inReach?

[N.ID7803]

Is it possible to share or loan out your inReach? My brother in law is going on a shed hunt and wants to be able to check in with his prego wife. I have an an inReach Mini I was going to let him use, but not sure if it will work like I think it will. Let me know if anyone has any experience doing this.

 

[Tremain4414]

I did it last season, your brother will have to download the app and use your login info unless he wants to create and pay for his own account. My buddy and I shared mine last season though and it worked just fine. Make sure whoever is not using the device has to completely remove it from their Bluetooth settings in their phone though. It kept trying to connect to the last connected phone unless you completely remove it

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I've loaned mine to a buddy a couple of times with no issues. You may want to login to your account and temporarily change the emergency contact so that in the off chance he has to trigger an SOS dispatchers would call his wife instead of yours.

 

[CJ19]

Pretty sure if you have the insurance plan option it will not cover him. Furthermore, make sure you really like and the trust the guy bc if he needs to be sos rescued for some reason and has a 50k helicopter bill...you could be on the hook for it as well. Other than that. There is no reason he cant use it to stay touch or as a last ditch sos in life threaten circumstances.

 

[f16jack]

I used my InReach for helicopter extract from a wilderness elk hunt last September.

Concur with changing contact info if you loan it out.

The Garmin subscription is for the device. The subscription merely pays for someone at the other end to coordinate a rescue (for anyone) when the SOS button is pressed.
The cost of the rescue is unrelated to the SOS function of the Inreach.
If you have additional rescue coverage it is for you, whether it is Garmin's or Global Rescue or the like.

Cost of rescue is a function of the state you are rescued in. I was rescued in Wyoming, where all rescues are at no charge to the rescued individual. I learned that after I was rescued.
You can see my rescue on YouTube.
(I made this clip for the Teton Count SAR)

 

[isItFallYet]

I used my InReach for helicopter extract from a wilderness elk hunt last September.

Concur with changing contact info if you loan it out.

The Garmin subscription is for the device. The subscription merely pays for someone at the other end to coordinate a rescue (for anyone) when the SOS button is pressed.
The cost of the rescue is unrelated to the SOS function of the Inreach.
If you have additional rescue coverage it is for you, whether it is Garmin's or Global Rescue or the like.

Cost of rescue is a function of the state you are rescued in. I was rescued in Wyoming, where all rescues are at no charge to the rescued individual. I learned that after I was rescued.
You can see my rescue on YouTube.
(I made this clip for the Teton Count SAR)

cool video!

 

[f16jack]

cool video!

Thanks.

 

[cowdisciple]

Watch out for this with the newer devices (Messenger and Mini 2). You can still (kind of) share them, but to be connected to any other phone you have to delete the Messenger app from yours, and the new phone has to install the app and do a two-step text verification, so you can't change the connected phone without being in cell data service and deleting your own app.

It's frankly shit for sharing, and seems designed that way intentionally. And if you have a ported phone number that doesn't receive Garmin's 2FA text, you are absolutely shit out of luck. Ask me how I know.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

I would say have him spend 200-250 and buy one.
I held off for years because I’m a tight ass.
I cant even eat pizza and beer with my wife for 100.00.

 

[Blkhawk112]

I used my InReach for helicopter extract from a wilderness elk hunt last September.

Concur with changing contact info if you loan it out.

The Garmin subscription is for the device. The subscription merely pays for someone at the other end to coordinate a rescue (for anyone) when the SOS button is pressed.
The cost of the rescue is unrelated to the SOS function of the Inreach.
If you have additional rescue coverage it is for you, whether it is Garmin's or Global Rescue or the like.

Cost of rescue is a function of the state you are rescued in. I was rescued in Wyoming, where all rescues are at no charge to the rescued individual. I learned that after I was rescued.
You can see my rescue on YouTube.
(I made this clip for the Teton Count SAR)

Looks like it was worth the money. That is good info about the rescue being no cost!