Posted by: Cabana76
Posted by: stinky_dan
that's a great piece of kit - so the garmin connects to the live updating outside of cell reception? For bigger backcountry trips I was looking at renting a trillium or picking up a Spot device but it would be great to get a one stop device that continually updates
If it's using the Garmin app I'm guessing the live tracking will not work without cell coverage.
If you really want safety in the middle of nowhere you want a satellite device like SPOT or Inreach
Correct! It only updates the tracking when in cell phone range, but I find that it works well on the shore and other places I ride because if you're in a cell phone shadow, it's not that big and it likely won't last long. Then it'll update the entire track.
So if you go missing the webpage will be about correct and they will likely know which trail you were last on.
If you're in the true back country without cell coverage, InReach seems to be the way to go. I felt I didn't quite need that and I liked the GPS functionality of the Garmins much more