Garmin inReach® Mini 2, Satellite Communicator, Black

The inReach Mini 2 sends and receives text messages over satellite, shares your location for tracking, and has an interactive SOS that lets you write back and forth with the response team. Paired with the Garmin Messenger or Explore app, your phone gives it a full keyboard and maps, and TracBack routes you back along the way you came.

Garmin rates the battery at up to 14 days with a location sent every 10 minutes under open sky (about 4 days under moderate tree cover) and up to 30 days at a 30-minute interval. It weighs 100 g, charges over USB-C and is IPX7 rated. It suits anyone who walks, rides or sails past cell coverage; Garmin now lists it among its previous models.

Worth knowing Messaging and SOS need an active Garmin inReach satellite subscription, an extra cost on top of the device. Some countries restrict satellite communicators.