I've said it before, I'll say it again, and I'll tell you right to your face if our paths ever cross in the real world: I don't go into the woods or out on an adventure without my Garmin inReach. It is the most important piece of gear I own, as it's saved my life and can save yours, too.
I can understand for long-time RideApart readers that this line may be getting old, but I don't care. I'll say it until I'm blue in the face so long that someone out there hears it and remembers to pack one only to need it that day. It's like putting on underwear for any woodsy adventure. You just bring it.
I'm reminding you of this immutable need as Garmin's just released its annual inReach SOS report, i.e. a breakdown of how many inReach users needed help over the last year. And, like every year, it showed how necessary these little backcountry devices are, as the company's products saved a lot of people's lives last year.
