Garmin
2 guides tagged Garmin
Buyer's Guide
The Best GPS Watches for Hiking (2026)
The best GPS watch for hiking is the Garmin fenix 8: the full-map, weeks-of-battery flagship the rest of the category is measured against. Around it we ranked the field by what each tier of money actually buys, from the $199 COROS Pace 3 to the $1,300 fenix 8 Pro, through the value-play epix Pro, the rugged Instinct 3 Solar, and the flagships from Suunto and COROS.
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Buyer's Guide
The Best Satellite Communicators & PLBs (2026)
The best satellite communicator for most hikers is the Garmin inReach Mini 2, especially now that its street price has fallen to about $250. Around it we ranked the whole rescue-electronics shelf honestly: the current-gen Mini 3, the budget Messengers, the $149 ZOLEO, the $50 Motorola Defy, and the two no-subscription PLBs that answer a different question entirely.
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