I've been a big fan of the inReach for a few years. I first rented an inReach SE when I took my 6-year old out backpacking. I bought an inReach Explorer the next year, and it gives my wife considerable peace of mind to track our location and know we can contact her and authorities if we get into a bind. The 2-way messaging has also been very useful for us as we've done some off-trail trips and have had plan changes due to weather, etc... Over the three years I've showed it to many other hikers/backpackers, and they've all been impressed.
I have found the tracking to be very accurate. I even used it last summer to navigate a series of unmarked forest roads out of the national forest when I was driving out of cell range to get back home.
The variety of subscription plans has also been a plus, as I typically only get out for 2-3 trips each year in a 2 or so month span, though I'm considering taking it out for long day hikes now as well.
