Brandon Widder is a senior editor overseeing deals, gift guides, and commerce. He spent six years spearheading buying guides and consumer tech coverage at Digital Trends. REI’s annual Anniversary Sale doesn’t start until March 15th , but that hasn’t stopped Garmin from rolling out discounts on a range of devices — including its InReach Mini satellite communicators. Right now, for instance, you can grab the Mini 2 at Amazon , REI , and Garmin for $249.99 ($150 off) or the Mini 3 for $399.99 ($50 off) through the same retailers ( Amazon , REI , and Garmin ). That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on the newer InReach model, which launched in late December. As someone who has used both the Mini 2 and Mini 3 in the backcountry, I’m a big fan of dedicated satellite communicators over smartphones, even those with support for satellite SOS and messaging.…