Buyer's Guide9 min read
Best Meshtastic Devices 2026: An Honest Comparison Guide
Six devices, honest trade-offs, and a straight answer for each type of user. No forum thread required.
Journal
OffGrid Blog — Meshtastic & Off-Grid Communication Guides
Practical writing on Meshtastic, LoRa mesh networking, and the hardware that keeps it usable in the field. Written by Shreyash Gupta — founder of OffGrid Devices and the builder behind OffGrid Beacon — for hikers, preppers, event organizers, and the wider Meshtastic community.
What you’ll find here: device comparisons grounded in specs and field use, protocol explainers that resolve the recurring LoRa-vs-LoRaWAN-vs-Meshtastic confusion, and the running story of how Beacon hardware evolves from one revision to the next. No filler, no affiliate stack — just notes from people who carry the radios they ship.
New
Beacon 2 — the MagSafe mesh radio
Explainer8 min read
Meshtastic vs LoRaWAN: What They Actually Do (and Why You'd Pick One Over the Other)
LoRa is the radio. LoRaWAN and Meshtastic are two completely different networks built on top of it. Here's what separates them and how to pick the right one.
Story5 min read
Why OffGrid: the gear, the people, and what's coming next
OffGrid builds mesh radios for the moments when the towers aren't there. Here's how we started, what we ship today, and where we're going.