I'm interested in getting a few Meshtastic devices to stay in touch and coordinate with friends if needed. I don't know much about the protocol and was hoping to hear advice on where to get started and any other recommendations. Would also love to hear personal stories or views on Meshtastic versus Meshcore.
Some friends and I picked up a few Heltec V2 and V3 nodes with Meshtastic on them. Thanks for the recommendations.
There's a bit of a learning curve, but I'm glad we are figuring that out early. My hope is that each of our local friends have a mesh device in their household and some experience with how to use it.

@docpop I've got a heltec v3, but I've been thinking I might look for an outdoor-friendly enclosure I could mount high up on my fire escape.

Which mode are you running?

@tedward I'm using a Heltec V3 LoRa 32. It's in our kitchen (first floor and in indoors) and working well. Lots of nearby nodes.