BilalAhmad Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Hello everyone! Its been long...very long since I went on my first drive and It was amazing. I would love to carry on my off road journey. As its a Pro drive so I was hoping if I can tag along with someone if it's possible??? Hope to hear some good news 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahimdad Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 13 hours ago, skumar83 said: Am planning to leave around 6:00 pm and have dinner along the way and reach Liwa by around 10:00 pm. Setup the tent and get some good night sleep. Can't leave at 6pm. I'll make my way later if I decide to leave in the night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hAwX Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 hey guys, please let me know if there's an extra seat in any of the cars that are going. Never been to liwa and sadly no 4x4 either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow79 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) I hope you guys enjoy and have a safe trip while I enjoy my annual leave and enjoy the holidays Edited January 22, 2019 by shadow79 more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikumar Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 So currently the plan is that me and Emmanuel would be reaching near the meeting point on Thursday evening around 9-10 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 55 minutes ago, hAwX said: hey guys, please let me know if there's an extra seat in any of the cars that are going. Never been to liwa and sadly no 4x4 either As much as we love to take passengers on other offroad drives, but in Liwa it's different. Cars are usually packed with a lot of stuff for 2 days camping, extra fuel, survival, and recovery gears as Liwa is a very serious terrain. After accepting Bilal and Jalil as a passenger there are no more seats to spare, as overloaded cars can't perform in Liwa. 3 1 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rahimdad Posted January 27, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Trip Report: Wow. Amazing. Exciting. I just seem to run out of words. My best Liwa trip ever, well planned, well executed and the best 5 cars for the job. The excitement was so obvious that neither the people who decided to go to Liwa overnight and camp, nor the people who decided to sleep in their beds and drive to Liwa in the early morning hours got more than 3 hours sleep. As we started calling each other, everybody was wide awake and ready to take on Liwa. Everyone met on time, we filled our cars with Petrol and extra cans as well for emergency. We adjusted the fire wood into all the cars and set off. As we approached the area to enter we were awed by the size and formation of the dunes around us. @Gaurav bhai made the best decision to change the entry point from a more approachable dune. As we deflated and got the briefing for the first part of the day and what we need to concentrate on, we also set the convoy numbering which would be crucial in this area. With @Gaurav bhai in the lead, @EmVarlet in second lead, @Asif Hussain right in the middle, and @skumar83 and myself making way for the sweep duties. As we entered and played around for some time, we realized that portions of the dune were very soft and we needed to push our stock cars to get through the terrain. Playing on these dunes was absolutely amazing, but we needed to be cautious as some of these dunes formations were very different than the ones we are used too. The best part of this area is when we have to drive down steep tall dunes and the cracking of breaking the sands with your tires. I had missed this sound for a whole year. As we came close to Friday Prayer time we switched to plan B and drove on road to the Moreeb Hill. After reaching there we were told that they do not have Friday prayers in that area. After playing on the Moreeb hill for some time we settled down to have lunch. After a quick lunch and smiling faces we washed up, packed and headed to offer our Qasr prayers. This bought our journey part 1 to an end. Part 2 was also well planned and we headed from Moreeb to Arada. This was wonderfully planned to give us enough time to play in some of the most gorgeous dunes, find our way through some mazes with the help, patience and understanding of the best team ever and some tracks to cover time. We came across several challenges and the team stood up to take every challenge with a huge smile and enthusiasm. This area is not for everyone as both the formation of the dunes and some very soft patches makes it difficult to drive in this area. We even encountered the tire pressure raising by 4 PSI to make it difficult to climb, so we had to monitor our tire pressure constantly. We were almost through our second phase when I heard a strange sound from my car, it seemed my tire had popped. I came to a flat surface and inspected the tires but there was no pop-out, so what was making that sound? At this point I went back to inspecting my tires when I saw the driver's side from tire pushed back into the fender of my car. Luckily Jalil was at hand to take a quick look and announced that the Lower arm was bent. Now discussions started as to how we can get the car out of the desert, it was definitely not going anywhere on the night, and we were just about 5 kilometers away from the point we were supposed to camp at, so we decided to make that our camping spot. The first suggestion and plan of action was to remove the lower arm and pull it with @Gaurav bhai winch and @skumar83 car. As we tried our best and put the whole thing back in, it had not made a lot of difference. The new course of action was Jalil started removing the mud guard which made little difference, he went on to remove the cover inside the wheel well which made a little more space, but getting the fender off made the space and gave the car a fancy look. We were all hungry by now, so after starting a bonfire, setting up the tents and @skumar83 warming up dinner, we were on the food like a pack of hungry wolves. after dinner we all sat around the fire admiring the weather, the quietness and the beauty of the surroundings. Finally we went to sleep. Upon waking up the next morning, breakfast was served, we all had a good fill. Heading to my car I saw that the wheels were pointing in opposite direction which would have its own set of troubles on hard surface so Jalil adjusted the wheel till i was able to drive it again. After a quick pack-up and thorough check around we were on our way to the last way point and out. Here we saw a lot of black camel farms with a lot of baby camels around. While I called for recovery and due to delay we started off to Birbir Ghost Town, after circling what used to be the Ghost Town, Gaurav Bhai aptly announced on the radio that they have demolished it and we neither were able to see the ghosts or a town. We played around for some time, headed back to my car, started inflating the tires while I waited for the recovery truck. After a episode with the recovery truck we loaded my Pathy onto the truck and headed off for another adventure while others headed back home. The recovery driver told me that he had to leave lunch to come save me, my hero. His room was on the way and if I mind if he would stop for lunch as he is not able to eat out, i agreed. Than he asked me if I was hungry and took me along for a nice home cooked meal. After the meal we set off and thanks to @Asif Hussain who stayed back with his family to make sure I had a helping hand when trying to source the parts and the mechanic to fix it. After a quick fix we inflated my tires and we head back home as well. Wonderful day and night and day out with amazing people and great team work, this is part of the reason the Liwa trip was such a huge success. Other reason was the immaculate planning, back planning. good decisions made at the right time and a capable trip[ leader with all the help he could ask for. Until next time.. Adios Amigos!!! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmanuel Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 When are we going back to Liwa ? 😁 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Amazing write up once again @Rahimdad bhai. Reading it almost feels as if I was there. Is it time for @Carnity to produce a magazine and make you a senior story writer? 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahimdad Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 @Barry thank you for your generous comments, but if you haven't been to Liwa, no amount of words or pictures can replace the experience and feel. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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