Absolute Newbie Desert Drive - Al Qudra - Dubai - 01 Oct 2021

[Vaibhav]

Hi. I have JL. Done 10 drives at Al madam and badayer. Looking forward for the drive tomorrow. I have hooks and also a lift 

Edited September 30, 2021 by Vaibhav Walavalkar

[Brette]

Drive RSVP is now closed:

Hello ladies and gents,

Here is the convoy numbering and order for tomorrows drive. We would be using Carnity radio channel 1, 446 006.25

If you do need to reach me in case of an emergency, my number is 052 6771O76.

Please make sure to go through the Absolute Newbie Video briefing as it is very important, failing to do so could lead to you being sent back.

Please be on time and make sure you have a full tank of fuel.

See you'll in the sand.

1	Brette	JGC	Lead / Marshal
2	@Noel Garcia	White Pajero
3	@Rajat Verma	White Koleos
4	@Gertjan	White Prado
5	@Wendee Hill	Blue Wrangler
6	@Vaibhav Walavalkar	Wrangler
7	@Anish S	White Pajero	CF / Expert
8	@Malcolm Harrison	Wrangler
9	@Waqar.S	Black Wrangler
10	@Jona	White FJ
11	@Manoj Soman	Black G63
12	@SHARATCHANDRA NAMBIAR	LC
13	@Ankit Jain	LX
14	@Lorenzo Candelpergher	Grey Wrangler	Sweep / Marshal

 

[Lorenzo Candelpergher]

Dear Desert Wanderers, 

Congratulations for successfully completing your Absolute Newbie Drive with @Carnity. A whole world of off-roading opportunities is now opening in front of you! 

Before I forget, as promised, here are a couple of interesting links about off-road gear and compressors:

Essential off-roading gear:

https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/essential-off-road-gear-r131

Off-roading flags:

https://carnity.com/forums/topic/15560-offroad-flag-guidelines

Compressors:

https://carnity.com/forums/topic/16760-the-ultimate-compressor-review-2021

Looking forward to seeing you in the next drives! 

[Ankit Jain]

Hello, is it recommended to get Extreme body wash, which includes engine wash as well, after off-roading as the engine also gets very muddy?

[Brette]

9 hours ago, Ankit Jain said:

Hello, is it recommended to get Extreme body wash, which includes engine wash as well, after off-roading as the engine also gets very muddy?

@Ankit Jainit's not required to do a full body wash after every drive.  If you do just a regular wash, you can just ask them to use the compressed air to blow out all the sand from the engine bay.  Before they do that though, take a look at the engine bay yourself to see if sand is stuck anywhere or looks damp, if there is, that could mean you also have a leak that you may not notice after the engine bay is cleaned. 

[Ankit Jain]

Thanks @Brette, also can you please advice how to join the WhatsApp group of Carnity?

Edited October 2, 2021 by Ankit Jain

[Brette]

 

@Noel Garcia @Rajat Verma @Gertjan @Wendee Hill @Vaibhav Walavalkar @Malcolm Harrison @Waqar.S @Jona @Manoj Soman @SHARATCHANDRA NAMBIAR@Ankit Jain

 

Thank you for joining Friday Absolute Newbie drive, it was a pleasure to drive with you all. Being an absolute newbie you all did great and learned really well.

Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Sunday at 11 am, and they go live on Sunday at 7:00 pm. Due to the high demand, these drives get full in about 10 minutes, so please be online at 7 pm to book your spot. If you miss a spot, put your name on the waitlist asap. Generally, by Thursday with dropouts everyone does get a spot if they have waitlisted. 

For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag, compressor and radio as a minimum. 

• Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely
• Learn to fix a flag on your car
• Learn to program and fully charge your radio

Also like I mentioned during the debriefing, join the Carnity Whatsapp Drive Notification to get the latest updates on the drives, so that you can RSVP on time for the next weekend's drive.

Please have a look at below topic which describes the tools needed for every level. There is a separate tutorial inside which explains which radio we recommend and how to program them: (Please do not buy the Baofeng 888S spare radio we gave you, as these cannot be programmed without a special cable and software).

 

Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels:

See you guys and gals soon on the sand again. Take care. 

 

[Noel Garcia]

Shout out to @Brette @Lorenzo Candelpegher @Anish S for sharing your expertise in offroading & patience. We do have a great day yesterday! I'm looking forward to my next drive in the desert.... salute to you guys....

[Ankit Jain]

Dear @Brettecan you please confirm a walkie talkie with Frequency range of 400-470 MHz and 16 preset channels within the frequency range will work?

[Frederic]

1 hour ago, Ankit Jain said:

Dear @Brettecan you please confirm a walkie talkie with Frequency range of 400-470 MHz and 16 preset channels within the frequency range will work?

Hi @Ankit Jain plz share the model. You will need to make sure the 16 channels can be programmed as per our frequencies (not a pre-programmed model like the Baofeng 888 model).

Motorola MT-777 or Crony MT-777 are good, as well as the Baofeng UV5R.