Morning Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Nahil - Abu Dhabi - 07 Sep 2024

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to the Carnity Fewbie Plus Nahel drive. This drive may encounter some super soft with lot of push required.  I would emphasize to double or triple check your car.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Off-road Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

DRIVE DETAILS

Level:  Fewbie Plus and above

When: 07 Sept 2024 Saturday

Meeting time: 06:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions).

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/A1Q6WarVVUY2EAPv5  

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

Note: Please ensure that all of your off-road gear is securely tied down with ratchet straps in the rear compartment of the vehicle. Bungy type tie downs are not suitable for tying down off-road gear.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on FRIDAY - 12 PM
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
• Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
   

RSVP IN CALANDAR BELOW

 

[Marek]

come on gents, nobody's dropping out on the last minute? 😭

edit: Thanks @Davie Chase for adding me!

Edited September 6, 2024 by Marek

[Ishak]

Thank you @Davie Chase for adding me to the convoy 

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

Good afternoon desert wanderers @Emanuel, @Nizar Shawwa, @Yusuf Esaf, @RiadJL, @nithish468, @Zak_, @Mark B, @Mahmut, @Robk, @Brett Eicher, @Marek, @Shaun J, @Ishak and @Bjoern I am looking forward to seeing you in the sand tomorrow flags up and deflated at the meeting point 6am. we will use Ch4 446.081 for this drive and the convoy order will be as below.

See you all in the morning

[Brett Eicher]

Sorry @Davie Chase I have to bow out. One of my lug nuts had been stripped and didn't notice until this evening. I don't have a replacement, so need to run around the shops tomorrow looking for one.

[Shaun J]

Apologies for the late notice, I’ve slept through my alarm 😅

[RiadJL]

Me too unfortunately.  At the meeting point but no one around. 

Was bound to over sleep for a drive. Too bad it was today. Was really looking forward to my first FB+ drive. 😢

Edited September 7, 2024 by RiadJL

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

Good afternoon desert wanderers @Emanuel, @Nizar Shawwa, @Yusuf Esaf, @nithish468, @Mark B, @Mahmut,  @Marek, @Ishak and @Bjoern Thank you all for being on time this morning it is always a good start to get the briefing done and away sharp.

As we soon found out that this time of year the sand can be very soft in places and indeed hard underneath. so we started off with a couple of semi popouts for our second lead @Emanuel AKA the White Rhino, but they were quickly dealt with by our center forward @Mark B. we then had a few stucks in the softer sand and between @Mark B and @Bjoern they were dealt with superbly. we had one that took a bit of time to resolve so we went on a short cut up the pylon track towards our exit of Sweihan. Then we turnt right to enter the last patch of sand before exit and boy did that last 30 minutes of the drive give us some fun, so much so that the 30 minutes extended into two hours :). So thank you all for your patience it was amazing that you were all still smile at the end.

You guys drove amazingly well apart from the couple of issues mentioned above, so take Solis from this that it was not easy terrain and that we had a few technical stucks to deal with but that we did only have a few that took time to resolve. well done everyone.

My Second lead @Emanuel did amazingly well to keep my lines smooth and to react to all of my instructions quickly and accurately. Thanks Emanuel always good to have you in the S/L position.

Our sweep for the day @Bjoern did amazingly well keeping me informed and assisting with several of our sucks with his winching skills and usual calm demeaner, thanks and appreciate you being there today, you will sleep well tonight.

And lastly to the busiest man on the drive, a big thankyou to @Mark B in the center forward position keeping the middle of the middle of the convoy synced with the front and back, and whilst doing that dealing with all of the stucks, pop outs and refusals that we encountered. Thanks again for all of your hard work and the professionalism and calmness that you showed as we dealt with all of the issues that we faced. Excellent support and great to see you growing into the support role as well as you have. 

Once again thank you all for your patience and hope to see you on one of my drives in the very new future.😊😊

Have a great rest of your weekend...

11 hours ago, RiadJL said:

Me too unfortunately.  At the meeting point but no one around. 

Was bound to over sleep for a drive. Too bad it was today. Was really looking forward to my first FB+ drive. 😢

@RiadJL unfortunately we were all ready to go at 06:15 so could not wait for you as it would not have been fair to all those that were there on time. hopefully you will get on a FB+ drive very soon, if you sleep and cant make the start time +/- 5 minutes, then it is always best to just post on the forum that you cannot make it rather than drive to the meeting point as we may or may not still be there. hope you get on a drive soonest. have a great rest of your weekend

[RiadJL]

Absolutely agree Davie, everyone shouldn't have to wait cause I overslept

 

I'd checked the ETA yesterday and I thought I'd make it before 6:15 when I left the house. Unfortunately there was a road closure/ diversion on the way this morning so I guess I must've just missed you guys by a few minutes

 

Hope you all had a great drive and see you soon

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

7 minutes ago, RiadJL said:

Absolutely agree Davie, everyone shouldn't have to wait cause I overslept

 

I'd checked the ETA yesterday and I thought I'd make it before 6:15 when I left the house. Unfortunately there was a road closure/ diversion on the way this morning so I guess I must've just missed you guys by a few minutes

 

Hope you all had a great drive and see you soon

thanks for the understanding @RiadJL