Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Fayah - Abu Dhabi - 5 Oct 2024

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Carnity off road club Newbie drive, meeting at Al Fayah in the beautiful Abu Dhabi Desert, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank and you bring lots of enthusiasm and an abundance of willingness to learn with you.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad 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:  Newbie and above

Meeting time: 6:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/acreM77zLxB2MRu76

When you approach the gate it will open automatically if not already open.

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 a willingness to learn.

Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles 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.

Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets.
• Advise if you don’t have a programmable radio and safety flag.
• MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 1 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 

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

 

[Jose Luis Campos]

Hello,

I RSVP this drive, but I don't have (yet) a recovery rope nor the shackels.

Do I need to buy it for this trip or can I buy it later?

Looking forward to see you all next Saturday.

Edited September 30, 2024 by Jose Luis Campos

[Ishak]

Hi @Jose Luis Campos

Off-road gear required:

Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor.

Recovery rope and shackles are required for Intermediate level.

[Jose Luis Campos]

56 minutes ago, Ishak said:

Hi @Jose Luis Campos

Off-road gear required:

Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor.

Recovery rope and shackles are required for Intermediate level.

Thank you Ishak for your reply.

 

That's what I though and that's why I haven’t bought it yet. But then I saw the Mandatory Off-Road Gears that are written in the Drive Details above. Probably is a mistake and copied from previous higher level drives.

 

Thank you anyway. See you Saturday.

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

Good Morning @Andreas Riis and a very warm welcome to carnity

Please confirm the following:

- Car make, model, color

- Confirm you have 10-inch front and rear ground clearance 

- Your car is All or 4wheel drive 

- You have fitted and fit for purpose solid front and rear tow hooks

- Please share your previous offroad experience (if any)

- Please confirm you have completed the reading material and watched the video in the main drive post prior to joining the drive

- Please also confirm you have a radio programmed to all 9 Carnity channels and safety flag.

 

Looking forward to meeting you on Saturday 

[Andreas Riis]

Good morning @Davie Chase and thanks for the warm welcome.

- 2020 Jeep Wrangler 2 door in yellow

- Confirm

- 4wd

- Confirm

- I have done 2 drives before

- Done

- Getting my radio today

 

Looking forward to meeting you as well on Saturday.

[ALEX 0171]

Good evening @Davie Chase

Thanks for organising this drive!

- I drive a 2024 JEEP JL 392 (4dr, Grey, 4.5” lift kit, winch and a few extras) 

- Front and rear tow hooks, 4WD, flag and whip. 

- Done 15-20 drives in the past 6mth, mostly daytime/mornings, Al Qudra & Sweihan.

- Done the reading and will

watch the video tonight. 

- Have radio and can program to frequency. Please advise which of the 10 frequencies will be used on the day as dinosaur me don’t know how to program presets on this thing

looking very much forward to it! 
 

Alex 
 

 

Edited October 2, 2024 by ALEX 0171

[Gaurav]

3 hours ago, ALEX 0171 said:

- I drive a 2024 JEEP JL 392 (4dr, Grey, 4.5” lift kit, winch and a few extras) 

With 4.5 inch lift your Jeep is more equipped for rock crawling than desert driving over the dunes.

This may sound blunt, but for your safety, either lower your lift to a maximum of 2 inches or drive extra carefully on dunes with such a high center of gravity, where even slight negligence can turn very expensive, very quickly.

Good to read that you have done 15-20 drives, which means you are already used to such high COG. 

For newbie level pace and size of dunes, you should be fine, but if you wish to scale up, you should reconsider that lift size.

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

@ALEX 0171 we will probably use ch4 

I have placed the radio programming instructions in the drive post please try to program your radio prior to the drive as you never know when we may need to change channels during the drive 

thanks 

[ALEX 0171]

12 hours ago, Gaurav said:

With 4.5 inch lift your Jeep is more equipped for rock crawling than desert driving over the dunes.

This may sound blunt, but for your safety, either lower your lift to a maximum of 2 inches or drive extra carefully on dunes with such a high center of gravity, where even slight negligence can turn very expensive, very quickly.

Good to read that you have done 15-20 drives, which means you are already used to such high COG. 

For newbie level pace and size of dunes, you should be fine, but if you wish to scale up, you should reconsider that lift size.

Yeah I was apprehensive initially and was looking more into 2.5-3.5" lifts myself. What I didn't realise is that the stock spec for the 392 already comes with +2" lift, so really when they quote aftermarket 4.5" expect a 2.5" increase to stock. 

At any rate, and after a lot of advise I did the 4.5" in the end and with hindsight I'm glad I went for it. I've seen a lot of other jeeps with even 3" lifts or below struggle considerably when cresting. A bit of compromise on road driving for sure, but the only time I drive her on the highway is when I head to the desert and back 😇
 

Anyway, dropping back to smaller lift is neither blunt nor trivial... it's a 40k bill to fork, so suffice to say 4.5" will have to do for now! 😁 I've driven pretty much most of the areas in Al Qudra by now (Intermediate level) and some of the medium stuff in Sweihan so far with no issues, so fingers crossed 🤞

 

6 hours ago, Davie Chase said:

@ALEX 0171 we will probably use ch4 

I have placed the radio programming instructions in the drive post please try to program your radio prior to the drive as you never know when we may need to change channels during the drive 

thanks 

Thanks @Davie Chase, I will have a look and try to preset them. Worse case I will print a cheat-sheet table of the 10 frequencies and bring with me 😅

Edited October 3, 2024 by ALEX 0171