Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Scenic Views Of The North - RAK - 01 Feb 2025

[Frederic]

Good morning @Mei ling @Mads @JC_E and welcome to Carnity !

As this will be your first drive with us, kindly reply on below introduction questions:

• 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 programable radio and safety flag.
• MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING
   

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

Please also take your time to watch the Newbie Briefing Video with full attention, as it's extremely helpful to obtain a good understanding of the essentials.

We will be using Carnity Channel 4: 446.081 Mhz. If you have a walkie-talkie please program it to this frequency. If you do not have one yet, we can lend you one for this drive.

Make sure to bring a tyre deflator tool, air compressor, pressure gauge, and an off-road flag as well.  Let me know if you have any questions. I will post the convoy list in a couple of hours.

[JC_E]

Hi Fredric, 

thanks for accepting the waitinglist! Im looking forward to meet all of you! Below the answers to your questions

 

• Please share your vehicle details - Toyota, Land Cruiser Prado 250, white, 2024
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? Yes, have done several drives in Al Qudra, Sweihan and have 5logged tracks over the last 2 months
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets. Confirmed 
• Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag. I have all the required gear needed for the newbie offroading drives

[Kirill K]

Dear @Frederic,

can you please advise the location, where the ride is supposed to finish? 
 

My passengers want to leave their car in this place to catch it after the adventure. 
 

thank you. 

[Frederic]

15 minutes ago, Kirill K said:

Dear @Frederic,

can you please advise the location, where the ride is supposed to finish? 
 

My passengers want to leave their car in this place to catch it after the adventure. 
 

thank you. 

Hi @Kirill K

We will be exiting here:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jqEZcmDccqLKXZGd8

You can easily park on the side of the street. 

[Warbs]

• Please share your vehicle details - Jeep Wrangler, Red, 2016
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? Completed course and 1 x drive with Carnity
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets. Yes
• Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag. Have a flag and programmable motorola radio. However, when I attempt to follow the steps on the instructional video, I cannot turn off ST on the radio. Can anyone advise how to do this? 

[Frederic]

31 minutes ago, Warbs said:

• Please share your vehicle details - Jeep Wrangler, Red, 2016
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? Completed course and 1 x drive with Carnity
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets. Yes
• Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag. Have a flag and programmable motorola radio. However, when I attempt to follow the steps on the instructional video, I cannot turn off ST on the radio. Can anyone advise how to do this? 

Thanks. Which radio model do you have ? We can have a look tomorrow no worries 

[Mads]

Good Morning @Frederic and everyone.

Our car is 2022 Black-blue Wrangler, 

I have a total of 10 hours beginner driving from another club. (Carnity seems a better fit location wise)

Car has front and rear tow hooks.

I have Radio and flag yes.

Looking much forward to meeting you all and the drive tomorrow.

[Frederic]

15 minutes ago, Mads said:

Good Morning @Frederic and everyone.

Our car is 2022 Black-blue Wrangler, 

I have a total of 10 hours beginner driving from another club. (Carnity seems a better fit location wise)

Car has front and rear tow hooks.

I have Radio and flag yes.

Looking much forward to meeting you all and the drive tomorrow.

Fantastic ! See you tomorrow !

[Kushal Thakkar]

Hi .I am Kushal and would like to join tomorrow for the beginners drive. I am a newbie and have a Nissan patrol.

I have the deflator and inflator but don't have the radio and flag as yet.

 

Edited January 31, 2025 by Kushal Thakkar

[Warbs]

1 hour ago, Frederic said:

Thanks. Which radio model do you have ? We can have a look tomorrow no worries 

It's the Motorola one recommended on this here

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