Morning Intermediate Desert Drive - Nahil to Sweihan - Abu Dhabi - 08 Mar 2025

[Looper]

DRIVE PLAN

This drive is inspired by @M.Seidam's Sweihan Series drive. (See Part I and Part II). But instead of driving from Sweihan to Nahel, we will drive from Nahel to Sweihan. It will be mostly technical but on tall dunes.

Ensure the car is fully topped up with gas.

Request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

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

DRIVE DETAILS

• Level:  Intermediate and above
• When: 08 Mar 2025, Saturday
• Meeting time:  7:00 AM
• Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/FVLixGinNMWgbiKy5
• Approximate finish time: 11 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 GEAR:

• Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
• Compressor
• Walkie-talkie radio
• Off-road flag
• Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
• First-aid kit
• Fire extinguisher

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday
• 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 - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 BELOW CALENDAR

 

[Kirill K]

Hello dears, 

Unfortunately, won't be able to join. Struggling to cancel my participation. Can somebody assist with it, please. 

 

Thanks,

[Looper]

4 hours ago, Kirill K said:

Hello dears, 

Unfortunately, won't be able to join. Struggling to cancel my participation. Can somebody assist with it, please. 

 

Thanks,

I have removed you.  You have to start with Newbie drives. 

[Looper]

Be aware of this if anyone is taking Truck Road (E75). 

(thank’s to @JeromeFJ for the graphic)

[Looper]

Hope you had a good week & ready for the drive. We will be going technical on Ch: 2 and our convoy order is as follows:

[ChrisW]

Thanks @Looper - looking forward to it!

[ChrisW]

Thanks again, @Looper - that was a challenging drive led with calm focus. Your briefing mentioned a technical drive on high dunes and that’s exactly what this delivered. 
 

For me this was a good opportunity to practice technical skills on trickier terrain, recovering myself using my own winch, and a fluke opportunity to use the car-lift airbag!

 

A good morning out.

 

Thank you as well to @Rajiv Sam for being easy to follow, @Emanuel for the recovery support (…I’m also sure I kept mixing your name up…apologies!), and @Anoop Nair for keeping us together. 

[Rajiv Sam]

The drive was pretty technical, with soft sand. It was my first time experienced the car get stuck due to a Truck tire that had been there in desert for few months. While I’ve seen cars towed before, this was the first time I saw a truck tire being towed from beneath a jeep. Huge thanks to @ChrisW Gadgets. for the assistance! @Emanuel was guiding the convoy with such confidence, keeping everyone on track. at end, though, everything went smoothly, and we exited right on time. It was a fun and unforgettable experience!

[Marek]

That tire was... the first...