Ultimate Off-Roading: What's Your Dream Adventure?

[Mike M.]

Alright, Wheel Warriors, as part of getting to know the club members more and aligned with the first post to better understand the profiles we have in the club:

 

 

Let’s now take this adventure to the next level!

🏜️ Imagine your dream off-roading adventure — where would it be? What wild challenges would you love to tackle? Think massive dunes, Mountain or Wadi formations, the beach or maybe even tackling the desert at night! 🌙 Or how about some fun and games? What do you think about driving through a Desert Obstacle Course or a wild Sandball match after a thrilling dune run? 🏐 

Dream big about your ideal off-roading setup. What gear, or gadgets would you want for the ultimate desert adventure?

Let’s get creative and start sharing !! — This is your chance to share your wildest off-roading dreams and see what everyone else is planning for their next adventure! 🚗💨

Let's get to know what everyone loves to do and see if any of these ideas can be applied within our club, in some shape or form. 

[Frederic]

Before moving to the Middle East, and knowing absolutely nothing about off-roading, i grew up watching Camel Trophy, Dakar, and later the fantastic Top Gear adventures. Rally was also one of my favorites.

So my dream adventure? taking part in off-road endurance race, and ideally having my two partners in crime @Gaurav and @Srikumar joining me, so we will have lots of laughs, breakdowns, and goofing off while we are at it  

Somewhere in Africa, South America, or perhaps Saudi Arabia!

 

[Andrew John Melvill]

For me a drive home to Cape Town from Dubai, I spend hours looking at potential routes. Follow changes in the politics and war status in various counties I would need to drive through. Have my Cape Town waypoint set as Home on my Garmin. So in reality just the button and go. 

Or anything that Itchy Boots does on her you tube channel, have been following her adventures for years. 

[AlexM]

3 days Liwa crossing will do.. flood in a wadi is ok too @Frederic ))

[Myrko]

The dream would be something like the Long Way series on Apple+ with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman (https://www.longway.tv/). Yeah, I know that's on bikes, but the idea is the same.

We have done a few longer trips on my Harley in USA: US North-East, the full US East Coast, Blue Ridge; and even more in Europe: full Atlantic Coast, Adriatic Coast, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe. However, now that the Missus is not that charmed sitting on the back of a motorbike for the  larger part of the day anymore, doing this with the comfort of a car should be a great substitute! Now all I need is to convince her of the same!

So instead of heading out for more than a couple of weeks on our bike, something a bit further than just off-grid and a bit longer with a car would be amazing.

For now, I'll make do with weekend/day trips over here in the desert and the weeks in the summer on the bike (for a few hours in the morning and afternoon) and hope she'll catch the bug, so we can set sail for an adventure.

Oh and win the jack-pot, to finance it all!

[DP1011]

Another interesting topic @Mike M.! 

 

Having done decent amount of driving in India, majorly all in himalayan mountain ranges,solo, with friends, at times family too, I would one day for sure would do a drive that covers India's perimeter:)  From my research, or call it ongoing preparation, would be close to 13-14k KMS, ( close to what @Andrew John Melvill would cover for his Dubai-Capetown drive) ( AJM - Lets use channel 2😂) and a decent 2 months drive, not a rush up one:)

Once done, should look like close to what the image shows 🤞! 

[Mike M.]

On 5/6/2025 at 12:31 PM, Frederic said:

Before moving to the Middle East, and knowing absolutely nothing about off-roading, i grew up watching Camel Trophy, Dakar, and later the fantastic Top Gear adventures. Rally was also one of my favorites.

So my dream adventure? taking part in off-road endurance race, and ideally having my two partners in crime @Gaurav and @Srikumar joining me, so we will have lots of laughs, breakdowns, and goofing off while we are at it  

Somewhere in Africa, South America, or perhaps Saudi Arabia!

 

What car would you be using for this off-road endurance race @Frederic @Gaurav @Srikumar. Would be nice to see the preferred car from each of you guys

On 5/6/2025 at 5:14 PM, Andrew John Melvill said:

For me a drive home to Cape Town from Dubai, I spend hours looking at potential routes. Follow changes in the politics and war status in various counties I would need to drive through. Have my Cape Town waypoint set as Home on my Garmin. So in reality just the button and go. 

Or anything that Itchy Boots does on her you tube channel, have been following her adventures for years. 

This sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime expedition journey @Andrew John Melvill! A convoy of 4-5 cars would be nice to complete this. How to come back is the question? Ship the cars back or drive back ?

On 5/6/2025 at 6:30 PM, AlexM said:

3 days Liwa crossing will do.. flood in a wadi is ok too @Frederic ))

Wadi crossing without a flood doesnt work ? @AlexM

On 5/6/2025 at 6:33 PM, Myrko said:

The dream would be something like the Long Way series on Apple+ with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman (https://www.longway.tv/). Yeah, I know that's on bikes, but the idea is the same.

We have done a few longer trips on my Harley in USA: US North-East, the full US East Coast, Blue Ridge; and even more in Europe: full Atlantic Coast, Adriatic Coast, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe. However, now that the Missus is not that charmed sitting on the back of a motorbike for the  larger part of the day anymore, doing this with the comfort of a car should be a great substitute! Now all I need is to convince her of the same!

So instead of heading out for more than a couple of weeks on our bike, something a bit further than just off-grid and a bit longer with a car would be amazing.

For now, I'll make do with weekend/day trips over here in the desert and the weeks in the summer on the bike (for a few hours in the morning and afternoon) and hope she'll catch the bug, so we can set sail for an adventure.

Oh and win the jack-pot, to finance it all!

When we were still in Canada my dream adventure was to tour North America in an RV when the kids are older. Having gone into offroading now, i think the RV life is for the senior citizens or the pampered ones. I am in the same boat as you @Myrko, let me know when that bug bites the missus cause i need to catch it and release it next to my wife as well  

[Mike M.]

On 5/7/2025 at 7:34 AM, DP1011 said:

Another interesting topic @Mike M.! 

 

Having done decent amount of driving in India, majorly all in himalayan mountain ranges,solo, with friends, at times family too, I would one day for sure would do a drive that covers India's perimeter:)  From my research, or call it ongoing preparation, would be close to 13-14k KMS, ( close to what @Andrew John Melvill would cover for his Dubai-Capetown drive) ( AJM - Lets use channel 2😂) and a decent 2 months drive, not a rush up one:)

Once done, should look like close to what the image shows 🤞! 

Do you have this route planned from before or did you do it impromptu ? Before doing this, how about Oman Salala first if not this year maybe next year as everyone have their plans done already for this year. 

[Frederic]

1 hour ago, Mike M. said:

What car would you be using for this off-road endurance race @Frederic @Gaurav @Srikumar. Would be nice to see the preferred car from each of you guys

This sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime expedition journey @Andrew John Melvill! A convoy of 4-5 cars would be nice to complete this. How to come back is the question? Ship the cars back or drive back ?

Wadi crossing without a flood doesnt work ? @AlexM

When we were still in Canada my dream adventure was to tour North America in an RV when the kids are older. Having gone into offroading now, i think the RV life is for the senior citizens or the pampered ones. I am in the same boat as you @Myrko, let me know when that bug bites the missus cause i need to catch it and release it next to my wife as well  

Hi @Mike M.!

My dreamcar for this adventure would either a Y61 pickup, Toyota 79 Series, or a good old Hilux. If we really want to be under the car every day, then the LR Defender would be the best 😁

[Gaurav]

4 hours ago, Mike M. said:

What car would you be using for this off-road endurance race @Frederic @Gaurav @Srikumar. Would be nice to see the preferred car from each of you guys

I would any day choose my trusted Pajero.