Wednesday Night Fewbie Desert Drive - Al Fayah Coffee Club - Abu Dhabi - 28 Jan 2026

[Hani crest king]

Thank you all for a great drive yesterday, @Luke K P especially thanks growing our confidence in the ridging lines you took and was a pleasure being in second lead ( truck gang is growing strong) and lets keep the coffee club break going. 
 

@ChrisW @Sam Selim thank you for the support managing the convoy perfectly and safely. 

[Suneedh Wrangler]

Hi guys! 👋

Huge thanks to everyone for jumping in and helping with the tyre situation. Finding out the spare was also a bust was… let’s say humbling 😅 — but you legends still went the extra mile, changed it again, and somehow made it work just enough to get me home.

It took about 2.5 hours to crawl back, with air refills every 10 minutes, but mission accomplished: home safe and sound 💪

Honestly, the way everyone came together really shows the kind of stand-up crew we have at Carnity. Hands down, the best off-roading group in the UAE.

@Luke K P — those lines were 🔥 man! Riding those ridges was pure fun.

@ChrisW @Sam Selim @Hani crest king — massive thanks for the support. The calm, composed way you guys handle stressful situations is something to admire (and learn from!).

Looking forward to many more drives soon… once everything is properly fixed 😄🚙

[_luke_]

every 10 minutes! ouch man!!  

Hope you manage to get a good sleep tonight to recover from it.

At least we discovered the spare issue at the road-side.. and not 15km deep into the dunes 😁 could not have happened in a better place! See you again on the next one! @Suneedh Wrangler

5 minutes ago, Suneedh Wrangler said:

Hi guys! 👋

Huge thanks to everyone for jumping in and helping with the tyre situation. Finding out the spare was also a bust was… let’s say humbling 😅 — but you legends still went the extra mile, changed it again, and somehow made it work just enough to get me home.

It took about 2.5 hours to crawl back, with air refills every 10 minutes, but mission accomplished: home safe and sound 💪

Honestly, the way everyone came together really shows the kind of stand-up crew we have at Carnity. Hands down, the best off-roading group in the UAE.

@Luke K P — those lines were 🔥 man! Riding those ridges was pure fun.

@ChrisW @Sam Selim @Hani crest king — massive thanks for the support. The calm, composed way you guys handle stressful situations is something to admire (and learn from!).

Looking forward to many more drives soon… once everything is properly fixed 😄🚙

[Noufal]

First Thank you @Luke K Pfor an amazing trail. It was my first drive with you but had fun for the most part. 

thank you @Hani crest king @ChrisW @Sam Selim for the support. 

The group lived to its name for being friendly & supportive. I would personally thank each & everyone with gratitude & a warm thanks for all who helped me to inflate & get on the road. Was a long day & little rest which lead to this. But thank you for being kind & supportive. 

Sorry Guys to cut short the drive i was soooo looking forward for that coffee & tea break. 

[_luke_]

3 minutes ago, Noufal said:

First Thank you @Luke K Pfor an amazing trail. It was my first drive with you but had fun for the most part. 

thank you @Hani crest king @ChrisW @Sam Selim for the support. 

The group lived to its name for being friendly & supportive. I would personally thank each & everyone with gratitude & a warm thanks for all who helped me to inflate & get on the road. Was a long day & little rest which lead to this. But thank you for being kind & supportive. 

Sorry Guys to cut short the drive i was soooo looking forward for that coffee & tea break. 

no problems mate, plenty more coffee and tea drives planned before the weather gets too hot again. 💪

[Talal H]

Great night drive, thanks @Luke K P for the organization and group lead. Looking forward to more night drives after you get back from your bangkok escapade  

Great first 2L from the crest king himself @Hani crest king who does not crest anymore, crest killer? 

Great seeing everyone and props to a great group that kept things flowing smoothly @ChrisW @Sam Selim  @Infaz @Eddie-Dune-Glider @Noufal @Suneedh Wrangler @Ash S. . 

[Suneedh Wrangler]

On 1/29/2026 at 4:03 PM, Suneedh Wrangler said:

Hi guys! 👋

Huge thanks to everyone for jumping in and helping with the tyre situation. Finding out the spare was also a bust was… let’s say humbling 😅 — but you legends still went the extra mile, changed it again, and somehow made it work just enough to get me home.

It took about 2.5 hours to crawl back, with air refills every 10 minutes, but mission accomplished: home safe and sound 💪

Honestly, the way everyone came together really shows the kind of stand-up crew we have at Carnity. Hands down, the best off-roading group in the UAE.

@Luke K P — those lines were 🔥 man! Riding those ridges was pure fun.

@ChrisW @Sam Selim @Hani crest king — massive thanks for the support. The calm, composed way you guys handle stressful situations is something to admire (and learn from!).

Looking forward to many more drives soon… once everything is properly fixed 😄🚙

Update (maybe useful for other peoples)

So, my spare was actually a tricky one. It was holding 30 psi Without load but, when we put it under load, it would start loosing the air. 
 

Even the tyre shop wouldn't believe me that my spare was bad as it was holding air without load when they checked. 
 

Only upon requesting them to dip inside the water tub did they notice that there was minor leak where the tread meets the tyre. 
 

So it turns out that Only the portion of my tyre which was exposed to the sun (I am missing the top cover for the spare tyre holder), actually deteriorated. And it was only evident under load. 
 

Happened with me, but could be with anyone else too. Please have your spare tyre checked properly if it is a older. 
 

I bought new spare tyre, new tyre for the beadlock as it had a ruprture, 1 new bottlejack and 1 new air jack. 
 

@Luke K P Should i still carry a hydraulic jack? Confused if I need one since i have 2 other new jacks now. 

[_luke_]

11 minutes ago, Suneedh Wrangler said:

Update (maybe useful for other peoples)

So, my spare was actually a tricky one. It was holding 30 psi Without load but, when we put it under load, it would start loosing the air. 
 

Even the tyre shop wouldn't believe me that my spare was bad as it was holding air without load when they checked. 
 

Only upon requesting them to dip inside the water tub did they notice that there was minor leak where the tread meets the tyre. 
 

So it turns out that Only the portion of my tyre which was exposed to the sun (I am missing the top cover for the spare tyre holder), actually deteriorated. And it was only evident under load. 
 

Happened with me, but could be with anyone else too. Please have your spare tyre checked properly if it is a older. 
 

I bought new spare tyre, new tyre for the beadlock as it had a ruprture, 1 new bottlejack and 1 new air jack. 
 

@Luke K P Should i still carry a hydraulic jack? Confused if I need one since i have 2 other new jacks now. 

@Suneedh Wrangler Sounds like you are all set!

As long as your equipment works and fits for your car, it's perfect! Glad you got it sorted out quickly mate... See you on the next drive! 👍👍