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It is no mystery that off-roading takes a heavy toll on your vehicle. In this topic we will discuss the preventative and corrective measures you can do to minimize the risk of your 4x4 breaking down in the desert. While below steps will not remove the chances of breaking down completely, it will at least reduce the potential significantly. Preventative - Pre-Drive Checkup This preventative check takes only 15mins and will take away a lot of the potential issues you can come across. It does not take away the need to get your car serviced but is merely a quick first inspection before heading out into the desert. 1. Check your oil level on the dipstick. If the level is too close to the minimum level, or the oil is appearing too black, replace the engine oil. We generally advise you to replace the engine oil: * at 80% of the normal recommended km. (for example change your oil at 8,000km instead of 10,000km) in case you are an occasional off-roader. * at 50% of the normal recommended km when you are a hardcore high level dune basher. How to Read an Oil Dipstick - AutoZone We always recommend using fully synthetic oil only from a well-known brand only (Mobil1, Castrol, Amsoil, Redline). Our cars deserve only the best if we push them to the redline on regular basis ! Make sure to run the engine for 5-10mins first so the oil is at the right temperature and viscosity before turning off the engine and taking out the dipstick. 2. Check your coolant level. The overflow tank will have a min. and max. level line. Coolant level should be within this range. Coolant should be replaced every 50-60,000kms with the recommended type of coolant for your 4x4. 3. Check your air filter. Off-roading will clog up your air filter quite soon, so inspect it before every drive by opening the air filter box and taking out the filter element. Take out the filter and gently tap it on a soft surface. The majority of the sand will come falling out. * If the filter element is paper-made, better to replace it every 20,000km. * If it's made of a nonwoven fabric or material than can be cleaned you can clean it with a gentle water pressure and let it dry (having a second filter at hand is very useful so it has time to dry out). In case of an oiled filter, you will need to follow the recommended maintenance of these filters religiously which includes oiling the filter after cleaning it. PS always make sure the close the airbox properly. In some vehicles it's a bit tricky and you don't want to have sand getting inside ! Make sure all the clips are on and there is no misalignment. Even the mechanics often make this mistake when being in a rush. 4. Check for any loose hoses or leaks. While you are under the bonnet, have a close inspection at the air intake hose to make sure there are no cracks, and look for any suspicious signs of leaks (often you will find a leak as the sand sticks to it). 5. Check the pressure of your 4 tyres. If you inflated it properly on the previous drive, then the tyre pressure should still be the same. If you notice that 1 tyre has a lower pressure, it could mean there is a slight leak. Either from the valve stem, or a small puncture. You don't want to drive in the desert with a leaking tyre as this will be a recipe for regular pop-outs. 6. Battery. It is visually not possible to inspect the car battery, but after about 1 year you might start seeing signs that the car doesn't start on the first go. A good tip is to pass by a service station like Autopro which is generally next to the gas station and ask them to perform a battery health check. They have a special device that will show you the battery health in about 2mins. If the result is below 50-60% i would recommend replacing it. Those devices are available on Amazon as well: Car Battery Tester - YUNGU 12V Battery Alternator Analyzer Load Tester Starter and Charging System Tester Battery Analyzer for Cars Motorcycle Marine Truck and More : Amazon.ae: Automotive 7. Dashboard lights. Do you have check-engine lights? Better get them looked at by a professional mechanic. These are indications something is wrong and it should not be ignored. If you are a bit technically inclined, get yourself an OBD scanner tool that allows you to read out any DTC (fault codes). 8. Clutch. In case of manual gearbox: if you noticed the play of the clutch pedal has changed recently, like feeling a lot softer, this is a clear indication something is wrong. Do not go off-roading with a faulty clutch ! 9. Underneath the car and your parking spot. Have a look underneath the 4x4 itself. If you see lots of sand sticking in some area nearby the engine and/or transmission, this means you have an oil leak somewhere. While in old cars small leaks are acceptable, in newer ones this should not be tolerated. Check the parking floor as well, as this will give you an indication if you have a coolant leak or other oil leaks. During The Drive 1. Keep an eye out for overheating signs. Stop the car immediately and inform the convoy if your engine or transmission is overheating. 2. If you made a nasty hit, ask the convoy to stop for a minute. Step out and inspect the front of the car including radiator, bash plate, and verify if you have any leaks. If you can spot it early enough most probably it can still be fixed and we don't have to drag your 4x4 out of the desert. 3. Understand your 4x4. With every drive you will gain experience and you will learn from pushing the car how much it can take and for how long it can take this. The more you are in tune with your 4x4, the quicker you will spot any potential issues. Post-Drive Checkup This can be done while inflating your tyres. 1. Open the bonnet and check for any loose hoses or leaks. Same as in step 4 mentioned in the pre-drive checkup. 2. Check for any debris underneath the car. Especially after having driven in bushy terrain. 3. Check for any leaks underneath the car. 4. Inflate the tyres back to normal pressure. 5. On the way home, turn off the radio and listen to the car itself. Suspensions squeaks or rattling noises means you'll need to take it to the mechanic to get it inspected. Long story short. If you look after your 4x4, she/he will look after you and you will be able to enjoy this sport with less head-aches and costly repairs. Make sure to do your due diligence in selecting the right service/repair shop as well that doesn't cut corners but understands that as an offroader you want your car to be in the best possible condition technically. Please do share your own experiences and tips !

Today my camera was with @GauravSoni, and he took this masterpiece. This somehow depicts the chill-ness of the drive as well.

Hi @Patrick .. really appreciate the feedback and @Carnity is always open to learn and adapt best practices to always keep the drives and experience better every time of everyone in the @Carnity family .. rest assured that # 1 to 100 priorities for all of us are SAFETY & FUN and hitting the right BALANCE is our ultimate North Star . What you see today in the grading structure is a model that matured over several years with 100s of good (and bad) experiences and feedback gathered from all members throughout all drives and then was subjected to thorough analysis debate between marshals and crew to conclude on what fits best to get us to that North Star. For example, sometime back we adopted that Upgrade Drives for some levels, however the experience proved it brings more bad than good accordingly it was dropped. Every decision and specially promotion goes through a rigorous system to ensure skills, safety, comms, attitude, team work, … etc are assessed by different leads and support members (all of whom are volunteers by the way) and we do our best to ensure fairness and no bias. However, like everything in life, it’s impossible to achieve 100% and there is always room for improvement.. more importantly we all appreciate one size will never fit all so as we always say in the briefings we expect everyone to raise their tolerance, & patience and focus more on having fun while enjoying the company, adventure, and nature.

Good Morning All ! Confirmed for the drive: @Rajesh NG@Daniel Rodas@Ben Lee@Frans M@Nadeem Ansari@Pavel Pashkovskiy@Tom V@Marketa Dobesova@Felix Obst@Pacific @Looper@Hisham Masaad Waitlisted Attendees: Bjoern @Bjoern Andrei S @Andrei S Ahmed Wagdy @Ahmed Wagdy DanielN @DanielN Ahmad Nerat @Ahmad Nerat Richard Franks @Richard Franks Anoop Nair @Anoop Nair Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret A few points to note about this drive and overlanding in general: 1. The concept of overlanding in UAE is about selecting a start and an endpoint, and to map out a route to get there. The emphasis is on avoiding tarmac as much as possible, but to use existing farm tracks and trails. While overlanding can in theory take hours, days, weeks, or months, the concept itself remains the same. In the winter time i am planning similar drives over longer distances that will involve camping. 2. The aim of this drive is to explore the beautiful scenery UAE has to offer, so bring your camera and try to make it an enjoyable morning without any pressure. Bring family members if you like as they will definitely enjoy it ! 3. We will deflate to 25psi and not lower. The reason is we want to be able to cross tarmac parts at 50-70 km/h easily. On 25psi you will have a better traction and a bit of dampening which will help in the wadis. You don't need to put up your flag at the starting point. 4. The plan is to end the drive at Dibba al Hisn beach I would love to have a group photo of all of us at the shoreline as it think it would be Carnity's first beach photo of a convoy ! (we will need to leave the cars at the parking). 5. It will be crucial to keep an eye on the car behind you and communicate well over the radio, as we will be driving a small part through the city and we don't want anyone to lose the convoy. Our sweep will have the planned route on his GPS as well. @Looper 6. You will be able to swap between 2H and 4H throughout the drive as per your convenience. Especially on the tarmac parts we recommend switching to 2H to avoid differentials damage. In the sandy parts and once we enter the mountains you will need to keep it in 4H of course. See you all soon !

Fredy, don't forget to count the cars before and after...!

It was a unique experience to drive in this terrain. I did not know what to expect - it was all new for me and was I not in for a surprise! I wouldn't exaggerate when I tend to describe my feelings but the terrain was super soft… often as soft as talcum powder. I found myself going ahead on top of a dune just to face a refusal. It was a nice challenge to navigate those dunes, and 2 of 3 refusals that I faced were that needed a bit of shovelling and of the last one a small tug. Scenic seemingly a codeword for full of bushes on the entire track, I did love the challenge!!! To back it up I had a fantastic convoy to boot. @Gertjan you were fantastic as second lead. knowing that it was my lead without a marshal behind me to auto correct any mistakes - you took care of the convoy with ease - also thanks for all the shovelling you did through out the drive. @Nadeem Ansari you drove quite well for the beast and had a smooth drive you performed quite well with your beast. @Mohit Gurnani you have driven with me few times till today while I was doing partial leads and I see you improving in every drive. You handled the terrain better than I can ever imagine. @Zubair first time driving with you, and man I couldn't even say you had any issues what so ever, excellent drive for you. @Senthil Kumar I knew I can trust on you for the Center Forward and you did what you had to do. @Glenn W you drive an unique car and I am glad to have you with me. It was nice to drive with you back to back from last week and hope to see you more. @Andrei S it was a smooth drive for you and glad to have you in the convoy. @Jaro Tuzinsky Thank you very much for the sweep and making sure we all move as an unit. I am grateful to @Davie Chase for selecting this location and doing all the legwork related to planning the track as well as convoy order. I just had to show and start driving. I had a fabulous convoy to lead and @GauravSoni at the far end a surprise addition was cherry on the cake. As per @Davie Chase's prediction we reached the first stop at the Watch Tower at about 8 am and from there moved towards the exit. It was hot by 9 am and touching 42 degrees C - it was hot as hell. Climate change fellas!! its El Niño time. We exited right about this time i.e. 9 am - a short duration to drive by any standards but still enjoyable and did everything what was needed to be done in this drive. some stats for the nerds!

Dear Desert Scenic Shovelers, hope you are all looking forward to tomorrow's adventures as much as I am. We have managed to accommodate everyone that was in the waitlist thanks to @Looper for agreeing to take half of the convoy. @Felix Obst @Andrei S @Frans M @Joseph Sebastian @Glenn W @Ishak @Mohit Gurnani @Zubair @Nadeem Ansari @Gertjan @Jaro Tuzinsky @Marketa Dobesova @Stan @Misha Puskar @Senthil Kumar @Tareq Al Turq @DP1011 @Looper We will be using Channel 4 (446.081) for Convoy 1 Lead Davie and Channel 2 (446.031) for Convoy 2 Lead Goutam (Looper) Plan is to move off as close to 6:15 as possible after the briefing, make our way to the watch tower where both convoys will meet up for a break and photo opportunities. Then onto the exit and hopefully exiting as close to 10 am as possible. Any issues my Mobile number is 0552106442. The convoy positions are as below

Congratulations @Looper for reaching the Expert Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you grow further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. EXPERT This level will be the most essential in your off-road development as you will start leading and managing drives independently with the support of other senior advisors. And also you will help in developing new advisors to pass on the knowledge, experience, and skills for managing adventurous yet safer off-road drives. The expert level will offer you continuous improvement in your overall development by alternating between the lead and supporting the drive every week. This way, you will still learn and advance your knowledge by supporting other trip leads in different terrain to understand the complexity and challenges involved and practicing independent lead and convoy management. Carnity Benefits Full access to Carnity without any paid subscription. Join any drive in the “Manage” tab. Carnity Contribution Committed to driving with Carnity off-road club only. Lead a minimum of 6 weekend drives per quarter (3 months). Forum contribution to earn Carnity points. What you'll learn Navigating with or without GPS on the fly. Trip planning, safety exits, and recce skills. Response to vehicle breakdown and accidents. Skills required A resilient, calculative, and rational thinker. Self-reliance, positive attitude, and forward-thinking. Kind, selfless, and considerate of others’ concerns. Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with a low range gearing. Suitable approach and departure angle. High profile tires. Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS, Floor jack and jack board, tire repair kit, toolbox, tie-down straps, fluids. Drive teamwork Lead Fewbie, Fewbie Plus, Intermediate, or Extreme drives. Inspect the vehicle for safety before the off-road drive. Support all other level drives, proactively. Drive Joining All Levels. Forum participation Active participation in the forum. Share drive experience + feedback. Share drive pictures in the gallery. Post trip report after the drive.

Thankyou @M.Seidam for allowing me the honor and privilege to lead your FB drive today. it was amazing fun with just over 81 km covered, stopped for only 27 minutes and most of the KM's covered were in the sand and not on the subcar. We had a little of everything today with so medium range dunes and some technical smaller dunes. The Convoy outperformed itself and made the drive super smooth with only one slight stuck and a couple of refusals which allowed us to cover such a long distance. Excellent Sweep by @Jaro Tuzinsky until we had to exit you, hope your little one is feeling better now. Due to the above @Benjamin stepped up to the plate and got a n instant promotion to sweep, which as expected was performed flawlessly. @Looper thanks for all the support in the middle of the convoy handling all the minor refusals and one stuck effortlessly amazing job thanks mate. Thank you to our amazing convoy @FERNANDO SYRIO @Glenn W @Bravoecho @Rk ram @Stumpy Paj @Gary F @Benjamin @Jaro Tuzinsky you guys killed it out there today, very impressive driving by you all, thank you for making the drive fun as well as your skilled driving attributes allowing us to cover such a great distance with little time spent stopped. I really did enjoy the company today it was just fantastic. Hope you all have a great rest of your weekend and I look forward to seeing you all in the sand again very soon

Team carnity desert warriors @M.Seidam @Looper @FERNANDO SYRIO @DanielN @Glenn W @Rajat Verma @Bravoecho @Rk ram @Stumpy Paj @Gary F @Benjamin @Jaro Tuzinsky I hope you are all as excited as we are about the prospect of tomorrows drive. We anticipate a fun filled morning for all. So please come prepared rested, plenty of water as we may be shoveling but most of all, ready for fun :):) We will be Using Radio Channel 2 (446.031) The convoy order will be as below.

@GauravSoni what a great drive! I really enjoyed the fast paced corners and climbs this time my gearing came along much better which also equaled to great pace. myself and my small support crew had some good fun with the ridge riding. @Vaibhav I hope you can get your jeep sorted out soon I know Mopar can be really frustrating sometimes; I hope to see you soon. @DP1011 another great drive to tick off mate! I will see you soon @Looper always a good drive when you can show us all your looping skills! Did very well in SL as expected @Mario Cornejo you were amazing as well! Always awesome seeing your car power through the dunes it’s like having first class tickets to a dakar rally session Always great to see familiar faces @Chris Wing @Gertjan @Jaro Tuzinsky @Waqas Parvez @ASAD. @Zed and everyone else I may have missed out

Good afternoon All ! Thanks for signing up ! Confirmed for the drive: @Michael Chattle@Felix Obst@Bjoern@Fabien Monleau@Rob H@James Lovell@Sebb@Hugo@Amr Aydin @DP1011@Simon D Waitlisted Members: Beide Worku @Beide Worku Tareq Al Turq @Tareq Al Turq Marketa Dobesova @Marketa Dobesova I wanted to share the planned area for coming weekend. Below you can see the Bermuda triangle we are planning to concquer. The Idea will be to drive along the pylon track and make our way to Marker 1 (top of the triangle). Then move in a straight as possible line to Marker 2, and then further on to Marker 3, and from there back to Marker 1. As you all know we don't usually drive in a straight line in the desert, so the challenging part will be to try to stick to that line as much as possible, even if that included going over slip faces and other obstacles This also means instead of the smooth flowing drives that i am usually well known for, this could be quite an intense drive with lots of struggles 😁 Anyways i am sure we will have fun in the sand as always and can afterwards print out a screenshot of our track and it will look 99% like below. Although that would be a real bonus If you have not driven in the dark yet, no worries. If you have additional night lights on your 4x4 that will help but it's not mandatory as you will be following the convoy anyways. See you soon !

@Davie Chase The honor is all mine always, truly you did a fantastic job today. for me i wont worry at all on you after today.I think the last time i was a second lead it was at the desert champion trophy last 2021 and today the trophy is yours with excellence keep it up my friend and i hope to join and support more of your own independent drives very soon inshallah. @Looper Thank you for being there supporting us all . amazing job my friend as usual. I congratulate the whole team today for the amazing day out . guys you all rocked today with no exception. @Jaro Tuzinskyhappy to learn that your son is good now . wish every one peacfull weekend and see you in the sand soon cheers Seidam

Dear @Pavel Pashkovskiy, dear @Ahmad Nerat, thank you for your kind gesture to let @Rk ram in the drive. Upon reflecting about it, I prefer to keep the convoy at its present size, since I only have 1 Support Team member to assist, and 14 cars would make it a bit too long, in my opinion, to insure a smooth and seamless management of the drive. So, @Rk ram, you're in, taking the spot generously left open by Pavel (and Ahmad, after Pavel). I look forward to driving with all 3 of you guys together at the next available opportunity.

I was definitely having some issues with concentration in the first half hour with a couple of refusals and some bumps, it goes without saying that one needs to be more than 100% while driving in the desert and the smallest of lack of concentration can cause havoc. Luckily I overcame the initial issues and started to enjoy the drive as it was planned. A great team goes a long way to making a drive the fullest and most fun. Thank you everyone who joined the drive and @GauravSoni for planning and executing this exciting drive. @Mario Cornejo for being at the end - your usual spot and showing after everyone is done with theirs how it is exactly done. Love to see you drive every time. @DP1011 you bring cheer to every drive and I salute your endurance for 4 drives a week. While I too do it but I am not that consistent. @Vaibhav hope the issues with the Jeep are sorted out soon and see you back in action very soon. @Gertjan love to see you once again and thanks to you, my jeep gets a decent photograph in the gallery. @Jaro Tuzinsky good to see you once again and looking forward to your drive videos soon. @Chris Wing finishing off the trifecta of FJs in the drive always a pleasure to drive with you. @Zed Carnity drives in Abu Dhabi are synonymous with driving with Zed. great to seeing you once again. @Waqas Parvez I know it is a high adrenaline drive when I see you in the convoy. I try to make sure that I drive in that drive. @ASAD. great to see you once again after Al Salamat. Always a pleasure to see you. @Benjamin love to see you and your jeep. Hope it was a great fun learning experience for you. I have added some pics in the gallery the drive from my point of view.

brilliant drive @GauravSoni, been some time driving with you and was amazing to be back. The area had everything in it for everyone, long range dunes, sharp ridges and technicals. @Looper & @Mario Cornejothanks for the SL and for the sweep respectively. Was a pleasure driving with and meeting the usual gang. Hope to see you all soon again. @Vaibhav my friend, we missed you in the later half, hopefully the car gets sorted soon. Also remember for every Jeep that breaks down there is always a toyota around to help out ☺️😂.

A big thanks to @GauravSoni. @Looper and fellow sand surfers! I had a great time playing in the sand pit! @Mario Cornejo 's big smile captures the sprit of the trip! Will load some more pictures when the gallery opens. See you all again on the sand soon.

Drive report: Thanks @Krishna R @Benjamin @Chris Wing @Gerrit Bus @Mohamad Anwer @Santoso Marjuki @Mario Cornejo for joining the drive.. The day started with hiccups with @Looper dropping out early morning due to a leak in Cooling system coupled with a "Block" due to road construction forcing to find an alternate path to the start point which took almost 40 mins for us to assemble. Th drive started with good pace which everyone responded beautifully, going through the amazing dunes - side slopes, ridges just next to the starting point, we circled back to them as we had another overzealous / extreme set of cars driving parallel to our convoy allowing ourselves some clear space. At this point, my passenger developed motion sickness forcing me to stop couple of times. lesson learnt.. no matter how much they say that their stomach is strong, no more passengers on an IM drive.. period. with a few minor refusals, we made our way to the second section, when it happened. On a S curve maneuver, which ends on a ridge ride and criss cross, i saw the Gladiator of @Gerrit Bus have a rollover through the corner of my eye. We rushed to check on him and with gods grace, he came out of the car unharmed. The team stood up to the challenge and recovered the car with amazing teamwork and coordination. we were able to switch on the car and it basically drove itself out. At this point we decided to exit and on reaching the tarmac, we removed the broken windshield and made it drivable on the road after completing all legal formalities with the police. We had the last hiccup with Mario blowing up his rear tire on a small metal rod just as he moved after inflation. (ouch) Thanks @Mohamad Anwer @Krishna R @Benjamin @Chris Wing @Mario Cornejo @Santoso Marjuki for the brilliant support during the recovery. This is one of the worst fears of any driver and you came out of it like a true gladiator @Gerrit Bus. We all learnt something on the day. please update us on the status of the car. i hope to see you soon back in the desert with you amazing car surfing dunes again. Its also a reminder for all of us of the ever present risk and i thank @Carnity for putting an amazing off-road structure which bring in lots of checks and balances to ensure that the driver is mentally strong and skillful with capable cars to drive in these terrains. See you all soon on sands!

Hi @CasperPLfor that budget you would find the following: 1. 2008-2010 Nissan Xterra 2. 2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ 3. 2008 Jeep Wrangler JK with the 3.8 Engine I have put the Nissan Xterra on top because it's a great on-road and off-road vehicle with plenty of boot space, and performs better than the Jeeps of this era and budget. The 4.0 engine is very powerful. The Jeep TJ is very powerful as well, but i would not recommend to use this as on-road vehicle. The Jeep JK with the 3.8 engine is not bad as well, but you will have a hard time finding a clean one, and the performance is not on par with an Xterra (and not as reliable). You will find Xterra for around 18-20kAED for the 2008 model, but to get it ready for the desert you will need to consider the following checkups: * Plugs and coils * Air filter and cabin filter * Throttle body clean * PCV valve * Clean the MAF sensor * Brake Fluids * Check exhaust system for leaks / cracks * Verify if catalytic converters are still installed. * Drive shaft u-joints * Boots on cv joints and grease * front body mounts * Engine mounts * transmission mounts * steering links and sway bars * front diff bushings * LCA UCA ball joints and leaf bushings * radiator and coolant hoses condition * Replace all fluids (engine, transmission, transfer case, differentials, coolant) I recently purchased a 2008 Xterra which had a good engine and tranmission, but spent a lot of money getting it to the condition that i wanted, which included replacing almost all hoses, bushings, all shocks, engine and transmission mounts, etc... After that add a front skid plate, replaced the weak OEM tow points with reinforced ones, installed a flag holder and you are good to go ! If you are still reading at this point and did not run away, you probably have seen by now that with your budget of 25k it will be a bit tight to get the car 100% offroad ready. I ended up spending a lot more unfortunately, but you can be lucky to find one for 25k that was well maintained. Sourcing spare parts in the used market in Sharjah is also an option but i personally preferred all new OEM parts. (cry once...) PS The offroad version would be great to have as it has rear locking differentials. But i've heard from many Xterra owners that the rear differentials cannot be found in the market secondhand (very rare) so if you need to replace the rear diff in the future that might be a big issue. There are plenty of Xterra owners here and will happily pitch in to help further ! Dubizzle and other online car sites will probably be the best source. I would avoid buying an Xterra that has been modified too much. There are still stock models for sale that haven’t seen a lot of off-road abuse. That’s the one you need.

@Looper @Pacific @Ignacio Quindós @Stumpy Paj @Yaseen87 @Simon D @Mark B @Tareq Al Turq @Mahmoud Taha @Benjamin @Jessica Lambert @DP1011 @Patrick van der Loo @Bjoern @Gurcharan Mehta @Gary F & @Mahmoud Taha Just for Info and last little comparison for you guys are the two different routes for Myself and Looper took, color coded appropriately . Yellow Line = Faqa Express Looper Convoy 1 Red Line Faqa = high speed freight line Davie Convoy 2

Butterfly effect: In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state. In my opinion above is the prevailing factor for everything that happens during a drive. Perhaps the first turn that I took into the dunes determined what happened in the rest of the drive. In that sense we as off-roaders should always be open to every eventual outcome that might occur during the drive and it is true for every single time for everyone without any exceptions. It was a full house and it was fantastic drive today. Everyone kept on with the pace with what I was trying to do throughout the drive and hopefully got the adrenaline rush that they desire. For me it is still the dopamine that was needed and I got a healthy boost out of the drive. @Mahmoud Taha you were excellent for a 2nd lead - you kept your distance and kept an eye on me and always made minor adjustments wherever necessary. @Benjamin while I did not specifically mentioned in the convoy order - you were in fact the centre forward for the drive. Without your help we would have taken a lot more time in the business of fixing things. @DP1011 it is always a fun experience with you in the drive. I appreciate the insight you bring to every drive and hope to see you next time. @Jessica Lambert thanks to your couple of pop-outs we three of us became a lot more confident in fixing pop-outs and it was an valuable experience and thanks for affording this opportunity. Just remember the Butterfly effect, there is not escape from it and there could not be any different outcome from the moment we started. We all passthrough these situations and it is part of the sport we indulge in. @Patrick van der Loo, @Bjoern, @Gary F & @Gurcharan Mehta you guys were excellent and did a great job in keeping up with the pace of entire drive, in both fast parts as well as the slow parts. See you all in the next instalment of Looper's loops. Some stats and pics: PS: I don't trust these stats. They are just indicative. e.g. we all definitely did more than 56kmph. this is just an indicative metrics just to see and should be taken with a pinch of salt. Tequila!

Fellow desert wanders @Felix Obst @Andrei S @Frans M @Joseph Sebastian @Glenn W @Ishak @Mohit Gurnani @Zubair @Nadeem Ansari @Gertjan @Jaro Tuzinsky @Marketa Dobesova @Stan @Senthil Kumar @DP1011 @Looper @GauravSoni firstly thank you all for showing up on time it was great to see you all bright and early this morning. @Looper really appreciate you volunteering to take half the convoy thus allowing us to accommodate all the waitlisted folks this week. Secondly a big congratulations on your first independent lead and I look forward to more adventures tomorrow my friend. A big thank you to @GauravSoni for attending and supporting the second convoy as always, a pleasure to have you along for the ride. Our drive today (Convoy 1) had a little bit of everything, from Vegetation to Virgin sand, soft sand, hard sand, Camels, donkeys and Cows, a couple of refusals that were brilliantly self-recovered, as well as a couple of Stucks and of course a pop out. A big thank you to my second lead @Ishak you did an amazing job holding where necessary and then following instruction to move the convoy out of harms way left or right, and even re-routing at one point. Well done and appreciated the support. Thanks to @DP1011 as always a pleasure to have you along in support buddy. you were just simply amazing, you handle the refusals with calm tone and a knowledgeable approach that allowed most to be self-recovered. well done! @Felix Obst great job at sweep my friend you kept me well informed and more importantly kept the convoy together at the back. Also assisting with the recoveries, great job on the tug for @Ishak it was perfect. @Felix Obst @Frans M @Joseph Sebastian @Ishak @Marketa Dobesova @DP1011 @Stan without exception drove fantastically. you guys are amazing, I enjoyed the banter on the subkha, the teamwork with the shovels, and the patience as we worked through the last stuck and pop off. I hope you all enjoyed the drive today as much as I did. Thank you all. Have a great rest of your weekend Some stats for you from our drive for convoy 1

The light green colour track is the one that was led by me and @Rizwanm2. Dark Green is by @GauravSoni & @Davie Chase. The track we took, was through some interesting virgin dunes where we were perhaps the first people to drive ever. We drove fast reaching up to 60+ km on some of the best sidees ever. I swear to god, I could have driven the whole day in those dunes. Thank you @Rizwanm2 for posting this drive and @GauravSoni jumping in the last moment to split the convoy giving me and @Davie Chase our first “Partial Lead” experience. @Ishak, @Bjoern, @Mahmoud Taha, @Chris Wing & finally @Zed it was great having you on this side of the split it was a wonderful experience exploring all those dunes together with you guys.

Drive Plan: Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Skill drive series - Technical Terrain Transit - Part 3. If you enjoy cruising through the Technical Dunes and are not afraid to put your limits to test, you have come to the right place! Latitude and longitude have been used in astronomy and navigation since ancient times. By calculating the angle between the horizon and a celestial object (usually the sun or the North Star), navigators could determine their approximate latitude using basic tools. Lines of latitude, also called parallels, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south. The equator is the most well known parallel. At 0 degrees latitude, it equally divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. From the equator, latitude increases as you travel north or south, reaching 90 degrees at each pole. There are other named lines of latitude. They’re based on the sun’s position during Earth’s orbit, and they help us understand climate, weather, and ocean currents. The Tropic of Cancer, at roughly 23 degrees north, and the Tropic of Capricorn, at roughly 23 degrees south, are the boundaries of what we consider the tropics. The Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle are at roughly 66 degrees north and south, respectively. They mark the boundaries of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Using GPS to determine the Latitude and Longitude, we can pin point the exact location on the surface of the Earth. We use Inbuilt GPS on our mobile devices or standalone dedicate GPS devices to find these coordinates and mark our positions / waypoints on a track. Our intention of the drive will be to follow the 24.8 degree latitude ( hence the name of the drive) moving EAST to WEST ( Murquab to Qudra Solar Park) navigating the most technical patch of desert. What to EXPECT: Tight Corners / Hard Right - Hard Left / Shoveling Shoveling Shoveling!!! What NOT to Expect : High Flying Dunes / Fast pace / long range climbs / 6000 RPM! General Overview We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY 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: Fewbie Plus and Above When: 10th Jun'2023 Saturday. Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions). Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/FReXSwN6iFgt8aa19 This is drive start point https://goo.gl/maps/FKA51EZqJrGvmZ5e6 Type of Car: Any 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. Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE A COMPRESSOR. ANYONE ARRIVING AT THE DRIVE WITHOUT A COMPRESSOR, FLAG, PROPER SHOVEL AND DEFLATION KIT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. ALL TOW POINTS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. 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 below calendar

Well Done @GauravSoni , with a Total Ascent of 520 meters and Max Elevation of 300 meters, for sure you have created one of the most exhilarating track for an Intermediate that starts from As-Saad nearby 👮‍♂️ police station and ends in An-Nabbagh 🐪 camel race track nearby Paratta Street cafe 😜 I'm amazed what you've pushed your 3.8L Pajero through, truly a testament that the right driver knows the strategies to get through the terrains he has experienced 👍 For those Intermediaters who want to re-live the experience, save this coordinate: 24.29542, 55.59138 That is the coordinate for the highest dune we climbed at 277m @Vaibhav sorry about your Jeep, you can tell Trading Enterprise (or Western Motors) that the Error Code it was throwing was Transmission Error P0776 that triggered Limp Mode P2110 and P2118. You can save the article below to reset your Electronic Throttle Body to get out of Limp Mode next time. But it seems you have Transmission issue, solve it in the order: 1) If under warranty ask for Transmission Replacement, the whole gearbox + valve body 2) If dealer refuses, ask them for Transmission Fluid Flush and check Trans Pan for metal shavings. If got metal shavings, ask for a free Transmission Rebuild. 3) If no metal shavings, ask to replace all Solenoids in the Valve Body 4) While they have the gearbox down, tell dealer to check wiring harness from Computer to Transmission, since since P0776 High could also mean wiring issue. @DP1011 do you have the 8-speed or the 5-speed bro? If 8-speed try driving in 4L-5th gear and if 5-speed try driving in 4L-3rd gear. Since you didn't re-gear, you now have to shift down to get more torque than the stock setting. We should sneak into a Newbie or Fewbie drive to play with the gearing and find your sweet spot bro 😁 @Looper great Second Leading, nevermind the joke Second Looping, don't take offence from these brutal Intermediate barbars 😄 It's never easy especially if your Marshal is going fast then slow-down, or hasn't decided to take left or right 😁 Eventually without you, that first car wouldn't have been winched back on track 😂 @Gertjan @Jaro Tuzinsky @Chris Wing the FJ Amigos. Chris is finally proving that the Black FJ is so much better than the Beige FJ 😜 Gertjan and Jaro are now A-TRAC masters whenever their FJs get stuck 👍 Prado Brothers @Waqas Parvez @ASAD. great driving as usual, always enjoyed your creative multiple tries whenever we found a play area 👍 Waiting for your Instagram videos on these... @Benjamin Not bad for a 3rd Intermediate drive, am sure you're getting the hang of it. No refusal with that Jeep and watching you play Catch-me-if-you-Can with the Yellow Looper and 2 Prados means you have mastered to be one with your machine and learning to enjoy higher-level drives 👍 Finally my Sweeper Brother @Mario Cornejo , that complete headers to exhaust system just screams beautifully in every climb-to-the-highest-dune moments. Man, I wish I'd bring the Insta360 to record your actions... oh well, that means I should join your drive again next time 😁 Until next time folks, that was a great convoy indeed.

Hej guys, it a fantastic drive. For me for the first time a proper intermediate dune bashing. Thank you @GauravSoni for taking care of us and perfect routing. @Looper it was so easy to drive behind you, you was showing me the tracks to be followed. @Chris Wing@ASAD. @Waqas Parvez always i am your active listener of your toyota and off-road rides experiences. @Vaibhav so nice to see you after long time, hopefully your car will be fixed soon. @Benjamin I remember you when we started in newbies and see now:) i believe you will be leading convoys in future:) @DP1011 @Zed @Mario Cornejo your skills are amazing and it was so nice to observe your art of dune climbings.. @Gertjan it is nice to see you any Saturday morning and to have you in our convoy is a guarantee of high quality of pictures and many i am downloading for my archive:) i am full of energy for tomorrow evening to click it in the time:) Thank you to be a part of your company this Saturday and see you next one.

@GauravSoni This was what I have been long desiring for, Long range , IM in AD/ Al ain, kept missing last few but finally today was the day! Thoroughly enjoyed cruising around and as @Mario Cornejo mentioned such strong convoy made it possible that we made the most of time! Those ridges/bowls/criss crossing / technical, it had everything to offer us💥💥! @Looper Was good to see you as SL , true to your name , you had your first loop on highway itself😅 and someone who fills his fuel tank 4 times in a day😂😂, Always good to see you all guys! @Vaibhav@Mario Cornejo @Gertjan, @Jaro Tuzinsky, @Waqas Parvez,@ASAD., @Benjamin, @Chris Wing and @Zed

It was great to see @GauravSoniafter ages . Thanks for understanding and helping me exit. I am sure I missed a great drive. I could feel the 1 hour 20 mins I drove it would be going to an amazing drive. The convoy was strong and responded well. @Zedif you would have not come with a trick you suggested I would be struggling to get the car back to Dubai. Thanks a lot man. Looking at the picture @Gertjanhas posted I know I have missed a lot of action. Great clicks. I think I took the right decision of exiting the drive to avoid any further delays and mess up the drive for others which would have happen. There is always a next time. I managed to drive normally back straight to the dealership and they were not too helpful and informed me if the error comes back get the car back. Just as I reached home the Transmission service indication showed up again with the Engine oil check light. I had to arrange a tow vehicle. Latest update throttle control there could be some sand and possibility of entering transmission. The sad part here is the service advisors at the dealership are not very knowledgeable which makes it worse. The first thing i was informed because I went offroad this error could have come without even looking at the car. Though under warranty and service package they are unable to confirm if it would be covered and reason is sand entering. It sounds really funny but this is the truth. I was given example also by the service advisor if the car goes in water the warranty will not be covered. Where I informed the advisor that I understand it is a car and not a boat. @Mario Cornejo VTC SWB 😍. Inshallah may be next one . Until my car is back and I join you guys ,Have fun and drive safe.

Hi everyone, wow! what a morning! a solid convoy and an interesting area that tested our skills, from dealing with technical areas, soft sand, climbs, switches and more. A big shout out to @GauravSoni for hosting the drive, it is always a pleasure to attend the drives you organize. Everyone drove amazingly well: @Gertjan, @Jaro Tuzinsky, @Waqas Parvez, @DP1011, @ASAD., @Benjamin, @Chris Wing and @Zed Unfortunately @Vaibhav had to leave early, I am sure I echo everyone in hoping you get the issues resolved with your Jeep. If the issues persist, then remember there must be a VTC with your name somewhere in the UAE 😎💪! Wish you all a great rest of the week! @Gertjan thank you very much for the pictures and documenting the drive! Superstar! 😁

@Simon D@Michael Chattle@James Lovell@Marketa Dobesova@DP1011@Hugo@Bjoern@Rob H@Tareq Al Turq@Beide Worku@Amr Aydin@Fabien Monleau@Patrick You guys/gals rocked last night ! The terrain was bumpy and our attempt to drive in a straight line seemed easy at the start (pylon track ) but once it got dark and there were no more reference points, we had to rely on the GPS. In one particular area, and just like the countless stories of planes and ships losing their compass bearings, we encountered the exact same and I found myself looping around in a technical area while my gps was going completely bonkers ! After a short break on a sabkha, we headed back in and drive almost straight back to the starting point and exited at the same place from where we started 4hrs earlier. As usual, a splendid second lead in @Simon D, great support from @DP1011and @Fabien Monleau and a convoy that couldn’t be stopped. The so called triangle looks a bit like this: vs the planned route: Considering the fact we covered 52kms in some areas that were very technical shows the convoy strength ! See you all soon in the sand !

Dear Dune surfers! Please find the Convoy List for Tomorrows Drive. @Looper @Krishna R @Imran Kashif @Benjamin @Chris Wing @Gerrit Bus @Mohamad Anwer @Beide Worku @Santoso Marjuki @Mario Cornejo Conv no Driver Car 1 GauravSoni Pajero LWB 2 Looper Jeep SWB 3 Krishna R Xterra 4 Imran Kashif FJ 5 Benjamin Jeep LWB 6 Chris Wing FJ 7 Gerrit Bus Gladiator 8 Mohamad Anwer SSafari SWB 9 Beide Worku F150 10 Santoso Marjuki Jeep LWB 11 Mario Cornejo SSafari SWB we will be using channel 2 :446031 @Zed have you changed your plans.? Please be ready to move by 5 am as we plan to have maximum drive time to enjoy comparatively cooler weather and keep our cars happy! see you tomorrow!

Dear Dune Surfers! @Mario Cornejo @Jaro Tuzinsky @Imran Kashif @DP1011 @Gerrit Bus @Beide Worku @Benjamin @Krishna R @Chris Wing @Santoso Marjuki.. Please confirm your plans for the weekend ( you can click totally agree). @Zed @Mohamad Anwer @Salim Akhtar @Karthik_LC200 let me know if you guys are still interested to join and have no alternate plans for the Saturday morning. Please ensure that your cars are in good condition and all known issues have been fixed. we target to start at Dawn, with an intention of enjoying the summer sunrise on top of a mighty dunes of Sweihan. Looking forward !!

I am not sure, but what I am sure of is that I am not going to be seeing the rear view mirror 😂

Thank you @M.Seidam for an incredible drive and for instilling confidence in all of us throughout the journey (always been a fan of your briefs). It was a delight to reconnect with old friends and forge new friendships during this exciting trip. I must commend @Benjamin for his capabilities as the second lead, and my long-time companion @DP1011 for providing flawless support throughout the expedition, great to see you again . Thank you all for the teamwork @Pavel Pashkovskiy @Marketa Dobesova @Hugo @Sunil Mathew @Gerrit Bus @Anoop Nair. I want to emphasize an important point for all of us: regardless of our level of experience, it is crucial to keep the fundamentals in mind to ensure the safety of everyone during our drives. Stay focused and think about the entire team, including your own vehicle, the one ahead of you, and the one behind you. Clear communication plays a vital role in this, as we climb the ladder of experience and embark on faster-paced drives. It becomes even more imperative to work together and prioritize the safety and security of everyone involved. See you all soon.

Congratulations @Davie Chase for reaching the Expert Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you grow further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. EXPERT This level will be the most essential in your off-road development as you will start leading and managing drives independently with the support of other senior advisors. And also you will help in developing new advisors to pass on the knowledge, experience, and skills for managing adventurous yet safer off-road drives. The expert level will offer you continuous improvement in your overall development by alternating between the lead and supporting the drive every week. This way, you will still learn and advance your knowledge by supporting other trip leads in different terrain to understand the complexity and challenges involved and practicing independent lead and convoy management. Carnity Benefits Full access to Carnity without any paid subscription. Join any drive in the “Manage” tab. Carnity Contribution Committed to driving with Carnity off-road club only. Lead a minimum of 6 weekend drives per quarter (3 months). Forum contribution to earn Carnity points. What you'll learn Navigating with or without GPS on the fly. Trip planning, safety exits, and recce skills. Response to vehicle breakdown and accidents. Skills required A resilient, calculative, and rational thinker. Self-reliance, positive attitude, and forward-thinking. Kind, selfless, and considerate of others’ concerns. Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with a low range gearing. Suitable approach and departure angle. High profile tires. Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS, Floor jack and jack board, tire repair kit, toolbox, tie-down straps, fluids. Drive teamwork Lead Fewbie, Fewbie Plus, Intermediate, or Extreme drives. Inspect the vehicle for safety before the off-road drive. Support all other level drives, proactively. Drive Joining All Levels. Forum participation Active participation in the forum. Share drive experience + feedback. Share drive pictures in the gallery. Post trip report after the drive.

It was a promised! It was scenic and there was some shoveling was involved! Thanks Gautham @Looper for a great drive! @Davie Chase for putting the plan together. I enjoyed the morning with the full convoy. See you soon on the sand!

Thanks @Rizwanm2 for organizing such a fantastic drive, the terrain was amazing, and a big thank you to @GauravSonifor joining in and for leading a split convoy, moreover, allowing me to lead part of the way around, it was another great learning experience and super fun. Convoy 2 covered 70 km in a little under 3 hrs, pretty impressive given the terrain and a slight interruption from a Monitor Lizard . Well done @Imteeaz and thank you for the support and great sweeping duties performed flawlessly. Convoy 2 @Krishna R @Felix Obst @Mark B @Patrick van der Loo I hope you guys had as much fun as we did, it was amazing to see the skills on show today, hence why we were able to cover such a great distance with little to no refusals, this was testament to your driving skills so well done all. @Mark B hope the wife is feeling better. I am sure convoy 1 had as much fun as we did. @Ishak @Bjoern @Chris Wing @Mahmoud Taha @Looper @Zed (hope I did not miss anyone off) Stats with new app and video thanks @M.Seidam for sharing had fun playing with this.

@Pavel Pashkovskiy@Patrick allow me to provide my two cents on this: Self-declaration of how many drives one has done can never provide a real safe off-roading environment. We have noticed on multiple occasions where members declare they have driven for example +10 years offroad in the UAE, but upon joining we notice they don't possess even basic skills, and after some digging deeper they finally admit that this 10 years was more kind of camping and BBQ drives , Imagine taking someone like that on a higher level drive and getting into accidents and rollovers.... The same thing applies to drives done in another club. There is no common level with skillsets agreed across clubs in the UAE, so a Fewbie level with us could be a Newbie level in another club for example. Here at Carnity we use numbers as we have learned that for building a skillset or drive level it is a good healthy indicator. Of course, we do know that some people need more drives or other people need less drives to be ready for the next level, but every promotion you see passing by here has gone through a voting system amongst the marshals first and apart from the drive count we look at many other factors as well (see grading structure). Setting up a convoy for example a Fewbie Plus level drive in our current grading structure ensures that the drive lead at all times can be sure that his joining members are up for that level, and there are no members who would be out of their comfort zone or would get themselves in dangerous scenarios or slow down the convoy excessively. Please take note that all of our drive leads thoroughly look at the number of drives each person has done in order to decide on the proper convoy position and to keep an extra close watch on whoever is new on that level. The grading structure did not fall out of the sky in Carnity, it was built and tweaked numerous times thanks to the input of our members and leads to ensure maximum safety and enjoyment for everyone. There is no business aspect in that. Allowing a marshal to invite members from a lower level onto his drive ? How would that work ? And how fair would that be towards others ? "sometimes wish members were placed in the levels they belong based on their actual experience instead of having to do drives just for the sake of earning credits 😁" Please define how we would gauge your "actual experience" safely? A trip lead who is leading the drive is looking 90% of the time in front of him and would not see someone in the middle of the convoy fishtailing or fighting gravity, unless one of the other senior or supporting members would notice that. I would recommend you join to enjoy each drive, without counting as i have personally seen so many off-roaders rushing their drives to reach IM level as soon as possible, and then burning or fading out due to boredom. Driving in the desert is a fantastic hobby. Get to enjoy each drive, socialize, and don't focus too much on the numbers

Another fun drive by the master @Hisham Masaad , thanks for the slopes and climbs ! Driving in Nizwa big red area after a while. A well executed 2nd lead by Hisham Jr - @Abdelghani...i believe every singl,e warning from hisham was acknowledged with a "copied" on the radio ... everyone drove beautifully and at their best , resulting in a very fluid drive, and very few stoppages/refusals well managed by @DP1011 in his usual ever present style! Good to drive with all of you @Deepak Eswar @Cristian @Nadeem Ansari @Juan R @Rk ram @george charbel

thanks @Hisham Masaad for organising the drive, it was enjoyable, fun and safe drive... I really enjoyed and I wish that u organise more and more drives in Badayer area 🤗.. it was also great meeting @Patrick van der Loo, @Mark B, @Gary F and @Tareq Al Turq I'll post some pic, in the drive Gallery Looking forward to drive with u again Ahmad

Drivers make the drive. You guys were amazing, yes short convoy, but all was keeping the pace, controlling, and with very good driving skills managed to keep moving. Weather was helping to enjoy. Dunes somehow disturbed and got irregular and unexpected after the windy days, but at the end, drive was good and i personally enjoyed, and hope all of you. Thank you @Patrick van der Loo for joining as SL, you did it perfectly. @Tareq Al Turq amazing SW, and @Mark B @Gary F @Ahmad Neratglad to meet you again and thank you for joining. Look forward again to see you in sand friends, and wish you a nice week end.

Dear Dune Surfers! @Gertjan @Jaro Tuzinsky @Waqas Parvez @Mario Cornejo @DP1011 @ASAD. @Benjamin @Chris Wing @Naveen Raj @Krishna R.. Thankyou all for joining and giving an overwhelming response.. slots filled in less than 20 seconds!.. we do have @Vaibhav waitlisted for his first drive for the week along with @Bjoern and @Mohamad Anwer who are looking to extend their fun on the weekend. I request all to update your rsvp in case their are any chances of a dropout from the drive. Please ensure your machines are in good condition. i will update the drive plan and unveil a surprise element shortly . stay tuned!

Dear friends Please find final updated the order for today Drive 1. Seidam , lead , Xterra 2. @Looper 2nd Lead , wrangler 3. @Stumpy Paj Pajero 4. @Marketa Dobesova wrangler 5. @DP1011 CF , wrangler 6. @Pranjal Varsani1 Wrangler 7. @Ignacio Quindós wrangler 8. @Ale Vallecchi Sweep , FJC

Thank you @GauravSoni for the wonderful drive yesterday. It was a fun fast drive full of thrill and action until the unfortunate rollover incident of Gerrit's Gladiator. Thank God Gerrit was not hurt and the car eventually was drivable after straightening it. @Gerrit BusI hope you managed to drive home safely with the car, and I Hope it will be repaired quickly as it all seemed cosmetic. Thank you @Benjaminfor a great 2nd lead and for staring and helping recover the Gladiator @Chris Wing great CF and @Mario Cornejo nice sweep with your amazing SWB Super Safari, it was great to watch you speed down a dunes with a few amazing jumps, and I am sorry to hear about your puncture towards the exit area. To the rest of thr team @Krishna R @Santoso Marjuki amazing smooth driving bros💯👏 Hope to see you all again soon. Regards, Mohamad

That statement is more made after seeing how BFG performs on different cars in the club and a couple of friends that i go camping with. On a powerful Jeep (280hp on 2000kg car), BFG will perform great as you have plenty of power anyways to deal with the fact that the tyre is heavier. Loss in climbing ability would be negligible. On a LWB Patrol Super Safari (250hp on 2600kg car), BFG will perform great on wadis and rocks, but become quite heavy on a car that's already a bit underpowered in stock version. Climbing big dunes would become an issue. People often think, "oh it's only 2,5kg per tyre difference" for example, but this is not static mass like your vehicle weight, but rotational mass, which has an effect on how the car accelerates. Anyhow you can sleep well at night @DP1011, as a Rubicon would fly up the dunes even on wooden wheels

Thank you @Davie Chase for the drive also your patience 🙏. in the last two drives I always give you a hard time with many shoveling and pop outs. You are a great leader. Thank you @DP1011 @Felix Obst @Joseph Sebastian@Frans M@Stan@Marketa Dobesovafor your help. Sorry for the extra time 😅.

Good aftrnoon, Thanks to @Davie Chase who has graciously agreed to split the convoy so we can accommodate as many as we could. Following are the details of the drive tomorrow: Meeting time: 5:30 AM Meeting Point: Faqa towards Chimney Fuel Station: Emarat- Grayteesah --- Convoy 1 will be on Radio Channel: 2 (446.031) Convoy 1 Order: --- Convoy 2 will be on Radio Channel: 4 (446.081) Convoy 2 Order:

@Rizwanm2 thanks for the drive today, was able to get a good adrenaline rush before work tomorrow🤣 @Looper congrats again on making it to lead, great job today and i’ll be looking forward to joining your drives;) @Zed thanks for the videos! Got some good content for my insta🤣 @Bjoern @Mahmoud Taha @Ishak great drive today as usual:)

Fantastic news ! That yellow little Jeep has become a Carnity cornerstone and whenever you appear you lighten up the drive with your photography skills, and now onwards we’ll be able to join your drives ! Countless drives and supports have brought you here and the journey just started ! Congratulations buddy !!

Dear Desertnauts @Senthil Kumar @Gautam Banka @Cristian @Marketa Dobesova @Pavel Pashkovskiy @Pacific @PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke @Juan R @Zubair @george charbel @Amr Aydin The meeting and deflation point has been posted, as below: Dropped pin https://maps.app.goo.gl/WPggnLH2weo54A637 Worthy of note is the fact that there is a Lake of rainwater obstructing the usual entrance to the track. Do not attempt to cross it: just stop at the posted position and start deflating. Some of you know it from last week. Do not think the drive will be the same: we'll reach the pylon track (as last week) and then we'll divert in search of Zarzora !! Final drive's briefing to follow ASAP. MORE ABOUT ZARZORA There are myths and legends about a lost ancient oasis hidden in the Sahara Desert. Its name is Zerzura and it's supposed to be located somewhere deep in the desert west of the Nile River in Egypt or Libya. An anonymous 15th-century Arabic treasure seekers guide, "Kitab al Kdnuz" (The Book of Hidden Pearls) describes Zerzura as..... see below https://www.ancientpages.com/2020/06/10/zerzura-lost-ancient-sahara-oasis-guarded-black-giants/ Could it be looking like this? (Mandara Lakes, in the Libyan Fezzan region)