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Always happy to demonstrate the correct way to get stuck 😎

Congrats @khurramm for being our Member in the Spotlight for this week! Your positive attitude, willingness to help, and enthusiasm for offroading clearly shines! And that Tahoe clearly Roars 😁

Dear all - See you in 11 hours ! :), Convoy order as below : ) @Frederic, @Mountain @Rajath Shetty @J-P L @Kirill K @Hartzel @saumik1989 @ChrisW@Thomas54675 @JC_E @khurramm @Deepak Eswar

Dear Desertnauts. Before the short briefing for tomorrow drive, I have just added the meeting and deflation point on the drive's post. We will meet and deflate here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MR8j8TtNwyhKbRLe9 Consider arriving a little before the scheduled time, so we can deflate before getting ready to go. A thorough briefing about off-roading notions (mechanical needs, different terrains, driving skills, warnings, convoy discipline, etc.) will be given before leaving. We'll find some shaded area to conduct it. Please make sure you bring a fully charged radio to the drive. There may not ba any spare radios available, and without a fully functioning radio no members will be permitted to drive, for safety reasons. In spite of the vegetation that has grown abundant in this and other areas of the UAE, we'll do our best to find, and drive on, the cleanest possible dunes, so that all the necessary off-roading skills may be safely taught and practiced. The convoy order at the moment is the following: @Ana in Second Lead @Jakob T at #3 @Lvc at #4 @Artur Davtyan at #4 @J-P L at Center @Oussama at #6 @Kishor at #7 @Asif Ahamed at #8 and @khurram in Sweep. Enjoy your Friday evening, and see you tomorrow.

Good morning all, @Emanuel, @khurramm, @Infaz, @Ash S., @Jose Luis Campos, @Cristian & @Mahesh_.. Thank you for signing up for this drive and hope you're having a good week. TGIF!! I will be posting the convoy order later today and look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Please stay tuned!

Good day everyone, Thank you to @Andrew John Melvill & @Emanuel for leading the drive today, for @J-P L & @Mahesh_ for your support, and everyone that joined me for my first Fewbie drive. It was good to test my new vehicle's capabilities and got some good advice all round. Now I have a better idea what modifications needs to be made to keep with the pace. Apologies for my refusal on one of the ridges and @Lazy Frog who followed me into a perculiar position. Reflection is the key to experience building and you can see from the attached clips both my Dash view and Rear view. Unfortunately I was only able to upload a GIF file type on here so the quality is not that great. There are two learning points from my refusal: Firsly, I did not apply sufficient power getting onto the dune; and Secondly, most importantly, I was positioned to far to the right of the leading tracks which led my centre of gravity over the slipface. Getting to know my vehicle, I was not confident to power back onto the dune and decided early on to make an escape. The escape procedure could also be improved by maintaining my momentum so not to get stuck in the powder soft sand at the bottom. However, I was able to perform a self-recovery with the awesome encouragement from @J-P L. Thank you to @Lazy Frog for maintaining composure in the face of having a refusal himself. Hope to see you all again on the sand!

Hi @khurramm - hope it was nothing major. Now - on to today’s drive! Firstly @Mark B - Thank you very much for letting me lead a good part of your drive today. Most grateful for getting to do my second partial with you. @Andrei S @Giacomo Thank you for the support today…you were both good on the radio comms and helping give me capacity to just focus on driving and finding our way through. @Rajath Shetty Great work today! You are driving well and I’m glad you got to enjoy the drive and try out some skills on the dune driving and in the bowl. Lots of valuable lessons there for you today. We made good progress through the mixture of technical and long range dunes, and got to enjoy a good blast around and in the Ghafftein Bowl. Stopping off at the salt rocks at the end was a chance to see a different patch of desert before we hustled out via the Sabkah and to the E95. Safe drive home to you all and enjoy the weekend.

packed for a quick getaway 🤭

@Ash S. @Piter @Infaz @Noufal @Wayne Momsen @Glenn W @Carl Stanley @Gertjan @Krinesh @Giacomo Evening guys, hope you have had a good week, below is the drive order, really looking forward to getting out and having a bash in the sand, obviously extremely hot so bring extra water and shade/hat were be on channel 4 My number 0528763370 if you need it, Lets have some summer fun see you at 6:50AM ready to go

Congratulations @Abdullah A. for making it into our member of the week spotlight! Perhaps very few people know that you joined Carnity in 2011! That makes you one of the oldest members on the forum! Well done! See you soon in the sand! PS Please share a photo here of your Pajero! It's hard to find one in the gallery

Thank you @ChrisW for organizing and leading this trip. @Ale Vallecchi and @Zsolt for your excellent support. It was great fun today 😎. Link to video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da_Daseog6b/?igsh=djFjb3phYmY4MHQ= Have a good week, all!

Thank you @Andrew John Melvill for a great first lead drive today, for all the support team, and everyone that joined in today. Thank you to those who got shovels out to assist me with my 'beached wale' refusal and to @M.Seidam for parting recovery wisdom in such situations. The take-aways were: 1) Which direction to move? Determine the vehicle's centre of gravity in relation to the ridge line to help decide whether to go forward or backward. On long wheelbase vehicles like the ford ranger, the centre of gravity is forward from the vehicle mid-point, around the front door handles. 2) How to dig? Remove sand from the vehicle's centre line to form a V-shape under the chassis towards the wheels. Do not dig under the wheels as that will make them sink in more. 3) When to stop digging? The goal is to free the chassis and a good way to tell is by looking if you can see through from one side to the other (front-back). Hope to see everyone again soon.

Thanks @ChrisW for the drive, happy to finally see you leading a drive, especially in Salamat 👍👏👏 Always good to catch up with old friends, Carnity is the safest convoy to test drive new cars. Once again, you saved me, this time with 3 zip ties 😂 Looking forward to drive with @Andrew John Melvill next time ✌️

Thank you for a great drive @ChrisW and everyone that was there. I had a blast and learned loads. Couldn’t have asked for a better group for my first foray into Salamat.

Hey guys - many thanks again, I had a lot of fun going out with you all this morning. It was a varied drive, starting with some surprisingly clean and fun to drive on sands around Old Lady Dune, before a much less comfortable trip across the technical dunes to go past the airport and into Salamat itself. Following our short break we moved through the Oasis Half Bowl, 360 Bowl, Al Yarhar Bowl and finally the Egg Bowl, before using the last 20 minutes to just enjoy the slopes. Thank you to @Asif Hussain and @Andrew John Melvill for your support, and it was great to see @Diego, @Krinesh and @Zed at the back with the trucks! Finally well done @Danie, you stepped up well today and did your first drive in Salamat nicely. I was a little late in starting the track recorder, so the numbers below are actually a bit more like 3 hours driving and 65 km distance covered. Raw clips from the Insta 360: Short AI compilation of today's drive: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-KlWTzpnDOU

Such fun and challenging drive that was today guys, I really enjoyed and absolutely learnt a lot from it. Hope you all did! Thank you all for arriving on time this morning, we started at 06:45am which it was perfect 👌🏻 Special thanks to @Emanuel for coming out today with the 2nd lead duties and keeping an eye on me. @Infaz, you done really well today dealing with so many steps that are really challenging for an extra LWB! @Carl Stanley & @Ash S., it's always a pleasure seeing and driving with you guys. Keep up the good work and looking after those 2 beasts! Amazing support from @Mahesh_ & @Jose Luis Campos, you guys done a great work today. Thanks you so much. Also @Mahesh_, many thanks to your passenger with his photography skills/passion, I look forward to seeing them all. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you again soon!

Well driven today guys! Fantastic support from @Giacomo, @Glenn W and @nithish468in the sweep! @Pierre-andre Nutte@Nagarjun S As we spoke, some good pressure gauge and valve core removal tool: Digital Pressure Gauge: https://amzn.eu/d/0fewjckb Valve core removal tool:https://amzn.eu/d/02tRDbkT Thanks to @Jose Luis Campos who first tested this pressure gauge. It's also my favorite now. @Pierre-andre Nutte On the Pajero, a rear skidplate will be needed to keep that rear bumper intact. @Andrew John Melvill@Ishak@Emanuel@Jose Luis Campos where did you get yours fitted? It's fine to mention the shop in this case. This is often combined with the bashplate in the front as well, let me know if you did both at the same shop. A flag bracket will also be needed, now that he has the flag pole Thanks everyone!

Cool GIF! With @J-P L having a chat on the walkie :)

Very kind thanks to @Asif Hussain for supporting this drive too!

Thanks all for joining the drive this morning. And especially to @Emanuel for supporting my 2nd partial lead. We made some good distance, starting near 3 trees, flowing through some nice long range dunes mixed in with some technical patches through to a play area. Unfortunately it was really busy with 3 other convoys and a few single cars also there. We had a short play but left as it was too busy. We then made our way through to the secret garden via some more technical areas, and some tracks. Despite the sand being soft we had a good mix of long range dune flow, ridge riding practice and a few simple criss crosses. As the temp hit 40 we exited 🤪 All in a good way to enjoy a sunday morning. Great driving from the newer FB drivers @Mountain and @Lazy Frog especially with your calm reactions when coming off one of the ridges. We had great support from @J-P L and @Mahesh_.last but not least we had good company and driving from @Hartzel, @khurramm and @_Herman_.

Hi @Emanuel, @Mountain, @Lazy Frog, @Riyad, @J-P L, @Hartzel, @khurramm, @_Herman_ and @Mahesh_ Really looking forward to having you all join my 2nd partial lead. A big thanks to Emanuel for his support, we will be alternating the lead duties during the drive. It is very hot and humid at the moment, please ensure that your cars fluids have been checked and that you carry sufficient water for yourself and any passengers. Look forward to seeing you all flags up and deflated ready for a briefing at 06h30. See you all soon

Hi all, @Looper, @Glenn W, @Infaz, @Danie, @lucas amat and @Jose Luis Campos. It was great seeing you today. Here is the drive report:

Thank you to everyone for a wonderful morning out on the ridges. @DP1011 thank you for guiding us over the ridges and for @J-P L who directed me out of sticky spots. We were able to capture @JC_E on his majestic perch, with the troop to the rescue. Today was really good for me to learn my vehicle's capabilities on the ridges, and understanding how the new skid plate set affects my movements. Cheers!

Getting my car sorted for driving again. 💪💪💪 I'll be back in the sand as soon as I can. @Abdullah A.

hey @_luke_, we're really missing you and your great drive, when are you coming back to action?

Hey guys - had a great drive with you all this afternoon, thank you! A prompt arrival of everyone in good time saw us get started a little ahead of the 3.30 planned start and we made good pace across Al Hayer initially. This area was packed with wildlife, including camels, gazelle, and a very large vulture. It was also stunningly hot at 46 celsius, and some very soft sands around We soon pushed on across the E95 and into the Sweihan area. The terrain changed - less vegetation, larger dunes and increasing levels of technical difficulty. We kept the pace, mixing time in the dunes with time to recover on the sabkhas. A final push on some flowing dunes and we finished the drive. There was a good level of comms and focus throughout the drive; with minimal refusals and no stucks. Good work all and thank you @Ale Vallecchi for supporting.

Thanks a lot @Andrew John Melvill for today’s morning lovely drive . I was impressed with your local navigation just like a pro. Very well done thanks to every one who joined and shared the passion today despite the hot summer . and for the team work during recovering @Mountain from his “ royal crest “ position 😊 I am so glad that every one got something today back home along with the big smiles and satisfaction. see you around and take care Seidam

Thanks for the gpx file Doc, here is the route we drove today.

Thanks all for joining me today! We did exactly.as I had planned with a good mix of terrain and dune types along with some sand and gravel tracks. Had the right amount of stucks and refusals to provide learning experiences to all but not slow us down. As the heat built up we took a nice flowing drive towards the exit. A big thanks to @M.Seidam as my 2nd lead and mentor today! As well as @nithish468 and @Abdullah A. is centre forward and sweep, could not have down without you. Lastly, in my haste to check my map and route this morning I forgot to record the track. If anyone did record it could you please send it to me. Cheers and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Good afternoon, hope your Saturday is going well! @M.Seidam, @Mountain, @Rajath Shetty, @saumik1989, @nithish468, @Noufal, @khurramm and @Abdullah A. Thanks for joining the drive, meeting time is 06h00 with a briefing at 06h15. The drive plan is to follow where the dunes take us as we head towards the 3 trees in an exploration style. Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. As the weather is very uncomfortable at the moment, please ensure that your cars fluids and systems are all checked, and that you bring plenty of fluids for yourself and any passengers. Convoy order is below:

@Infaz @Gertjan @Andrei S @Danie @Zsolt @Giacomo Evening guys, convoy list below, great looking convoy, fun fun fun! its going to be plenty hot so bring extra water etc keep an eye on those gauges tomorrow. Get some rest and see you in the morning, channel 4 0528763370 if you need me for anything Lets GO!!

Dear @Warbs @Chema @Hani crest king @_Piotr_ @Danie @Zsolt - I had a quick chat with @Ale Vallecchi earlier about Sunday afternoon's drive and we've decided to modify the plan slightly, such that we're driving into the direction of the sun (and so the shadows are more easily visible to us as we drive across the sand), i.e. we need to flip to driving from the east to the west. Please note we will now plan to start at what I had originally planned as the exit point - I have updated the links in the post - our start point will be here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/G6XcZkrA1NTyhbkK8 We will set ourselves the goal of exiting towards Sweihan - so some fun dunes towards the end of the drive! Grateful if you can all double check. No need to post a reply, either leave your RSVP in or remove yourself if you can't make it. Thanks!

DRIVE PLAN 🏜️ Old Lady to Salamat — Fewbie Plus Drive | Sunday Morning Sunday morning we're heading out for one of the most exciting Fewbie Plus routes going! We'll air down at the meet point, warm up through the sand entry, then take on the legendary Old Lady Dune before winding south into Salamat's playground of deep bowls. Expect tall dunes, punchy climbs and a proper run of bowls — Oasis Half Bowl, the 360 Bowl, Al Yarhar and the Egg Bowl — for the ultimate mix of thrill and technique. Fun, fast-paced and rewarding. Sign up below! 🚗💨 Please avoid bringing guests with you unless they have previously had experience at this level. 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: Fewbie+ and above When: 12 July 2026, Sunday Meeting time: 5:30 AM (aired down and rolling by 06:00 AM) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EyhEGuc87TSvU23o6 Approximate finish time: 9:00AM 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 8 cars only (inc. lead and support). 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

i am happy to announce that @Sam Selim will now lead this drive!

Thank you everyone for a lovely drive this morning! Luckily it was not that hot out today which gave us time for some great cardiovascular digging excersises to keep our hearts strong. Shovels and smiles all round!

RSVP NOW CLOSED Dear @Asif Hussain @Danie @Andrew John Melvill @Krinesh @Diego - looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning. The drive order is as below, and we will use Channel 3 (446.056-25). We will meet at the point as advertised before: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EyhEGuc87TSvU23o6 We should aim to meet from 05.30 and be rolling no later than 6am, ideally earlier than this given we are a small and experienced convoy. The plan will be to move across to the Old Lady Dune, explore the slopes there as a gentle warm up, then drive cross country heading south between Al Saad and the airport before reaching Salamat from the north side. Our mission in Salamat will be to visit a number of the bowls - nothing crazy in view of the temperatures and soft sands, but a chance to stretch our right foot and practice our skills at pace. We will take regular breaks for our cars and ourselves (!), and aim to complete by circa 09.00.

Hi all @Emanuel, @Mahesh_, @khurramm, @Infaz, @Cristian, @Carl Stanley, @Ash S. & @Jose Luis Campos, please find the convoy order below. The plan is to start the briefing at 06:30 am so please arrive as early as you need to deflate and prep etc. We will be using channel 4 (446.081). Please get enough rest and bring an extra bottle of water for yourself as you will need it. See you all in the morning Inshallah!

Good afternoon everyone! @Rajath Shetty@Pierre-andre Nutte@Nagarjun S@Giacomo@Asif Ahamed@Kishor@Mountain@Glenn W@Avilash@Raptor Runner - Praveen@Chris Meir@nithish468 Please find your convoy positions for tomorrow posted here above. Some pointers for tomorrow: 1. Please try to be at the meeting point by 5.45AM, so you have time to deflate and set up your flag. If you need any assistance, feel free to reach out to any of us. 2. We will be using Channel 10 on the walkie talkie: 446.231Mhz. We will test all radios before starting the drive. If you were not able to get a radio yet, we can lend you one for tomorrow if it's your first drive with us. 3. Please bring adequate protection from the sun (baseball cap or hat) and enough water to drink. See you all in the morning!

You crawled your way out nicely with zig-zagging!

What a lovely drive this was! At the deflation point @Chema was looking a bit worried as he was joined by Jeeps only this morning, but what a performance you've put on! While my Jeep was having hiccups, your 212 just pushed through and didn't break a sweat! Fantastic lead by @Sam Selim who is completely and entirely ready for leading any convoy. Your gentle approach, comms, and looking out for all of us was exactly what we love in our leads. Looking forward to many mores drives together! @Sebastian Nohse that roar from the back used to be a Raptor, but now it's a 392 that roars even louder! Brilliant sweep duties on this beautiful morning drive where we started off at 26C Celsius. By the time we exited we were closer to 40C but the drive style and convoy made sure we kept a good flow and the cars could keep breathing. See you all soon in the sand again!

Nice driving with you @ChrisW and @Mark B as always. Was a humid day but totally worth coming out and also seeing new places - the white rocks area! Great driving from the entire short convoy made it a nice and smooth morning. Thank you all.

Congratz @Sam Selim on your first lead! It was amazing, very intense drive it was, really enjoyed it! Thank you for letting us try the Niagara Dunes! Thank you @Looper @Jose Luis Campos and @Glenn W for all the support. Posting a few pictures of today’s drive.

RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Dear @Mark B @Rajath Shetty @Giacomo @khurram @Andrei S please see below the convoy order. We will aim to be at the meeting point, aired down and ready to go for 07.00 - and we will use Channel 4 (446.081-25). Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Good morning @Sam Selim, @Glenn W, @nithish468, @Infaz, @Danie, @lucas amat, @Ash S., @Jose Luis Campos We will follow this initial convoy order right off the bat. Let's meet on the dot and try to move out quickly to have a fun filled Saturday morning. We will ride the convoy on Ch 4.

Command & Controll🤪 Yes, the cargo barrier is easily removable, it does however provide some protection against objects thats not secured properly in the back, and prevents it from entering the passenger area

@Hani crest king - argh...that sucks. Hope it's an easy fix and look forward to catching you on the next one! RSVP now mostly closed - any last minute additions please reply with with me on @... @Ale Vallecchi @Chema @Danie @Warbs @_Piotr_ @Zsolt Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon. Please aim to be at the meeting point for circa 3pm - we will start rolling at 3.30pm. The meet point is per the link in the drive description, and we will use Channel 3 (446.056-25). Please see the convoy order below...

Hi Frederic Vehicle make, model, year and colour - Ford, Ranger Raptor, 2025, Grey Previous off-road experience (if any) - No experience Confirmation that your vehicle has front and rear recovery points (tow hooks/eyelets) - Confirmed Confirmation that you have: Programmable two-way radio - Ordered, expecting it on Friday Safety flag - still trying to buy one Tyre pressure gauge - Confirmed Tyre deflator - Confirmed Air compressor - Confirmed

Congrats @JC_E for making it to the spotlight this week! Sporting without any doubt one of the best-looking Prado 250's in the UAE, it's a pleasure having your help on our drives! Keep up the spirit!