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Today we celebrate International Women's Day 2020, which aims at elimination of worldwide discrimination against women, and celebrating the efforts towards gender parity. As Carnity Offroad Club, we are proud having female members amongst us in the community. They prove every single time that there is ZERO difference, and that their abilities in the offroad scene equal and even easily surpass the male group. They have the fantastic ability to see the big picture, multitask, and their enthusiasm is something that brings a unique flavour to our club. @Vanessa8580 you are the living proof that with utmost determination no-one can stop you. I am proud seeing you join the club and bringing full commitment and infectious enthusiasm. I look forward to many more drives and sharing our stories at home. @Jamy B. from overlanding in Africa, to exploring the UAE deserts, you are easily underestimated, but you're living proof that first impressions can be misleading. I take my hat off for you @Jeepie You've been in the male-dominated biking world for a long time riding Royal Enfields, and now when driving the mighty TJ you keep crushing the prejudices people might have about women . You are blessed with an amazing talent for driving and abilities to feel the vehicle and controlling it in the best possible way. @Colin Jordan no Colin, not you, but Cara, who has taken the wheel of her Wrangler and will probably not let go of that wheel anytime soon. She's a quick learner and it's amazing to see her tearing up the dunes ! Ask her to make a user profile and join us on the forum And last but not least, a big shout out to our partners at home (or in the desert in my case), who help us preparing for the drive, giving us the mental support, and for having the patience to allow us being away from home and enjoying our free time in the desert to erase the daily stress from our office and work environments. They have our back and i am glad coming home and sharing the stories of our desert adventures.

Hi All, One more amazing drive, thank you so much Carnity, I have enjoyed Maliha drive more than the one previous to it as it was more exciting and little disappointed that could not reach the final destination. Thanks ton to Gautham for believing in me and allowed me to attempt that dune bashing or whatever it called as, that was an amazing experience. Once again Rahim bhai your aloo paratha was delicious as usual. Looking forward to see the next drive.

The most hilarious and appropriate explanation of modern day 4x4/AWD/SUV saga.

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for very competent second lead and joining after the morning drive. @Chaitanya D @Grenville Mark Stuart Wright @sebin it was lovely driving with you all and thanks for lovely pics. @Xaf "BRILLIANT" points mentioned and raised over Radio, Deflation and Communication. I like to reiterate what @Frederic mention in a slightly different and a blunt way: If you really need something, you will find a way (read, search, ask, google, try, experiment etc.) If you really don't need anything, you will find an excuse: Oh, site is too confusing, not loading. Do you have whatsapp group? Do you have an app, FB group? Why don't you sell stuff? Nobody called me I am always busy UNFORTUNATELY some people come with a mindset to drive off-road like to be a NASA space scientist without reading a single page or a book. Ask them to read the basics and attend a briefing to "LISTEN" and they start browsing their phone, moving and looking around as briefing is for Marshals and not for them. All they just want is quick fame video and images for their social media without understanding the basics, technicalities, skills, risk and associated threat involved. @Xaf we do have an internal closed discussion group for Moderators, Marshal and Crew, so when anyone reaches to that level they will be added to that Mod group for discussing behind the scene topics and brainstorming. @Kalahari thanks for your valuable suggestion and we do take note of such inputs very carefully. @Emad Malaeb I love your offroading spirit and passion to learn things to advance with a right mind set. Please keep it up and you will enjoy lot more adventures in different parts of UAE. @Chaitanya D nobody is too new or too old to make constructive suggestions here, as that's why we are growing at such an amazing pace with help of each and every new and old member and/or offroader valuable inputs and creative feedback. @Wrangeld I have no match to write a beautifully capturing trip report like yours but I will add few important points being a trip lead of yesterday's drive. Thanks everyone for showing up on time, that has been changing lately to be almost perfect and this really help us plan, start and run drives as per set schedule. This also help all 30+ offroaders to start the drive with a happy note rather than holding 30+ convoy for one person delay (not fair). We have recently started leaving the late comers behind and I highly suggest all our marshals to continue doing that for better planning and execution of drives with the limited time in hand. I can see lot of absolute newbies joined recently and I highly advise them to start reading off-road related topics, advises, blog post here so that they can learn and enjoy off-roading without breaking bumpers, bones and confidence (most important). If you have any doubts, feel free to ask on offroad forum, if its been discussed before someone will point you in the right direction, if its not, your curious question will help thousands other in the future. So be a curious offroader than just a deflate and go types. Offroading in this country is probably the best weekend activity I have found that offers a lot of freedom, adrenaline, showing new places, meeting new faces, make new friends and explore new areas from a different vantage point that has no match in reality. If you get the basics of offroading right at newbie and fewbie level, you practically have whole life to enjoy the offroading with the best skills and safe knowledge. So in short, having a little patience in beginning goes a long way to let you know this extreme sport and hobby with better clarity. @Xaf rightfully mentioned that offroading is a team sport than just one man show-off contest (at least with Carnity) so that you will/tend to develop lot of trust on your team while off-roading. Marshal, Crew and senior member driving at different positions in a convoy plays an important role to keep the whole convoy safe and moving at all times. With the same team spirit and teamwork we scale massive dunes, conquer impossible challenges and have an extreme dose of adrenaline but with a confidence and peace of mind that we are backed with a competent and trust-worthy team. For the absolute newbies who have joined us yesterday for the first time, you must have seen bit of extreme side first, which we usually witness very rarely like once or twice in a year. As an inherent nature of off-roading you should be always ready for such unexpected delays and always learn to retreat if things aren't working as expected. I really appreciate and thanks everyone personally to hold their grounds and act very sensibly, maturely and cautiously until we manage to contain the whole situation. Taking absolute newbies to a night drive was not at all part of this drive, but it happened so because of continuous stuck and refusals due to extra soft sand that caused expansive recoveries. As soon we realized that we all cannot make on top of fossil rock, before it gets dark we decided to retreat. With the convoy split of all experienced drivers reaching on top VS all absolute newbies at the foothill of fossil rock we left with limited support and going back was quiet time consuming with more recoveries and refusal in the dark. I fully understand the fear, anxiety and inconvenience you must have faced when you were stuck in the dark, but due to limited support, situation and number of unprecedented recoveries at the same time it took us little longer than usual to reach you with a help. I appreciate your understanding and apologies for not reaching you any sooner as 12 out of 14 cars had stuck/refusals at the same time. Thankfully we all came out together to a safe track with an hour or two delay. Many thanks to @Wrangeld for taking the roll call of each and everyone while we sweep and combed that piece of desert 3 times before leaving. Hopefully some of you got a fair chance to learn new tricks for self recovering on your very first off-road drive. Looking forward to seeing you all soon in the sand with bigger and better appetite for more thrilling adventures.

Selling a jeep to buy 2 land rovers. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

I have no idea, but somebody once told me a Jeep travels best (and never over-heats) when traveling on the back of a truck

@Salarios that body kit looks nice , but I am just wondering if the front over hang is still there which will hit the sand and break. The one done locally is much better because there is no over hang with curved edges which prevents bumping into sand especially while getting down steep dunes.In worse situation even if it breaks one is not losing 10K AED :-)) I got mine changed for around 1200 AED including a aluminium skid plate and installation at Sharjah (pic below). Decent job not 100% perfect, but worked well so far. Contact person Mr Mohammed 0508864047, at a workshop in Al Nahda Sharjah.( sorry i forgot the name). They literally had bumpers of all sizes and shapes for all cars and can fabricate one as per your suggestions See you soon in the desert

Greetings to all the members who joined on last Friday . It was my first experience with you guys and I must say it was one of my memorable moments . As per the instructions I bought the Motorola transceiver recommended by @Rahimdad and the other fellow member ( sorry forgot his name ) the shovel , the pressure gauge and Electric air pump and the aerial . Thanks to all of you and really impressed by @Gaurav driving skills And I am all set and fully equipped to join you guys once again for more fun drives. Regards @Shahab Khan

Hi Guys It was very impressive off road trip to me & enjoyed a lot. I would like to say thanks to all the carnity senior team specially @Gaurav @Wrangeld @Rahimdad @Xaf for taking care of us as Newbie, Trip was very much organized, managed & disciplined. Actually all was really impressive, but nothing matched to the support/patience by Marshals/senior team, which is highly appreciated. Awaiting to join next trip with more enthusiasm & preparation.

make sense - you need one for parts (or to carry the emergency supply of oil) Note to self: Never buy used car from desertdude!

@Wrangeld welcome to the Jeep overheating club. My suggestions which I have done for my XJ (which shares the same engine as your TJ) are as follows: 1. Replaced water with Red coolant (Toyota brand) 2. Installed 2 Hi Speed Aux Fans (there was infact space for 3 fans, but got only two installed). It costed about AED 80 per fan It has been close to 3 years and even on some real heavy pushing (in summer months) rarely has the car gone anything above 110 deg.C (max is at 125 deg. C, with normal around 95 deg. C). Also, I would recommend you to carry a water spray can to help cool in the event of overheating. Hope this solves the jeep overheating issue. And for this, there are always going to be people suggesting only Japs. But I have seen them overheat more often then my XJ

Afternoon (Evening) Drive Maliha The UAE is at time a stunningly beautiful country. As @Jeepie @Ale Vallecchi and myself raced across from Sweihan to Maliha yesterday (worried we might miss the start of the drive because we would be too late) I could not help but to marvel and think how privileged we are to be in this part of the world. Carnity has proven to be the best way for us to get out of the city (we are guaranteed at least one trip out a week) and see a bit of the beautiful countryside. Having exited from Sweihan deflated (in more ways than one – read the report for more details if interested), we had first to find a garage to inflate and fill with gas, and empty other fluids (TMI! I hear you cry, but these are the practicalities of a full day driving 4x4!) before hammering our way East in the hope we would get to Maliha before the convoy left. All three of us had seen the sign up list for the drive and felt that a little more experience might be appreciated, if not needed, and wanted to be there for the seniors, just in case. If nothing else, we thought, if the track is churned up, we might help a few people reroute a meter or so. Even if we had arrived too late for the convoy, the truly spectacular countryside we saw would have made the journey worthwhile. The route through which we were guided by Ms. Google was stunning. Arrive on time we did, and with more than enough time to hear a part of the briefing and be arranged by @Gaurav and @Rahimdad into the gargantuan convoy. I think this is the largest single convoy of which we have been part. You almost had the feeling as we set off that that @Xaf at the end would start moving as @Gaurav at the head of the convey hit Fossil Rock. But I am a little ahead of myself. Fossil Rock was a long, long way off. The drive started off well, with everyone navigating the first dunes and descents well. @Ale Vallecchi took up a position as second lead, @Rahimdad was the centre forward, we played in midfield and @Xaf acted as sweeper. The first ‘play area’ was reached without incident (well, where we were in the convoy it was in any event) as we traversed across a wide area with smallish dunes either side and a few tester descents. Just about every driver @Kalahari, @Emad Malaeb @sebin @Chaitanya D, @balaji0007, absolute newbie to more experienced @Jolly Abraham was handling both the pace and the challenges well. As I remember my first drives, the most challenging part was keeping the power, but not too much, going as you get to the crest and over without knowing what is on the other side. From what I could see (and where I could see it) just about everyone @Jamy B., @yusufwas handling the challenges very well. By the time we reached the second play area a few experienced newbies felt confident enough and wanted to try their hand at slope sliding. This skill is one the real adrenalin buzzes as well as being useful for navigating dunes at more advanced stages. Then we began the journey to the foot of Fossil Rock. The hope was for the convoy to get the experience of climbing a large hill, engine screaming, bumping over the sand with the end result the sight of sunset from the top of Fossil Rock, before descending to the road in the dwindling light. Instead, we were treated to an pre-season night drive. In the growing dusk, and because the technical dunes close to the foot of Fossil Rock were so churned up by the traffic ahead of us, the back end of the convoy suffered multiple refusals and stucks. Nine cars had made it to the top. Congratulations to @Ale Vallecchi, @balaji0007, @Kalahari, @Chaitanya D, @sebin, @Emad Malaeb, @Nizam Mohammed, @Shahab Khan who all made it to the top. As the light faded, they were led down the other side of the hill by @Rahimdad. For the remainder, it being no longer safe to try an ascent, we turned around and ‘enjoyed’ a night drive. Thanks for waiting for us guys 😂😂 - it's great to know you've got our backs!! Seriosly though, making sure everyone gets home saely is a key principle of the Carnity values. No doubt this was explained by @Rahimdad as he made sure the summit reachers reached the Adnoc. No doubt later than expected but with confirmation it was ok to leave , they made their way home. I do not think we can pretend that for the rest of the convoy this was the easiest way out of the dunes. Despite everyone’s best efforts, and a lot of effort was spent by Gaurav, Xaf and Jeepie to bring everyone out, we did have a few more stucks along the way. @Anish S, @Najeeb Mohammed, @Alexander Sarte, @Anvar Sadath Bekal, @Dale Panganiban - Fabrication, @Shiju Manuel, @E.C. TAN, @sheri, @Sherif Hamed I am glad to say that you all kept your cool in what was a very different situaiton and eventually, everyone was accounted for and we rolled our way off to the Adnoc station where everyone filled their tires and stomachs with Aloo Paratha from @Rahimdad before making it back home, possibly a little later than expected. Does that sort of experience count as two newbie drives? I have no idea, but for anyone wanting to experience 4x4 it was a great lesson on car control and that things don’t always go to plan, but no matter the situation, when you’re with a group like Carnity no one is left behind. Perhaps, at times yesterday direction was given a little more firmly than is usual, and there was not enough congratulaiton and celebration for the people who had got themselves out of sticky situations, but this was a relatively unusual situation – normally we end the drives with a debrief, relaxed chat together and share a few stories and bites. Here we can give feedback to the leadrs and @Gaurav can give hints to drivers about what might make the experience more enjoyable or easier next time. For myself and Jeepie it was the end of another full Friday in the sand, and frankly, even though we had been up since 4.30, I would not have it any other way. When things like this happen it’s all part of the experience and helps remind us that this is a team event. We are literally all in it together and hope that with this experience everyone still had a great time. See you soon in the sand.

Join Carnity Offroad Club for an adventurous morning drive in the shadow of the Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai ! The place where human innovation and authentic desert meet, and where gazelles and oryxes can be spotted, is a beautiful playground to learn everything about the offroading hobby. The creamy dunes will leave you wanting more and we will take you to the best scenery this place has to offer ! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN? We will teach you how to drive your vehicle offroad safely and learn the best offroad driving and recovery techniques. Even if you have never driven in sand before, you can still join and learn the art of off-roading with complete confidence and peace of mind. If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control. CAN MY VEHICLE DO IT? This drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance along with front and rear tow hooks. Please check these two mandatory and VERY STRICT requirement before signing up. CAN I BRING PASSENGERS? Yes of course, but if you are an absolute new to offroading it is better to drive alone first to avoid any distractions. WHAT CAN I EXPECT? The drive will start with a detailed briefing, followed by 2-3 hours of driving in sand dunes and then followed by a break for refreshments over a feedback and assessment session for each offroader. You will learn about the following subjects: Introduction to off-roading Desert driving basics and etiquette Desert driving tips, techniques, myth and best practices Off-road and safety gear familiarization and recovery procedures Vehicle orientation, risk analysis, deflation and outdoor safety advice WHAT ITEMS SHOULD I BRING? On your very first drive with us we only ask you to bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. From a second drive onwards we ask you to start collecting the Essential Tools as per below attachment. More information on these items can be found in the advices section and in offroad club. If you already have the off-roading gears, then it's better to carry them along to help you learn off-roading at a faster pace. Carnity Essential Tools.pdf ARE YOU JOINING US FOR THE FIRST TIME? Introduce yourself on this drive thread. Share with us your vehicle details. Prior off-road experience (Yes/No) Confirm 8-10 inches of ground clearance along with front and rear tow hooks in good usable condition. RSVP the drive calendar Level: Absolute Newbie, Newbies and above (All level) When: 13 March 2020 Meeting time: 6:45 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point : Solar Park Innovation Centre Parking: https://goo.gl/maps/2qBH185tT39oWMMb7 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, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 12:00 PM - (much before Friday prayer) Friday Prayer Mosque: The Endurance Masjid - https://goo.gl/maps/SXmkx2jntnK85DzB7 MUST READ: First off-road drive checklist Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Off road Driving Etiquette's Off-road Convoy Rules Off roading - Everything you need to know Please RSVP on the below calendar. LAST WEEK NEWBIE DRIVE - RELIVE MOMENTS

Thanks guys. So I understand it like this: 1. New radiotor cap 2. Refill with red coolant 3. Install a back up/second fan (for when the above don't work) 4. If this all fails, buy a Nissan. Simple. Thanks See you soon in the sand.

If coolant is bubbling out that means your system is not airtight anymore and air is leaking in from somewhere. It's supposed to be airtight to increase pressure to stop it from bubbling. Most likely suspect, radiator cap gone bad. Had the same issue in those dark times when I owned a sheep xj same motor and everything as the TJ. I could drive all day long nothing but the moment I parked within 30 seconds the expansion tank would start bubbling and spewing out coolant. I had just out in a OEM radiator and an original Mopar rad cap too. After weeks like this it took me literally an hour of just staring at the engine while running to figure it out. A tiny droplet of coolant would weep out from under the cap and within in minutes evaporate leaving almost no trace behind hence it took so long to figure out. The original Mopar cap wasn't sealing the OEM rad neck 100% So a cheap 20 dhs generic rad cap from sanaiya was put on and fixed the issue.

That's a good sign and might mean you'll be infected with the Carnity virus

For TJs it is recommended to add an aluminium radiator and an extra cooling fan with a switch so you can turn it on when needed.

Exactly, only without the alloy wheels. Of course. Is there another way?

It was a damn good ride. I really enjoyed spending the whole morning with you guys playing in the desert. I knew it was nice, but now I am even more enthusiastic. Thanks to you all. I will definitely join more often.

Thanks @Wrangeld for your beautifully written trip report. Never get enough. Wish I could just read on and on.

And it should be tested in Liwa by Japanese Engineer, right....?

Not Nissan. You need to buy Land Cruiser or RR. Anything else is blasphemy.

I guess either you were unlucky or i was lucky. Never had a heating issue even in summers. The fact is that I was forced to change the entire cooling system as soon as I purchased the vehicle and like I said it has been 3 years. Even driving at 42 deg. C in the desert and I have not had an overheating issue.

Yes, good suggestion by Javier. I have done the same when my stock radiator started leaking. I changed it to a 4 core full aluminium radiator that costed me approx AED 700 - 800. Makes a difference. The only question is whether you wish to do the full modification in one go or start with one and see if it resolves the problem.

3 to 4 mm level drop taken on cold on both days is a notable drop, but if it was only on first day (one time) then ignore it. If its dropping 3-4 mm everyday while reading taken on cold start, yes it's a concern. Extended Warranty is good if its same as original warranty, as in many cases car dealers here remove expensive items from extended warranties like electronic suspension, gear box, engine etc. Read it through properly before buying it. Also if EAS changed recently under warranty then for next 2 years it wont fail, so no need for extended warranty IMHO. Also do the cost benefit of price of warranty vs EAS replacement cost as LR engines and gearbox are usually good until 200-300k kms if maintained properly.

Dear Fredy, Thanks a lot. Enjoyed. Thanks is a single word not enough for sharing your long experience to us in one single day. Rahim Bai your paratha and Tea Vs your care in sands on us proved again always love stands above skills. Thank you. Eagerly waiting for the next event. Thankfully Mathavan Dear Fredy, Thanks a lot. Enjoyed. Thanks is a single word not enough for sharing your long experience to us in one single day. Rahim Bai your paratha and Tea Vs your care in sands on us proved again always love stands above skills. Thank you. Eagerly waiting for the next event. Thankfully Mathavan Dear Fredy, Thanks a lot. Enjoyed. Thanks is a single word not enough for sharing your long experience to us in one single day. Rahim Bai your paratha and Tea Vs your care in sands on us proved again always love stands above skills. Thank you. Eagerly waiting for the next event. Thankfully Mathavan

wow Thanks @sertac for these photos and video of my Murano rescue . Its so memorable for me, my first desert ride.

@Wrangeld well put, I could not have written a better report if I tried. Truly yesterday tested our patience, skills and judgement. Can't thank @Wrangeld, @Jeepie and @Ale Vallecchi enough for being so thoughtful to come rushing to our assistance. @Xaf was also very cool, calm and helpful during this whole drive. @Gaurav bhai although posted the afternoon drive but was there to support @Frederic drive in the morning but had the presence of mind to check the list to make sure all made it out safely after the last 2 really tough hours. Hats off to a brilliant team effort.

When driving with Koleos, one of the concern was to get maximum power that small engine will provide before approaching a hill and the other one was not get stopped buy electronics. Because they kick back in over 55km/h speed. The role of electronics can be summarized with a quote from Gandalf, “You shall not pass” Trailblazer undoubtedly is a powerfull car. But dealing with weight needs completely a different study.

This is actually mentioned on every drive post:

@Wrangeld I love reading your trip reports ! I think I did well in my little blue, next week it's time to try the big blue 😁

Little Liwa Boy – were we spoilt for choice yesterday. Three drives, three different Emirates, lots of different experiences. As a relatively new ExPat in the UAE, one of the massive side benefits of joining Carnity has been the chance to get to see a totally different side to the country than the ‘Panem’ lifestyle of Dubai [for anyone not familiar with the reference, ask any teenager about The Hunger Games]. Which is why we jumped at the chance to drive Sweihan for the first time. Such is the addiction of the sand that dragging ourselves out of bed 30 minutes earlier than usual on a Friday (which is normally at ‘oh my god o’clock in the morning) seems completely reasonable! Watching the sun rise as we drove towards the meeting point we were excited at the prospect of what ‘Little Liwa’ had to offer. Even that early in the morning Sweihan was busy. A group of heavily modified F150s roared by, Jeepers crossed our path and there were more, including a newbie drive led by @Srikumar, very well attended and including @Vanessa8580, determined to strike out on her own in Little Blue. As the Fewbie group assembled, @Emmanuel gave us our briefing. Key message of the day (particularly as a number of the group were on their first Fewbie drive) – it you don’t feel it, don’t do it. There’s some days when we are at one with the car, others when things flow less well. Yesterday, for most it seems like things were going well, cars and drivers flowed in harmony and it started to look like the new fewbies were taking to this more challenging (and exciting) level with aplomb – but I spoke to soon. I am almost sad that @Denizzalbayrak has given up the Koleos for 4x4 moments as the new drive took everything with ease. Pop … seemed to be the theme for the day. As first @Michael sammy and then @Roshan Abraham suffered pop outs. Luckily, the pop-out king @Shamil was on hand with his heavy weight jack to get both moving again, in almost record time. Perhaps it was fortunate, perhaps not that we had followed @AKR or we might also have lost a tire. As Emmanuel continued with @Ale Vallecchi in second lead we crested wave after wave of wide, high banked dunes, everyone including @Febin Frederic and @Mostafa Taha gaining in confidence as the intensity grew. @sertac sweeping was rarely troubled: until, following a very clear message from Emmanuel to ‘come down this slope slowly and carefully’ was responded with @Szymon Stankiewicz and within seconds @Mostafa Taha confirming they had both had pop-outs within 10 meters of each other. Having recently added to the equipment myself and @Jeepie keep on board, I was keen to try out our new jack, but Shamil had reassured everyone that his jack was bigger than mine: and who was I to argue? With a double pop out, I was at least able to sort out the lighter car 😂 and we were on our way again. Talking of equipment, it’s OK to turn up to a newbie drive empty handed as far as equipment is concerned, but not acceptable to turn up to a fewbie drive without the equipment needed. @Gaurav takes time to send out a promotion mail to everyone who makes the grade, and it’s clear that the invitation to join drives with more experienced people is conditional on not just being able to drive, but also carrying the required equipment. Sweihan is not called Little Liwa for no reason. The sand is soft and it is difficult to gain purchase and so it was that out next stop was enforced by our poor little Wrangler getting a little hot under the collar as we tried to get up on little incline (apparently this is ‘Jeep’ thing). After an enforced break to allow the gauges to read more normally and checking there were no burst or blown pipes we were on our way again. Bowl riding is inherently risky, you need to time everything right and not to push when it’s not going right. Especially on exit you need to be in control and sure it’s safe. No more details, save to say, no one was injured, but if you don’t get this right it’s going to end the drive and lead to an exit quicker than planned. Which is a shame on too many levels to mention – so I will focus on the one that continues to impress every time we go out. The desert is phenomenally beautiful. Atop a highish dune the views are truly magnificent and stunning. What a privilege to be able to see them from within and enjoy this majesty. And how lucky we are that the tool we take with us, our dear beloved vehicles cope with the incredible stress and strain under which we put them. Our drive out of Sweihan was swift and mainly on a dirt track so there were no more incidents. As @Ale Vallecchi and ourselves decided we would help out on the Newbie afternoon drive we left quickly because we did not want to keep the other convoy waiting. For anyone wanting to know more, my thoughts about the Afternoon/Evening (!) Newbie drive, you’ll find it there. See you soon in the sand.

@Emad MalaebI would have been glad to be part of this drive, but the thing is that I wasn’t here yesterday afternoon 😂. Maybe you wanted to say thank you to @Xaf, @Wrangeld, @Jeepie and/or @Ale Vallecchi who were here to support @Gaurav and @Rahimdad?