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  1. today there was situation in the middle of the desert, Where i could not shift in to a gear. the gear lever was free flowing up and down, where i felt there is no connection between gear lever and gearbox. car was in same gear and it not shift into any other gear(in my case it was neutral) . Apparently this is a common issue in many Nissan vehicles such as Xterra, Pathfinder, Titan, Frontier, Etc. the cause of the problem was part called Gear Shift Cable Grommet part number "NI1KIT" below video is self explanatory to do the complete DIY repair. However if you are in middle of no where and needed quick fix to get out of a situation, you can follow below steps. 1. Gently grab center console cup holder and pull it out. 2. Grab the bottom of the plastic cover surrounding the gear lever and gently pull up and remove it. 3. Remove the below highlighted pin/lock holding the gear shifting cable in place. 3. after pin/lock is removed grab the cable and push it inside until the front side of the cable come out of the gear shift lever mechanism. 4. Grab the cable cover with one hand and hold it tightly, now grab the steel cable with the other hand and push or pull the cable slowly until you get in to the desired gear. you can see the gear position in your dash. 5. once you engage the desired gear you can leave the cable and move the car safely. Disclaimer. please use above steps cautiously at your own risk.
    7 points
  2. Thanks Rahim Bhai for a lovely morning. Also the entire convoy enjoyed the playground. As @Rahimdadtruly mentioned- When the cat is away the mice will play 😁 @Athula Dharmadadahope to see your Jeep back in action soon. After your incident, we all were very apprehensive to do the sidey and there was a big moment of silence when you were being towed. The tension and fear was in the air and i guess everyone was thinking whether to go ahead and play or not. But eventually we started playing and took extra care of maintaining the momentum at the bump. many of us doing repeated rounds of sideys. Thanks @Rizwanm2 for facilitating. @Tbone, we missed seeing your recovery but I am sure you had a great time too as heard on the radio. Some pictures are attached.
    7 points
  3. DRIVE REPORT Murquab is a place of many surprises, some say they even heard ghosts whispering. I’d say we fought scorpions, crushed baby dunes, and towed behemoths 😉 We started off from the small settlement Murquab is, where it looks like time stood still and things just go their own way. The first landmark is the abandoned farm, where I normally take a left to enter the higher dunes. As i saw a herd of camels on that left side and didn’t want to scoop one up, I took a right turn to go around the farm. This altered my original track slightly and before we knew it we were in some seriously tricky baby dunes. @AnishS gave us a nice team work project, and the winch probably saved us 45mins of serious shoveling. A few others got some small refusals and the mighty F150 of @Melenany decided to take a rest on a crest, but excellent teamwork made it fun and rewarding. After dealing with that technical area I decided we had to pick up the pace a bit so we took some tracks that led us through easily and allowed us to rack up some miles. We headed into the playable dunes but as it was pitch dark by then our play time was running a bit short, and so we headed back to inflation point. All of you guys seriously impressed me today, not just with the driving but overall helping each other out and keeping the shovel nearby. A big thanks again to @Desert Dweller and @Foxtrot Oscar for the excellent recoveries and assistance, @Biju Abdul for the super sweeping, and @AnishS for the excellent second lead. @Dagdag Sofiane you’re really getting comfortable taking the Pajero through any terrain and you drove so well. Keep it up ! @Yousef Alimadadi as always with the smile and super attitude, always a pleasure to have you in the convoy ! @Islam Soliman taking your Yukon effortlessly through this kind of terrain says a lot about your skills, really well done ! the same goes for @Melenany that took the behemoth everywhere with hardly any struggles. @Nizam Deen took the Prado also without much effort through the dunes today. And @siddharth maheshwari brings white Jeep into its favorite terrain ! @Tamas Hoffmann you’re always paying attention, asking the right questions, and that signals someone who will grow fast. Well done ! @Mukundan Nair you and your Xterra did amazing today. You’ve impressed me every single time ! Rest assured we will be back in this terrain soon and will explore more areas to find more surprises 😉
    7 points
  4. Brands/ Models to avoid: - X-cessories. These are just Chinese rebranded compressors that are being sold with a pretty big mark up. - Mini compressors to connect to cigarette lighter: Will last only a few drives. Not made to inflate from 15 to 35psi, unless you want to wait for 45mins or longer. Will overheat easily because of this. Acceptable / Good: Camel Brand compressors from Dragon Mart: Mixed reviews. Some last a few months, some easily last two years and longer. They are not expensive, fast, but very loud. But they get the job done. Same goes for Vitaly brand which is 99% the same but are being sold at a higher price. Premium Models: ( 1 to 5 year warranty) - TJM , Viair ( or Bushranger), MeanMother, Smittybilt, ARB What to look after when buying a compressor ? 1) Warranty. A premium brand should provide 4-5 years warranty which will make the higher price worthwhile. 2) Output in liters per minute (lpm). The more the better of course. Everything from 40lpm upwards should be fine. Some will show a rating in cfm (cubic feet per minute). 2.3 cfm = 65lpm. 3) Duty Cycle: Air compressors heat up when running so most have a limited consistent output before they need to stop and cool off. This run time in-between cycles is called a duty cycle. Manufacturers typically represent run time with a number, such as “20”, which means you can run the compressor for 20 minutes every hour. sometimes they show a percentage. 20 minutes would indicate a 33% duty cycle. Keep this in mind when you are using the compressor every week. Avoid exceeding the duty cycle time as in a short period of time it would overheat / destroy the compressor. 4) Quality of the coiled hose, pressure gauge. 5) inline fuse and thermal overload protection. Will come standard with premium models. Below a specs example of Bushranger Black Max: Duty cycle is 30 minutes @40psi at 24°C ambient temperature. Obviously the ambient temperature will be much higher for us here in the UAE, so you will need to take that into account. Keep the compressor in the shade while using (or even on the inside of the car if possible) and keep your engine running. These compressors are rated to work most efficiently at 13.8 Volts, so your alternator should be running.
    6 points
  5. TRIP REPORT The heavy fog of the morning was an indication that the weather is finally changing for the better. Even though the fog gave a heavenly feeling, it was a bit of challenge to drive in such conditions and reach the meeting point which was on an unlit road. Despite that almost everyone made it before the meeting time. Very much appreciated. After the deflation and quick briefing it looked like the fog had cleared a bit so we headed into the desert with @Xavier Treasurer as my second lead and @Janarthan in sweep. However with the varying intensity of the fog between the road and the desert we had to stop a couple of times to let it lift. Once lifted we were treated to the wonderful medium range of dunes of Qudra. With an excellent bunch of Newbies and Fewbies, I was confident of pushing the pace. And everyone kept the pace very well. Ofcourse as the slightly damp track was getting churned up, the cars at the back had the additional challenge of either plowing through the churned track or finding a cleaner one. Such was the wonderful pace of the convoy that we managed to do side slopping on possibly every dune on the back side of Qudra. Other than a couple of stucks one of which was due to starting off with the wrong tire pressure, it was smooth sailing through and through. As we were approaching near the exit, there was a small bowl that everyone had to get into and power their way out to the top from the other side. Those who managed it on the first attempt well done. For those who got caught in it, they had the additional challenge of backing up as far as they could and finding a cleaner path with some quick steering control to get through the other side. Thank you to @Xavier Treasurer @Nitin Mohan @RaYan E @Sara EL FANIDI @Sreejith Sreenivasan @Franco Swart @Anand Nataraj @Islam Soliman @Francois Germishuys @Mohamed Seidam @Javier Lucero for being a wonderful convoy. Special mention for @Janarthan who did his first recovery and was very helpful in getting the entire convoy moving at various moments. As mentioned during the debriefing, those who have completed have completed 5 Newbie drives, they can apply for a promotion to Fewbie by going through the following article, and clicking on the "apply for promotion" button. Once applied your application will be reviewed by the senior members asap. See you next week on the sand.
    6 points
  6. Thanks Frederic sir for your advice.. I shall no more consider the diff. modification and leave and work on improving my skills
    5 points
  7. No need to apologize @jodha singh shekhawat - pop-outs are part of this hobby. You did well on your first Fewbie drive - hopefully many more for you to come.
    5 points
  8. Thanks @Ale Vallecchi. It was a very chilled out cruise for the perfect Friday drive! the route plotted was very well thought of. Slip Face side always challenging but hey we don't want the sun in our eyes! Fun drive, excellent vibe and best of all new learnings. Thanks @J J for the pics of Ariana. Ciao! @Foxtrot Oscar try Clifden from Oakley. They balance the color and helps in reading dunes. tried and tested.
    5 points
  9. Hi @Franco Swart good drive and bowel clearance 😉👇 @Janarthan nice clearance 😉👇
    5 points
  10. I want specifically to answer @jodha singh shekhawat to repeat what @Kalahari wrote. You have zero reason to apologise. Popouts are part of the game, and seeing how your pop out brought out the best in our community, with everyone wanting to lend a hand, shows us again what Carnity is about. We enter and exit the desert as a team.
    4 points
  11. Hi @Hatim Patharia Thank you very much for your assistance in trouble shooting xterra. It was great relieve at the end. 👍
    4 points
  12. A magical start. Nice upbeat drive. Great control across the board. Well done @Srikumar at leading the way. Looking forward to the next. Cheers.
    4 points
  13. Thanks @Wrangeld and team The important time of yesterday's drive was spoiled because of me, for which I apologize to all of you carnity family. The help that @Wrangeld, @Kalahari ,@Lorenzo Candelpergher all of you helped popout yesterday was a huge collaboration. You took me out of my trouble like a family member and supported me for this, I am very grateful to you all.
    4 points
  14. Thanks for your great leadership as always @Ale Vallecchi the effort that it takes to plan these routes for us is always greatly appreciated . i had lots of fun, given that the X had been somewhat problematic on previous drives it was nice to test it out without ripping the engine in first gear . I especially enjoyed the cross crossing and ridge riding, I was only gone for a few weeks but you absolutely do get rusty so it was good for me to hone those skills again. I agree re the Bab Al Shams sector , blinding white sand made it incredibly difficult to see the dunes. Might need to invest in a pair of Aviators ....this off roading hobby is an expensive business haha cheers to all the guys on the drive , it was good to drive with you all.
    4 points
  15. Great drive @Frederic and @Desert Dweller deserves all the credit for the recoveries . She did all the work , I was too tired from the epic morning drive to help 😝😅
    4 points
  16. Thank you @Frederic for another smooth drive. Some great recoveries by the team @Desert Dweller @Foxtrot OscarThank you @Anish S for helping me with your compressor, need to get a new hose before next drive now as it broke yesterday. Hello to the my fellow back drivers @Mukundan Nair @Biju Abdul
    4 points
  17. The Longest Drive (not the movie) - 100 Km Challange As exlpained in the drive's preview, an accidentally long Fewbie drive, of just more than 94 Km (due to an extension for exiting a troubled car), had wet my appetite for an even longer drive: why not 100 Km, at least? Luckily, within the Dubai emirate there is ample choice of long stretches of desert, connected by small and medium sabkhas, to allow the drawing of a drive plan of at least 100 Km. Departing at 5:50 from the northern Faqa area, the convoy moved rapidly along, heading west through the lightly forested area which I call "the Arboretum" (due to the presence of numerous trees, exploiting the existence of subterranean water seeping through the neighbouring sabkha area) . Temperature at departure was the coolest recorded so far this summer (26 C.), and the terrain was still wet from the night-time and early morning humidity, which made the drive easier. As planned, we managed to cover this first stretch in 1 hour and 8 minutes. After a short water break, we headed toward the area of "Little Sweihan", reachable through a mix of sabkhas and more technical dunes. This is an area of long corridors of higher dunes (more like canyons in my opinion), quite close to one another, and filled with bowls full of soft sand, that deposits here after being carried by the wind through the large northern open plain (the one going toward Solar Park). After running to its western end (indicated by a metal fence running along a sand track), we doubled back for half of Little Sweihan length, before we headed north, toward the limit of the Solar Park plain. We concluded this second leg of our drive in exactly another hour. The third leg of the long range drive took us through some lower technical dunes, then, using the faster track along the bike path, eventually to reach the Bab al Shams sector of Qudra. This is a location which we have recently explored quite a bit, enjoying its mix of open and tighter long range dunes, separated very often by flat surfaces from which emerge a jungle of fantastically shaped clay rock formations. The sand in this area turns from the yellow of the two previous places to a bright, almost blinding white, which makes reading the dunes quite challenging. Crossing this area has taken us precisely another hour. The final part of the long trek saw the convoy navigate the western and the northern sections of what is properly known as Qudra. We moved north along the western border, toward a big farm visible from the Qudra-Bab al Shams tarmac road, then turned east to drive along the northern border, until we reached our exit point. As many know about this favorite Carnity paly-ground, the area has a mix of long range, very open white sand dunes, and tighter technical dunes. Due to the nature of the drive we avoided the latter as much as possible, and exploited the former, taking every opportunity to ride the long ridges. In the end we reached the planned exit point, at Qudra Lakes, after an additional hour. The short convoy of @Foxtrot Oscar, @Lorenzo Candelpergher, @J J and @Junaid Sayeed managed to drive in perfect unison, with almost no refusals, and only a couple of stucks (on of mine, on a ridge, which luckily was solved by a bit of A-Trac action), and completed a flawless drive of 106.2 Km in 4:03 hours (of which 3:27 moving), at an average speed of 26 Km/h (and 31 Km/h while moving). As the drive was conceived to cover a lot of ground, we purposefully avoided a lot of specifically marked play areas, and did not purse the goal of climbing the highest dune, but concentrated on moving as quickly as possible through the designated areas. The challenge, therefore, was to face and manage obstacles on the way with speed and control, to reach each way-point in the shortest (and safest) possible time. Hats off to the whole driving crew, for crossing most of the dunes from the slip-face side, which is certainly more tricky than from the harder wind-swept side. This should serve as a footnote to anybody planning a similar drive. The advantage of following this same itinerary in the morning, is to drive without the sun in the face, with the disadvantage of crossing the dunes from the slip-side (except the first half of the Faqa segment). If driving in the afternoon, it should be easier to reverse the itinerary, and drive still with the sun behind the back, plus crossing from the dunes' hard-side.
    4 points
  18. That was a great TROUBLESHOOT, i was really happy to see the gear working and functioning after everything around the transmission gear was removed...! new learning again.
    4 points
  19. Thank you Marshall and support team.. it was wonderful learning experience and found a great team at work to help out.. my car does have a some issue and is being dealt with.. hope the problem will sort out very soon.
    4 points
  20. @Tero Vallas an extensive discussion on compressor is mentioned in the below thread Its not mandatory to have the twin compressor unless you are buying the dragon mart one or Vitally air compressor, as in such compressors the double piston would fill the air much faster and hence avoiding compressor heating issues. I recently bought a rarely used Bushranger Air Max through Dubizzle at a very good price of AED 400. It has a rated flow of 72 lpm which is very capable. I would say, check the flow rate, as all compressors are rated for max 150 psi.
    4 points
  21. Hi Thank you for the evening ride, it was surely enjoyable despite of not reaching Big Red. Guidance by @Wrangeld, @Kalahari and @Jeepie kept us safe again, not to mention @Lorenzo Candelperghers hot efforts to fix tyre issues. My big appreciation for you all ! See u next time on the sand...
    4 points
  22. Don't Defy the Drive God's Sometimes things just don't go your way. When that happens, there is no point fighting it, just like there is no point fighting gravity in our drives. It started so well, with everyone raring to go, but a totally innocuous recovery that happened on almost flat ground, that turned into the impossible pop out was clearly a message from the drive gods to watch our step. We tried everything to get the pop out sorted, with the whole team coming up with solutions and suggestions. No matter what we tried, the end result was a change of wheel. Even so it was possible to see that @Ilya Golubinsky and @Jun Zamorashowed as usual that the Jeep is a great tool for all drives. @David Ortells grows well in the FJ and @Jolly Abraham was unstoppable when ever help was needed. @Tero Vallas you are starting to understand so much better how the mighty Prado moves Back on the move again, we made it to Pink Rock without incident, finally able to push the pace and complexity a little. To say Pink Rock was busy is like saying that the Burj Kalifah is quite tall. It was full of convoys and crazies and cross tracks, so with @Kalahari in the lead we moved on. The drive gods clearly had not determined we would reach Big Red. Too many refusals to deal with had eaten into our daylight and we were simply too far to propose driving in the dark all the way there. Everyone was doing really well @Ashok chaturvedi and @jodha singh shekhawat as new Fewbies realised this game gets more exciting as you get promoted. Talking of promotions @Lorenzo Candelpergher did a great job in C.F. and @Shiju Manuel showed why he earned his recent elevation. @Jeepie, as ever kept everythj my tidy at the back. Will this drive go down as one the best ever in the pantheon of Carnity drives. Probably not, but it's one that will be remembered for not quite making it to the moon, but getting important learning instead.
    4 points
  23. The easy express deflator gizmo wrecked two valves , tried the tyre repairers tool gizmo and it wrecked the valves too it was then I realised that it wasn’t the tools but me , over tightening the things .🤣 Learn from my mistakes , go easy on your valves , they’re more delicate than you realise 🙄😅
    3 points
  24. It was indeed a very nice drive led by @Jeepie, i thoroughly enjoyed while suffering🤪 as @Wrangeld (our new pajeroged 🤣)mentioned in his report. Definitely it turned out to be challenging as second lead since the LWB might require a slightly different path, more momentum of course and the technique which i hope would come with practice 😉.Qudra soft sands is very tricky but i believe it undoubtedly enriches our desert driving skills. Thank you so much @Jeepie for taking us through this enjoyable route. Thank you also to the whole convoy for their patience whenever i had to try again.
    3 points
  25. Thank you @Rizwanm2 for being a good community member and sharing some good information on Xterra as we have loads in our community now.
    3 points
  26. It’s quite complex to install a rear diff lock afterwards, and not worth it in my opinion as it does not make any difference in driving, and is only useful /nice to have for recoveries.
    3 points
  27. Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for a great drive. It was a chilled out cruise in the desert. Yes , as always a smaller experienced convoy made the 100km objective much easier to attain.
    3 points
  28. Hi Ashok, The 3.8 models should have indeed come with a rear differential lock switch as seen below: If that switch is not there, then it must have been an option which was not chosen or available on your model. Vanessa her 2008 3.8 has the same issue: everyone says the 3.8 model should have it but mysteriously enough it was not in her car. On top of that it was a Gold emblem edition which i haven’t seen of that year anywhere in UAE, so maybe the vehicle came from Qatar (as we suspect we have seen other gold series 2008 for sale in Qatar online).
    3 points
  29. Excellent @Rizwanm2 thank you for sharing this problem and solution . cheers 👍🌷🚙
    3 points
  30. This deflator is really nice and easy to use. With this you ensure that you don't need search your valve core from the sand time to time....
    3 points
  31. Thanks for the exceptional recovery @Rahimdad and @Tbone! Check out this short video I put together of the recovery. 20200918_Desert_Safari_Recovery_3.m4v
    3 points
  32. Yet another joyful ride with lead @Frederic. I loved today's route. Kids had good time in desert. Looking forward to more such drives. Luckily my diff locks helped me recover from some tough refusals. Im starting to believe in my Pajero's(3.8) capability if driven with technique that im learning with each drive. Strongly considering to put on bash plates and lifting the car a bit at earliest. Thanks to @Senthil Kumar @Sinol as well for guidance and support.
    3 points
  33. Thank you @Gaurav (sorry for my mistake 😥) today drive was AMAZING. Lead a large group with so many newbies is not a joke but you and @Vanessa8580 managed everything so well that everybody was feeling secure, enjoying and relaxing as it should be. Thank you again. See you soonpan widget
    3 points
  34. An impressive first night Offroad experience.. reminds me of my first night dive .. technical dunes at the beginning of the drive was a good practice and observed for the first time the use of Fredric’s winch for recovery.. sunset was breathtaking specially with the small dunes scattered all over the place and the reddish sun fading away behind the trees popping up from that small oasis .. then the fun starts with some nice side sloping in the darkness of the desert while enjoying the quite birth of a new moon.. thanks @Frederic and all the drivers for the nice company .. looking forward for going back soon to greet our friend haunting this spot😂 IMG_6535.MP4
    3 points
  35. I have a 2005 Mitsubhishi Pajero LWB 3.8 V6 have been single owner but after I joined Carnity, I have learned the importance of Differential locking but cannot find the differential switch in this car amd model. Some say the 4LLC does the job and others say that I need to install it?.. please advice needed.
    2 points
  36. as what have been mentioned above. vitaly works good for me can pump 2 tires or 4 tires at once. There are heating issues but you still can manage pump air quickly. Just go for the 2 piston air compressor for faster filling
    2 points
  37. 2 points
  38. Good one @Rizwanm2. Thanks for sharing.
    2 points
  39. @Srikumar thank you for the wonderful ride today. And also all the best for the team of today. You have done great. i have some quick video of todays ride. you can all see in this link. https://gopro.com/v/Jb7Nava6qJDkg
    2 points
  40. Dear @Wrangeld, dear @Kalahari, dear @Jeepie, today we were meant to look at the stars but it looks like there wasn't the right star alignment for this drive to go as planned. I have championed for quite some time the very special ranking (😂😂) of those who had the most frequent pop-outs (for my son's pleasure) and sweated in learning how to handle them, but today's was the trickiest ever seen for me and the first one which, despite all efforts, couldn't be fixed. This unfortunate event stole the best time of our ride, which - combined with SZR-style traffic at Pink Rock - made it impossible to reach Al Badayer by daylight. @Kalahari smoothly pushed the pace a bit but after sunset the east side of Pink Rock became soon very dark and it was really not safe to continue towards Al Badayer by night, especially after we spent some more time helping @Ashok chaturvedi get out from a difficult longitudinal cresting. In all this, I also discovered (I'll leave it to your imagination "how" I did it) that my daughter (who was joining me in the desert for the 1st time) doesn't really get along well with the shaking and tossing of desert riding: an early exit was, in her case, definitely the best option. As @Wrangeld said, we may have not reached for the moon as hoped, but the ride was anyhow valuable experience and the sight of the sunset from Pink Rock alone was, as usual, worth every effort. Looking forward to the next attempt to the moon. PS: @Wrangeld, as I was on the rush when I reached the meeting point I forgot to turn on the tracking app on my mobile. Can you share, if available, the ride data (distance / duration at least) for my records? Thanks in advance
    2 points
  41. Thank you @Rahimdad for a wonderful morning drive. i feel much better after stretching my legs and soul in the sands after long time. weather was perfect and day was even better after spending time with wonderful new faces. as mentioned today's key highlight was @Athula Dharmadada jump and the aftermath. wish for a speedy recovery of your JGC and see you soon in the sands. i took todays drive slow and steady to get feel of xterra in the sand for the first time and also did not want to take any risk since i did not had the skid plate on. when @Rahimdad and @Tbone was away recovering JGC my xterra's gear cable got disconnected from lever and was not engaging to any gear. with help of google and Youtube able to find a temporary solution to shift the gears. after little research, it seams a common issue with Xterra's. will do a seperate post for fellow members information. hope to see you all soon. TC.
    2 points
  42. I had a great time in the morning drive session today. But my over-confidence broke my radiator, front bumper of my JGC and ate a lot of time for the rest of the drive. @Rahimdad did a great recovery of my car through the dunes after the overheated engine refused to go any further. The recovery video will be uploaded after some editing. My garage proposed to replace existing plastic bumper with a steel bumper with steel skid plates. Stock engine-armour was deformed and that hit the radiator. Yet, I'm not too interested in installing a steel bumper as of now due to restrictions in the UAE. Instead of that, I informed them to trim the plastic bumper to match the damaged side. Hope I meet you all next Friday for another exciting newbie drive.
    2 points
  43. Dear @Ale Vallecchi, Thanks for the nice and very smooth drive today. This 100km marathon was my 1st intermediate drive and, as announced, we had a lot of criss-crossing and ridge riding, which made it particularly fun, while exploring very different landscapes. Driving in a small and well experienced convoy makes the ride much more enjoyable as it rolls out uninterrupted. I really look forward to the next one.
    2 points
  44. Hi today morning was foggy dense in some area at alqudra , by the time the clearing was gradual as the sun ray got through so were our hearts along the dunes . @Srikumar it was Epic drive and I enjoyed it very much , thank you for this wonderful day. @Janarthan your contribution as sweep was fantastic I like your spirit every one drove nice today thank you all indeed and see you soon desert wanderers 😎 it was nice @Gaurav To see you passing . True spirit of Carnity caring one for another below link enjoy https://www.relive.cc/view/v1vjAZnM2Yq other pictures put in Gallery also check the discussion of greatest of recoveries . Added some cheers 👍🚙😎
    2 points
  45. As a part of Carnity taking over every square in of Qudra this morning, I was supporting a fantastic drive led by @Jeepie this morning. Starting a little late due to the fog, we (eventually) entered the South Qudra dunes and enjoyed a route punctuated by wide swooping dunes all the way to the bike track that directs this route. The whole convoy drove amazingly well, keeping up with the level and speed that it soon became clear that the level could be elevated, and challenged we were. Where ever you look in Qudra, there are soft sand traps and our route took us through all the challenges that the area offers. @Veedooshee in second lead was probably the one suffering most from this. That's the disadvantage of being in a LWB vehicle following a SWB lead (and being followed by a trail of SWB cars @Nabil Bishara@Kailas and me). As we expect on a drive like this, we were awarded with some prefect crests, and some side slope Stucks, but nothing that took much time to sort out. A tug here or there @Mehmet Volga and @Kailas were very quickly sorted out which let us continue playing through the dunes for the whole drive. @marks did a great job at sweep as he had to navigate through some quite sticky sand at the end of the convoy, left for him by @Nivin, @Heisem @Mukundan Nair and @Mehmet Volga. Between you, it looks like there was great support for any refusals. Convoy and COVID discipline was also great today. Thank you for the continued support on this. It makes it easier to manage knowing that everyone is taking this seriously. See you soon in the sand.
    2 points
  46. Have fun all of you, please input all your experiences here so that I can catch up with you all next week.
    1 point
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