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@Gaurav and @Jeepie ; thank you so much for the great time, it feels fantastic to be back on the dunes again after almost 15 years, but this time with an amazing team of genuine and knowledgeable people. Thank you @Jeepie for sharing your compressor to fill 2 of my tyres since mine went bust. I went and got myself the same you have Im attaching a few pics. I just hope they show lots up in the right post! Im certainly excited for the next drives and will be going to pink rock on the 16th with @Wrangeld . Flag done, will be sorting the shovel today! Thank you @Gaurav for the advice regarding any unnecessary upgrades at this point, will stick to it. And yes, certainly all set for this Friday!!

Dear friends, @Islam Soliman, @Rizwanm2, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @jodha singh shekhawat, @Ilya Golubinsky, @Mukundan Nair , @Craig Finlaysonand @Jeepie Thank you for signing up for this fewbie plus drive on Saturday morning. At the outset I would like to thank you for being part my first independent lead in Carnity offroad club. I assure you we will be having a lot of fun driving out there. Drive details: Location – on Al Ain road behind Skydive, we will be driving towards Margham, Lahbab and exit towards the pylon tracks which will ultimately take us back towards Al Ain road opposite Lisaili. Continue driving for about 200m once you reach the starting location shared and you will be arriving at the parking lot of Skydive where we will deflate and flag up.We will be doing a quick briefing and make the maximum out of the time in the desert driving. Climate – Expect it to be comfy, can be foggy early morning. Always better to leave a few minutes early so that you can drive safe. Sunrise around 6.17am (expected) Terrain – Small to Medium Dunes,long range, minimal plantation and bushes. Nonetheless there can be areas which will be technical needing your full attention and finesse. We will be doing more side sloping, ridge riding, criss crossing and technical areas. Technical areas are where your drive skills will be tested, as there is very little margin for error. You need to keep right distance from the car in front, right momentum and right approach. Towards the exit there are a lot of play areas with long range dunes, which of course we can enjoy as much depending on the convoy response and how early we reach there. See up close – Camel farms, Falconers, Gazelles and something which will be described on the drive! Exit – onto Al Ain road where there are gas stations at close distance, but better to inflate and drive on the highway. See you all on Saturday morning!

Another Application you can check out is Gaia GPS. I use All Trails one because I have a pro subscription - not sure why I took it 🤔 - perhaps because it shows few off-road tracks in UAE unlike Gaia. @Frederic done this post on it.

In general, the majority of people in the UK take care of their cars and service them properly. There are still plenty of shitboxes but that is to be expected anywhere. Rust will be your biggest enemy so check everywhere. If you see a small rust spot, chances are that it will go deeper. The problem is that the roads are salted in winter and the salt eats the metal. If I drive through a salted area, I used to quickly run a hose around the wheel arches and sills before I put the car to bed. Also be wary buying cars in seaside towns as they are prone to rust also. If you are planning to keep a car for a while, waxoyl is your friend. Use due diligence when checking mileages as clocking is rife. On the plus side, you will find the majority of mechanics are of better quality than UAE as most have them will have gone to technical college rather than learning on the job jugad.

Dear Desertnauts, time to provide some information about this coming Friday's Newbie drive. While most drives in Qudra start near Qudra Lakes or from Solar Park, we have chosen to start from an alternative point, along the road to Bab al Shams. This is the western quadrant of the Qudra area, which is characterized by long sets of open white sand dunes, sometimes separated from each other by small technical areas (where the dunes are lower but closer, and call for a more careful navigation and a more controlled style of driving). The area is also still a part of the Al Marmoon Conservation Area, so it will present the opportunity to drive by a few feeding and watering stations for gazelles and oryxes, which we hope to be able to see along our route. Part of the drive will take place in areas with quite an abundant low, bushy vegetation, while we may will also encounter some solitary thorny trees, both near the start and toward our exit point. The skills we will be able to practice will be straight crossing of dunes and controlled side-sloping, all at a leisurely pace. We will take some time during the drive to give a technical briefing on some of these skills, and more. It would be best to be carrying a compressor, to re-inflate at the end of the drive, as the nearest gas station (Adnoc at Qudra Parking) has a very weak and slow compressor, and is usually taken by storm by all unequipped off-roaders. @Sandeep Padhi, @Yasas Dharmadasa, @Lukas Lewis, @Yusuf Esaf, @Archibald Jurdi, @Arda Yagcioglu, @Karthik Krishnakumar, @Mohamed Abo ElKomsan, @Shital Somaiya, @Athula Dharmadada, @Ranjan Das and @Vijaysekhar, Welcome to the drive. I will provide more information before the drive itself. In the meantime, enjoy the week.

Thank you for your advices @Barry, @Rahimdad and @Wrangeld. Seasonal tyres are also a common practice in Turkey, I had a few experiences to know that winter tyres are crucial on minus degrees. One more question, of course it will differ from car to car but do cars get abused by users or climate like in the UAE. Should I be avoiding getting an old car? Would it be a high risk to get a 2010 model car or 100k miles? @Gaurav and @Frederic what do you think about this one? 😃 https://www.autouncle.co.uk/en-gb/d/9546736-used-mitsubishi-pajero-evolution

Thank you @Asif Hussain for leading us on a wonderful drive at Sweihan, and congratulations on your promotion. I hope I will drive many more drives with you. Thanks @Srikumar for guiding us and helping us out when we found ourselves stuck in the sand. @Mikhail Lukichev - wonderful pics thanks a lot. I have a All Trails Recording: Here Few pics I took.

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above When: 16 Oct 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 3:30PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - https://goo.gl/maps/57igcyLN8FPPjJWd6 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 07:30 PM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. 1 Lead Marshal + 1 Senior Members + 10 Members. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 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 THE BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

The best way to learn is to document the event ( that’s why I record almost my entire trip when Possible ) and revise the relevant event ) ... in the first video I think main reason of my refusal was lack of proper momentum and I knew it by saying it in the the recovery one. the second refusal or stuck also lost momentum because I deviated from the proper curve and by the time Brette already passed I was aiming at his trajectory that my X was not in line with it any more , in other words , I was in a situation to fight gravity with lower momentum in an already churned terrain . As a result got stuck . i realize later in the trip when we were going up hill I was about to get into the same situation , instead turned down the bowel , circled twice till I got through but didn’t stop at all ( unfortunately that part was not recorded ) ! Please if any one can add to this let me know , not only for me , but for every one . cheers all 🚙🌷😎

I cant open the link, but seeing the url saying Pajero Evolution then I'll be your best friend, whenever I visit my brother in London. On a serious note, these exotic will be super expensive to buy and maintain and plus with regular usage it will cost 5-10 times on maintenance than any other choices.

Thank you so much @Ale Vallecchi and leaders for arranging such a nice off road trip, it was full on joy and new experiences.

Dear Desertnauts. A few tidbits to wet your appetite before this Saturday's Intermediate drive. We are looking to execute a fast paced drive, starting from 2 December Cafeteria, climbing one side of Pink Rock, to circle it and dive into the red sand plateau that separates it from Big Red, and Badayer's entry point. In fact, the plan is to extend the drive to Badayer's pyramid dunes, skipping from one to the next, across the technical areas that separate each group, until it's time to head back to Badayer Shops. Even though this area's most famous attractions are Iftar Bowl and Super Bowl, we'll focus on some of the other, un-named, pyramids, to the west of our entry point, looking to enjoy surfing in and out of them, up and down their tall slopes. @Najeeb Mohammed, @Lorenzo Candelpergher, @Rinelle Sanaani, @Jun Zamora, @Yousef Alimadadi and @Mehmet Volga, be concentrated, be motivated, be ready to have some good fun, riding as a single unit on this red sand playground. More news will follow on Friday. In the meantime, enjoy your week.

Current Waitlist as of 12Oct 3PM: 1) Melenany 2) Ranjan Das 3) Bhaskar 4) Topgear 5) Probir Mukherjee

please add me to waiting list, thank you

@Kailas and @Abu Muhammad you'll have been confirmed for the drive. Waitlist. @Pancho @Francois Germishuys

Pink Rockers, @Hardik Mody @luwaimn @Kaushal Prithwani @topgear @Syed Raza Hussain @[email protected] @Gijo Javob @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Suresh Nair @Andrei @siddharth maheshwari Congratulations. You successfully signed up on the Sunday evening rush to secure your place on Friday's Pink Rock drive. Pink Rock is a great newbie terrain with low wide dunes in the lead up to more challenging pyramid dunes close to the base of the rock. The sand color is also red/pink which makes picking out the route when following the convoy a little easier than around Qudra, where the glare from the sand early in the morning sometimes makes for more difficult driving. What to expect on a Pink Rock drive? The plan is to challenge you with a lot of practice of driving up and over dunes, to start drivnig along the side of the dunes (and slipping) to find our way through taking the higest point in the dunes to cross from one range to the next. Depending on convoy performance we will push the pace and push the complexity, but newbie is all about learning and relearning the skills to take you further and further into the desert. Myself and @Lorenzo Candelpergher who will be supporting the drive look forward to seeing you all bright and early on Friday. THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR RADIO PREPROGRAMMED. YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A COMPRESSOR, FLAG AND RADIO TO BE PART OF THE DRIVE. More to come during the week. Have a Happy Monday. See you soon in the sand.

Thanks @Brette for adding me to the list.

I @Brette sorry. I'm out of this drive now u can give place to someone else.

Some pics of the Absolute Newbie drive on 9th oct .

DRIVE REPORT First and foremost my apologies for delayed trip report. It's always amazing to see so many new faces and beautiful cars ready to taste the sand for the first time, make me truly excited and honored. Almost everyone was on or before time, thank you very much for that as it helps to get started with right mood. As many of you have asked me same question, during and after the drive about your car and required modifications. I just like to explain that why we recommend every car owner to drive at least 4-5 drives before thinking about any mods, so that you can actually identify the real bottleneck by yourself to spend time and money. Spending money on off-road mods is an endless pit and before falling in the trap of off-road garages or hearsay theories of chip tune up, suspensions, exhaust, air filter etc. you need to do thorough research on what do you actually expect from that mod. Try to understand its real need based on cost vs benefit vs reliability. And to truly understand it's need you need to test your vehicle for few drives, before jumping to any expensive conclusions. For Carnity newbie level drives, you don't need any mods instead use these 5 or maybe more newbie drives to learn the art of off-roading to correct your lines (MOST IMPORTANT), techniques and vehicle handling. Learning the skills is very important, as there is no replacement of off-road skills and once you start developing yourself you will realize that in stock state you can do wonders. Most of the seniors here driving stock 4x4 for a reason as they are far more reliable than highly modified rigs, that need every week mechanic attention. @Kaushal Prithwani and @Ahab Shamaa you both have the best offroad vehicles in a very good state, simply focus on your off-road drives and your SWB Y61 and FJC are perfect to take you to the Intermediate level without any issues. @Sai Baskaran and @GauravSoni we have so many stock Pajero here, apart from rear bumper scooping and occasional transmission light popping you should be fine with your cars too. Search both issues solution here and you will able to tackle them easily. @Mostafa Ismail you were pretty happy and good with your Prado and keep it that way, just be careful of front bumper and keep enjoying this beautiful vehicle off-road with luxury. @DeepakADS @Terence Sequeira and @Hussien Elleithy keep enjoying your beautiful trucks, being an extra LWB trucks are relatively difficult to handle in the beginning, but once you get hang of it, you will glide them nicely and take them everywhere. They have enough power and grunt for loads of smile. @Omar Al-khoori and @Arshad Roojee SWB wranglers are absolute fun for off-roading and I hope you have enjoyed them a lot. Arshad with heavy tires sometime transmission struggles, but try deflate to 12 PSI in next drive and see if it still display the hot oil message. If it still does, start with A/T oil quality and level check. Then get the transmission oil cooler, if its not there in your model (slightly involved job). If its there then add the oil cooler fan (easy fix). Big thanks to @Jeepie for supporting this drive and helping everyone with great patience and knowledge. Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive. Drives are announced every Sunday at 11 am, and they go live on Sunday at 7 pm. Due to the high demand, these drives get full in about 10 minutes, so please be online at 7 pm to book your spot. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag and radio as a minimum. Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely Learn to fix a flag on your car Learn to program and fully charge your radio Also like I mentioned during the debriefing, join the Carnity Whatsapp Drive Notification to get the latest updates on the drives, so that you can RSVP on time for the next weekend's drive. Please have a look at below topic which describes the tools needed for every level: Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels:

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Newbie and above (All Level) When: 16 Oct 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 3:30 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/iYrCHXtCPFgrzG9f6 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 07:30 PM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 2 or 1 Senior Members + 12 Members. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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 THE CALENDAR

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. Drive Details Level: Fewbie PLUS and above (strictly, any sign up from members who haven't completed 5 drives at Fewbie level with Carnity will be deleted) When: 16th October 2020, Friday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Action Plan: Opportunities to practice all off-roading skills, such as finesse driving, straight crossing, side sloping, ridge riding and crossing, always in a safe and controlled manner Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/Ya4ZFMuNMCAktio79 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM End Point: 2nd December THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 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 THE BELOW CALENDAR

Inshalla .... am positive 😌 🤗🤣🤣🤣🤞

@Malachy McGrogan I have added you to the drive as @Shyam Karat has cancelled.

Thank you @Brette looking forward to meet you and be part of this drive.

@sertac, Please remove me from waiting list as I got slot in another drive. Thanks

Hello desert wanderers please find below two links a refusal/ stuck of mine ... what happened and why got stuck ? Self recovery

@Wrangeldlooking forward to catch up the fun.. thanks for adding in the list .. 👍👍👍

Thx @Sertac. As I found a spot on F+ drive I’d like to leave my spot here to next WL.. thx again and see u soon

@Rizwanm2 you have signed up for 2 drives that are at the same time. Can you please sign out of either one so the spot can be given to someone on the waiting list.

I removed you @Dagdag Sofiane as per your request. As first one on the line @Islam Soliman added to the drive. Currently @Christian Andras no 1 on wait list, @siddharth maheshwari 2 and @Kailas 3.

Hello @Lukas Lewis. It will be good to meet. The drive will be in a very nice area with the possibility to test and work on several skills. See you on Friday.

hi @Carnity @Tbone how can i check number of drives completed in my profile.

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above (All Levels) When: 16 Oct 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - Mahafiz Tree Shade - https://goo.gl/maps/Tj9WXKFDYB43KpWZ9 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM End Point: Adnoc Service Station(we may even go to the Faya according to convoy speed) https://goo.gl/maps/DwU4tVy5TkrzXQ4g6 P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.(If we finish at Faya you will need compressor) LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Expert + 1-2 Senior Members + 10 Members. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 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 THE BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

Great. Hope to see comments about my drive also

I am Srijith Gangadharan, registered for the al Khatim newbie drive on 16th oct 2020. Had few drives with oasis and other groups. Have a Pajero 2011 and necessary Offroad kits like inflator, flag, radio etc.

Hi Vanessa please add me to waiting list

Please add me on the waiting list. Thanks

Please put me on reserve list. Thanks pancho

please add me to waiting list

I would like to get on the waitlist

Hi @Frederic, please add me to the waiting list for this evening drive. thanks

Pls add me to waiting list.

So many people from previous Fewbie plus drive 😄

Pls add me to the waiting list.

Hello Sertac, Apparently i m on managing the event could you please delete my participation? Thank you

Congeatilations buddy @Najeeb Mohammed.. well deserved

@Mohamed Seidam Thanks for sharing this thread. This is @Gaurav recovering the Pajero from last week drive at Pink Rock with the radio guidance.

Me too

Hi @Biju Abdul. Dune bashing is just a general name for a dynamic driving style in the dunes, in which ridge riding and criss-crossing is a part of. I never liked the description "bashing" as it would mean that we try to destroy the dune, which is the complete opposite of what we should be doing. The real art of offroading exists in "riding" the dunes like a surfer would "ride" the waves. Hence, using the slopes to gain momentum and make it to the next dune by carrying that momentum. If you drive in a convoy, you need to be aware that there are drivers coming behind you that also want to enjoy the same dune, so churning up the sand and fishtailing all over the place is not the way to do it, as you are completely destroying the tracks. The spinning while taking fast turns and rounds is called making "donuts". That is being done in 2WD and serves NO purpose other than showing off.