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@Rahimdad what a great first experience under your lead! So much learnt and experienced and I truly appreciated the difference the climate made for us all on this drive! A tough start but it gave us some stunning sunrise pics and clean air. Have posted some on our gallery. @Aus Alzubaidi check out some early morning silhouette shots where the lens flare made it look like 2 suns rising (you look like luke skywalker in Star Wars ). @Shaaz Sha have to call you out volunteering to CF in what was one of the trickiest drives I have experienced... amazing performance and you were always first out with the shovel every time!! @Ashy it was a really tough start but after that I kept hearing @Rahimdad call out ‘brilliant’ to you and rightly so! Thank you also @N@ved for keeping us going at the back! @Ranjan Das I promised I got some ‘glamour’ shots of your lovely cars and tires (hope that’s enough to give you the memories to go and get some lighter shoes as Rahim advised I will post later this evening the video of the magic winch and @Rahimdad doing the Superman special and flying the Pajero out of a tricky bowl! @Rahimdad thank you for never loosing patience and keeping everyone’s spirits high during the many stops and recoveries! Look forward to seeing you all on the dunes soon!

Hello guys, thank you all for a super drive with our very own super man @Rahimdad and special thanks to @RahimdadBhai for providing me with an opportunity for the first time to be the CF in your drive , and I hope I met your expectations. Started off well today and got in to the technical terrains which was not an easy task for many of us since the sand was wet from above. some initial refusals , stucks shoveling and tugs gave us a warm up in the chilled weather and all of us had to struggle a bit in dealing the terrains today. Many of us self recovered some time and at times we had to take out the recovery gears. Thank you @Ranjan Dasfor your help with the winch. Thank you @N@ved @Danish Mohammadand @Niki Patelfor your help in shoveling. Though We cudnt do much of sideys or criss crossing , I believe all of us had some thing or the other to learn from today's drive. Since we had a few refusals and stucks we all had a live tutorial in recoveries and dealing with pop outs etc from our super man!! 🤪Thank you @RahimdadBhai once again for your trust in me and it was a memorable drive with a wonderful convoy. Keep cool and see you soon in the sand. 🙏

What a drive we had today with @Rahimdad bhai, full of fun and learning through out the day. Thank you Rahimdad bhai for your support, guidance, patience and valuable advices at the end of the drive, loved your energy today. Thank you @Shaaz Sha, @N@ved for your help, support and guidance today during recovery and special thanks to @Ranjan Das for the winch pull to get out of that horrible struck 🙏 Thank you @Ashy for being our 2nd lead today and Thank you for the rest of the team for being supportive and never losing the energy, enthusiasm inspite having so many refusals/stucks (took as a learning by all of us) 👏 See you all soon again in the sand 👍

Convoy list for tomorrow 1. Chaitanya 2. @Kailas 2nd Lead 3. @Nizam Deen 4. @Abu Muhammad 5. @Mohamed Seidam 6. @Islam Soliman 7. @Nabil Bishara 8. @marks 9. @Craig Finlayson 10. @Pancho Sweep Time for some fun and some learning, back in an area where most of us started desert driving. We will use Chanel 1 for Radio coms if any, which we will keep to minimum- except for briefing . Focus will be on 1. Stick to your basics and never forget them 2. All types of sand mode driving 3. Self recovery - as much as possible, then the buddy help comes in. Adjacent cars help in recovery - request you all to bring your recovery gear - shovel, soft shackle, floor jack (if you have) and kinetic ropes 4. Some serious off roading 😜🤣 albeit safe. 5. Come with a fuel tank as full as possible. Please note it could be quite foggy in the morning with poor visibility , DRIVE SAFELY TO THE STARTING POINT. See you all tomorrow morning

Drive report The challenge began this morning already on the way to the meeting point. It was very foggy and the visibility was pretty bad. I expected some delays from the drivers to reach the meeting point but surprisingly everyone made it on time .... I decided to wait until there was light to start moving and I also hope the fog would clear up as soon as the sun came up but that was not happening. We started moving around 7am and the further we went into the dunes, the worse the visibility became. After about a half an hour into the drive, @Arman announced on the radio that his car had a pop-out so we quickly fixed that and remained our drive. Because of the fog, the sand was wet and hard on top but very soft underneath so it was a tricky terrain to tackle this morning. It also didn't help that I took everyone through some very technical dunes. We had a few refusals, stucks, crests and another pop-out along the way but all in all we had good fun, some amazing team work and a few good laughs. @Jack Thomas did very well as my second lead although he said he was a bit nervous this morning, getting this responsibility. @Atif, @Rajeevan Vickneswaran and @Rizwanm2, thank you so much for all your help shoveling, tugging, fixing pop-outs and keeping the convoy together. Also @Jon M had a bit of a taste of recovering, he had to use the rope twice to give a tug so he was happy ! It was @varunmehndiratta first fewbie drive and he did amazingly well. @Vineeth John Joseph, always a pleasure to have you in my convoy, I don't hear you a lot but that only means that you don't have any problems .... Everyone, well done and I hope to see you again soon !

@Srikumar @Mohamed Seidam @Frederic @Goutam @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader @Chaitanya D @Emmanuel @Brette @Rahimdad @Anand Nataraj @Nivin @Anish S Thank you all your support. Thanks carnity team for giving me this exposure.

RSVP is now closed. @Frederic, @Badar Tariq, @ZakWarah, @rajeshkumar rathod, @frederic demolder, @Salty3Arab, @Goutam, @Carlos Fernandez, @Larry Cadden, @Matthew Ticehurst, @Alphin Aloor, @Dodi Syahdar, @Harold Roberts, very happy to see you tomorrow afternoon. With such a nice and strong convoy, and the route that I have in my mind, I'm sure we will have a lot of fun. As Fred already mentioned, following items are essential for our drive, so make sure to bring them: 1) Offroad flag 2) Shovel 3) Pressure gauge / deflator 4) Compressor (gas station nearby has no compressor) 5) Radio with the Carnity frequencies programmed (if you don't know how to do it, you will find the related link in my drive post). Tomorrow, we will use Carnity Radio Channel 1 (446006.25) We would appreciate if everyone could reach our meeting point a few minutes before time, in order to be deflated and ready to go at 2 PM. Here is our convoy numbering (subject to a few changes during the drive) : 1. Emmanuel (White Xterra - Marshal) - lead 2. Harold Roberts (FJ)- 2nd lead 3. Badar Tariq (Pathfinder 2016) 4. ZakWarah (Black Cherokee) 5. rajeshkumar rathod (Xterra) 6. frederic demolder (LR Discovery) 7. Salty3arab (Pajero) to be confirmed 8. Goutam (Yellow Wrangler - Intermediate) CF 9. Carlos Fernandez (Green Wrangler) 10. Larry Cadden (Black Wrangler) 11. Matthew Ticehurst (Wrangler) 12. Alphin Aloor (XTerra) 13. Frederic (Blue Pajero - Crew) - - sweep

Congratulations @Lorenzo Candelpergher, @Janarthan and @Luca Palanca Falsini for successfully completing the first session of leaders lead with flying colors. As you all have learned the basics first and demonstrated a perfect way to lead an independent drive in the desert, now it's your chance to work on the routing and planning skills. You will be learning the basics of leading the convoy in the desert in three different steps: Advance sand reading, plan your lead, plan your exits. Use of navigational software for selecting the right course of path. How to systematically scale the lead for all the cars in the convoy. In this second session of leaders lead you will be leading with the help of off-road navigation app or device. You can choose any device or app (motionx, gaia, mytrail etc) and mark these basic points and you will be required to reach any one or few of them: Entry and Exit Solar Park Al Qudra Desert Opp Bab Al Shams Mark long range playable dunes Mark pylon tracks, cycle tracks Mark as many sabka, flat track or easy exits in case of emergency Mark fencing or restricted area Mark technical dunes P.S. I will personally check each of your device to verify and help you further. Approximate Area Perimeter Drive Details Level: Selected Advance and Above When: 16 Jan 2021, Saturday Meeting time: 7:00 AM, (Sharp, without any exceptions) Meeting Point: hhttps://goo.gl/maps/7A63kBQawFt72xRM6 Solar Park Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM Please RSVP on the below calendar:

Isn't the Pajero brand going off the production line?

You should be able to bend it, that's what I see most of the other drivers doing.

It held up! 😊

My word! I don't know what to say apart from today was an absolute blast!!!!!!! I just want to apologise to Richard @Wrangeld and Mehmet for rushing off at the end I had to be somewhere at 4pm but you guy rock in fact the entire convoy rocked!!!!!!! I'll edit and post some videos today from the footage! Adiós!

Hi everyone - it was a terrific drive today, it put us and our cars to test, it was full of scenarios that provided us with excellent opportunities to learn and practice. @Wrangeld and @Mehmet Volga thank you for all your support and patience, especially during the "stuck fiesta" towards the end of the drive! @Ashok chaturvedi - a shout out to you, thank you for providing advice and sharing your experience with all of us. I've left a few pictures in the gallery. Stay safe and have a nice rest of the weekend!

@Bretteand @Chaitanya D thanks a lot for the amazing drive, Margham is by far my most favorite location!

@Athula Dharmadada Congrats ..!

@Yasas Dharmadasa Congrats..!

see you tomorrow

@Vanessa8580 i would be opting out due to some family family commitment. Sorry for the inconvienience. M gona miss the drive tomorrow.

and what a full day debut for me. I'm so excited. 8 hours. By the time we finish I think I will feel like I went through a washing machine.

Congratulations @Kailas for reaching the Advance Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. ADVANCE Carnity Benefits Off-road Certification with rank and skills achieved Join any drive in “Manage” tab even when drive is full Carnity Contribution Committed to drive with Carnity off-road club only Lead/Support: 3 drives or more per month at least Forum contribution to earn Carnity points Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 drives are required for Advance promotion along with mandatory attendance to leaders lead drives. (Promotion will be based on Marshal / Crew feedback.) What you'll learn Advance GPS and navigational skills Route planning, back tracking, safe exits Technical and extreme recoveries Learn to lead on medium to tall dunes How to avoid or lead through technical dunes Fast pace extreme desert driving (optional) Skills required Meticulous planning and preparation Ready for new challenges or unexpected situations Leadership skills to always put the team before yourself Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS, Floor jack and jack board, tire repair kit, tool box, tie-down straps, fluids. Drive teamwork Lead Fewbie or Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Learn to scale drive level as per convoy response Support in training offroaders at all levels Drive Joining All Levels Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

@Kailas, congratulations and well done!!

@Vanessa8580, @Arman, yes I got a slot with Ale, thanks for the consideration and apologies for not updating this thread.

@Shehzada Umer Naseer there was an old thread between @Ahab Shamaa and @Ale Vallecchi where if your car has the side curtain airbags, there is (was) a switch on the left of your steering wheel to disable this. For the standard front airbags, they likely don’t need any disabling (also explained in that old thread). the switch should be labeled ‘RSCA off’ https://www.toyota.com/owners/resources/dashboard-lights/fj-cruiser/2010?garagePrefVehicle=0&garageModelName=FJ Cruiser&garageYearValue=2010&addToVehicleList=false&remRecentVehicle=false&csrfToken=16106463087468196955100484399401 newer FJs made the side curtain airbags optional so I don’t personally have that switch but have seen it on a number of fellow FJs with that disabled you have the right bags disabled for the drive. Enjoy your AN experience and reach out via the FJ/Toyota forum here also as there’s lots of great info or if not, a lot of people ready to help and guide!

@Rahimdad bhai many thanks for the opportunity and hope to live up to your expectations

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Convoy numbering: Rahimdad - Pathfinder Ashy - JGC (2nd lead) Andy_Macdxb - Pajero Danish Mohammad - Pajero Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader - Pajero Mohamed Abo Elkomsan - Pajero Shaaz Sha - Wrangler JK (Center Forward) Ranjan Das - Wrangler JK Aus Alzubaidi - Wrangler JKU Niki Patel - FJC Nihal17 - JKU N@ved - Wrangler TJ (Sweep) @Ashy @andy_macdxb @Danish Mohammad @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader @Mohamed Abo ElKomsan @Shaaz Sha @Ranjan Das @Aus Alzubaidi @Niki Patel @Nihal17 @N@ved Please find your names and convoy numbering above. When you arrive tomorrow morning, you can start deflating your tires to 15psi if you have normal/highway tires, and 12psi in case you have off-road tires. Please arrive on time 6:30 AM, earlier is even better so we can help you out with deflation if needed. We will be using Carnity Channel 3: 446.05625 Mhz. Seniors on the drive are myself, @Ashy @Shaaz Sha and @N@ved who will be sweeping the convoy and we will all help you out in case of refusals, stucks, which is all part of the game (and fun) After deflating we will do a briefing to emphasize on the aspects of off-roading and the teamwork involved when becoming part of our off-road community. Since the number of cases has gone alarmingly high, I would recommend only drivers to be out for the briefing with social distancing rules. In case of emergencies, you can contact me on 050 674 9099 See you tomorrow !

@Kailas I have long appreciated with your drive style and spirit, I am so happy to see you at the advanced level. Congratulations on a well deserved promotion.

Yes @Kailas, well done! Congrats!

@Kailas well deserved and well done.

Pos # Pos # Attendees Level Car 1 Lead Jeepie Expert Jeep Wrangler 2 2nd lead szymon stankiewicz Fewbie Mitsubishi Montero Sport 3 Arda Yagcioglu Fewbie Black Xterra 4 RayanE Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 5 Aravind Padmaraju Fewbie Nissan Xterra, 2014 - White 6 CF Tamas Hoffmann Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 7 Andrei Fewbie Jeep Wrangler SWB 8 Luca Bregni Fewbie Jeep Wrangler 9 Tariq Carrimjee Intermediate Jeep Wrangler SWB 10 SW Christian Andres Intermediate Toyota FJ Cruiser Radio Channel 1 @Szymon Stankiewicz @Arda Yagcioglu @RaYan E @Aravind Padmaraju @Tamas Hoffmann @Andrei @Luca Bregni @Tariq Carrimjee @Christian Andras

Congrats @Kailas!

Congratulations @Kailas on your well deserved promotion.

Aha i see, my bad 😅

@VipinShetty signed in for the full day drive with Ale ....

I think we had Vipin on the wait list for this or is it too late to update now? O.O @Vanessa8580

Congrats and well deserved @Kailas !

Waw @Kailas well done bro . Hearty congratulations 👍

Congrats @Kailas. well done

Drive RSVP is closed now. Below you can find the convoy numbering for tomorrow's drive. We will be using radio channel 4 (446.08125) Morning fewbie Al Qudra south 15 jan 2021 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Expert Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Jack Thomas Fewbie Ford F150 2 Yusuf esaf Fewbie Nissan Patrol 3 Varunmehndiratta Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Grey 4 Atif Intermediate Toyota Landcruiser Prado 5 Rajeevan Vickneswaran Intermediate Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Blue 6 Arman Fewbie Jeep Wrangler 2005 grey 7 Vineeth John Joseph Fewbie Nissan Xterra 8 Jon M Fewbie Mitsubishi Montero Sport Black 9 Rizwanm2 Intermediate Nissan X-Terra 10 I hope to see you all tomorrow morning at 6.30 am sharp !

@Salty3Arab, since @syed salman raza signed out, I added you to the drive. Can you please confirm?

Hi @Rahimdad, plz allow me a slot in the position of CF or sweep which ever convenient in your drive as I wish to extend help , learn and grow further. It's a request sir. Plz consider

By no scale i am an expert 😆😆 Just trying to understand my car!