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Good evening, Here’s the convoy list for tomorrow. 1. Kailas- L 2. @Naveen Raj -SL 3. @S Jacob 4. @Naim Aoun 5. @munkybizness 6. @Damien Ranjit 7. @M.Seidam CF 8. @Marwan Haddad 9. @Gregory 10. @Daniel Yang 11. @Gilbert Khalil 12. @Charbel 13. @Lawrence_Chehimi- SW We will be on channel 3. Please note that I have updated the meeting time to 5:45am. See you all tomorrow morning. Cheers!

Dear Desertnauts. As promised, find below the convoy order for tomorrow's drive: @Alfred Alinazar will drive as Second Lead @Felix Obst will be #3 @Gerrit Bus at #4 @Daniel Fernandez in #5 @Ferl Brown is going to be #6 @Jins John at #7 @Alexander Alcalawill be the Anchor of the convoy @Simon Hope at #9 @Ajit John, pending confirmation will temporarily be #10 @Ramandbx at #11 @Mohamad Anwer is #12 @Daniel Rodas #13, and @Jeepie will Sweep the group to safety. Once reached the meeting point please tune into Carnity Channel # 1 (446.006). Kindly arrive a few minutes before 6:00 AM, so we can start the drive as soon as deflation and the briefing are completed. See you tomorrow morning.

Few (Non-AD) empty drives, if it suits your timing, please join. FB+ Go Tech - 3 spaces FB+ Go Truckers - 2 Spaces NB Solar park - 2 Spaces @Arman @Mario Cornejo @Lawrence_Chehimi @Danish Mohammad @Ilya @varunmehndiratta @Ranjan Das @Rob H @Jorge Stepniak Felippe

Does my bum look big in this?

Thanks everyone for patiently waiting for the convoy list. Final convoy @JeromeFJ @Pacific @Adhir Saxena @GauravSoni @Tareck @Nabil Bishara @Sunil Mathew @Ranjan Das @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Mario Cornejo Pre-drive details below: 1- Please be promptly there max by 6:00am and quickly ready to move max by 6:15am (deflated, flag erected, 4H on, radio on and set, airbags/traction/abs all set....) 2- Please ensure your radio is on, fully charged, and set to the right frequency: channel 3 (446,056.25) upon arrival to do a quick radio check 3- briefing will be done on on the sand before we start moving 4- once you arrive please try to take your correct spot behind the right car as per the convoy order below (if possible) 5- please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/6GyCHGtYXq9L65qc7 P.S. Please bring extra water See you all on the sand 😎 Convoy Order:

Dear Drivers, It's what you've all been waiting for Morning Fewbie Desert Drive Murquab 10 Sept 2021 Attendees Level Car Radio Pos # Wrangeld Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Y 1 Alex Raptor @Alex Raptor Intermediate Ford Raptor F150 Y 2 Nikola Bozovic @Nikola Bozovic Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 3 Warren Flay @Warren Flay Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero SWB 3.8 (Gold) Y 4 Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret Fewbie Toyota FJ Cruiser Y 5 Chris Meir @Chris Meir Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Y 6 andy_mcadxb @andy_macdxb Fewbie Mistubishi Pajero LWB Y 7 Mehmet Volga @Mehmet Volga Expert Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 8 Richard Franks @Richard Franks Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Y 9 Aisha S @Aisha S Fewbie Jeep Wrangler SWB Y 10 Adam James @Adam James Fewbie Land Rover Defender 1997/Toyota FJ Y 11 Jason Grima @Jason Grima Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Rubicon LWB Y 12 Christopher Assal @Christopher Assal Fewbie Nissan Patrol Super Safari LWB Y 13 Niki Patel @Niki Intermediate Toyota FJ Cruiser Y 14 Driving in Murquab is just like making love to a beautiful woman .... Location is now in the drive post

Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar 2. Mustafa 3. Anoop Nair 4. Hasan 5. Farooq 6. Xavier See you at the meeting point.

Hi @Gaurav & @Lorenzo Candelpergher thanks for the option .... I got slot in Morning F+ Go Truckers (11 Sep 2021) Will join with @Islam Soliman Regards...

Drive RSVP is now closed. Convoy order below. Please go through the tutorial videos and make sure your cars front and rear tow hooks are in order. Hope all of you also have the required gear for the Newbie level drives. No gear = no drive. See you all tomorrow morning at 5:45AM sharp and we will be using Radio channel 2, 446 031. 25. 1 Brette Jeep Grand Cherokee Lead 2 @Joji varghese Black Fortuner 2nd Lead 3 @FSt Frank Wrangler 4 @salah2u Y 62 5 @Ashy Jeep Grand Cherokee 6 @eldose baby LX White 7 @Ahmed Wagdy FJ CF 8 @Enrico Biscaro Silver SWB Pajero 9 @Alexander Holodny Montero Sport 10 @Adam James LR Defender 11 @Rsjiv Samuel FJ 12 @Sanjay Malik LC Blue 13 @Rizwanm2 X Sweep

@Vanessa8580, get well soon. @Ale Vallecchi, see you on Friday

Dear Desertnauts. Just a few info from my side, after taking Vanessa's place at the lead, due to her suffering from a bad back which has forced her to stay at home ( @Vanessa8580, best wishes to get well soon!!). Tawi Nazwa to Pink Rock has been the scene of one of my first Newbie drives with Carnity. Since then, as a leader, I have not driven often in this area, so this will be a welcome return for me on the beautiful red sands of this part of UAE desert. The drive will also provide me, and the convoy, with the opportunity to do a bit of exploring, on the way to Pink Rock and beyond, in search of the exit point, which may either be 2 December Cafeteria, or even Big Red, depending on the convoy's behavior. We will proceed on likely soft sand patches, in rather technical terrain, where finesse driving will prevail (soft touches of the gas pedal, alternated to stronger bursts to exit soft bowls). Convoy discipline, in this technical terrain, will be paramount, as members will have to maintain the right distance between each other, to make sure obstacles are cleared before tackling them, and any refusal or stuck does not lead to another one, by the drivers just behind. @Alfred Alinazar, @Felix Obst, @Gerrit Bus, @Daniel Fernandez, @Ferl Brown, @Jins John, @Simon Hope, @Ramandbx, @Mohamad Anwer, @Super Safari Girl, @Daniel Rodas, @Mikhail Lukichev, welcome to the drive. Convoy order will be given out tomorrow. @Jeepie and @Alexander Alcala, thanks for joining in support. Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday morning.

Dear @Lorenzo Candelpergher thank you for informing us and giving other options. Don't worry we all are in one Carnity family and we will sure understand each other !!! Please take good care of yourself and your family too, InshaAllah all will be well 🤲🙏 God Bless Will see you in next drive

Dear Desertnauts. A couple of very short notes, prior to this Saturday's Left or Right drive. First, there is still 2 open spots in the drive roster: anyone who feels like joining (@Naim Aoun ??) is welcome. Secondly, and more importantly, given the list of members joining the drive, I feel I should turn LEFT, and head from Solar Park to Lisaili, on a the slightly more challenging terrain. Having said this, I welcome @I.M.Shousha إسلام أبوشوشة, @Alexanderrr, @Bernard Kalaani, @Pieter Potgieter, @Br. San, @Santoso Marjuki, @Fabien Monleau, @munkybizness, @Roy Armale, @Dodi Syahdar and @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ, welcome to the drive. I'll be back tomorrow with the final convoy order. In the meantime, enjoy your end of the week.

@Marwan Haddad I have a spare radio and will bring it... you're welcome to use it tmrw morning if you like 👍

No worries @Lorenzo Candelpergher, take care and hope all is well.

Well noted, thank you Ale.

Yesss!! I'm in the same situation! I'm excited for coming back to dunes!

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi! Looking forward for my first drive after the warmer months. Cheers!

Graduation - think I'm still some miles away; more of a matriculation

@Lorenzo Candelpergher - noted and thank you for letting us know and find alternatives. Take care and hope all is well with you and your family. Kindest regards.

Hi @Islam Soliman...I got reentry. After my exit. Good to see you soon.

No worries, please take care of family, hope all will be fine .

Drive RSVP is closed now. Please find your convoy numbering below. We will be using Radio Channel 1 - 446.006'25 for tomo drive. In case of any emergency please feel free to reach me on 050 5258706. @Salim Akhtar @Muhammed Saeed and @Chantelle Williams Allen you will be getting the spare radio for the first drive. Please watch the Absolute Newbie Video without any distraction. NO VIDEO = NO DRIVE. @Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Nabeel Abdul Rahman @Ahmed MATAR @Santoso Marjuki @ShereenMK @John Vanderbleek @Josh T. Gaurav Silver Pajero Karthikeyan Govindarajan 2015, Land Cruiser, V6 4.0 Salim Akhtar 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero Muhammed Saeed 1998 Mitsubishi Pajero - 4 door - Green Chantelle Williams Allen Toyota Tundra TRD PRO Nabeel Abdul Rahman 2009, Nissan, Patrol safari, 4 door, black Ahmed MATAR Pajero Santoso Marjuki 2020 Jeep Rubicon-4 door-Blue ShereenMK 2017 mitsubishi montero sport | 2002 LC 100 John Vanderbleek 2019 Toyota FJ Cruiser Stock Blue NB Josh T. 2021 GMC AT4 Shaheen Sierra crew cab

So you want do your graduation tomo :-).....!

thanks @Gaurav! very helpful... signed up for Islam's Go-Tech.

Hahaha @Wrangeld totally, but we know how that went last time, i could not shorten my wheelbase enough 😂 this time i’ll do my max to make it longer:p

@Lorenzo Candelpergher please take care. Hope everything get sorted soon. @Arman @Mario Cornejo @Lawrence_Chehimi @Danish Mohammad @Ilya @varunmehndiratta @Ranjan Das @Rob H @Jorge Stepniak Felippe Please join any other drive, if it's full, kindly request the trip lead to add you.

No issues @Lorenzo Candelpergher, hope all is well at your end. take care.

Salemtak @Rawad !

@Vanessa8580 get well soon wish you speedy recovery 🙏 Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for taking the lead 🙏

@Vanessa8580 wish you a speed recovery

@Roy ArmaleI added to the drive. Thanks No worries @varunmehndiratta. We have room. Thanks Hi @Naim Aoun. There is still 1 spot in the drive, if you feel like taking it. Thanks.

Hey @Anoop Nair I’d rather not give any advice till I’ve got more experience and trial. What I did: Have a 2014 sport with a clutch-based LSD that wore out (some models have it, you can check yours with your VIN, it’s called trac-lok, different from BLD which is on most Wranglers) Considered Yukon LSD, ARB Air Locker, and Eaton-Style E-locker rather than replacing it with another trac-lok. Saw that Air Lockers work best, but need a big and expensive setup, so decided against it because I’d rather put the money in bypass shocks. Saw that e-lockers have the issue you mentioned, but has been reduced with the new models. Also, in the sand the effect of the half spin is not as impactful as when you’re stuck on a rock. Plus, I’m a believer in locking when you begin the challenging section, not when you get stuck. Spoke to some wrangler enthusiasts and ex-racers who agreed on e-locking. Installed it and now testing with/without in different situations to see how it feels. Did not put a locker on the front because the Dana 30 diff has a chance failing with a locker when you push it and I don’t find that a risk worth taking. Keep in mind, this is all research-based and theory. I’m not the right person to give advice, I’m just outlining my process. More experienced Wrangler desert drivers would be better suited to advise.

Hi @Islam Soliman i won't be able to join Saturday, see you Friday! thanks

@Islam Soliman i'm sorry I will have to drop from the drive, please remove me from WL. see you soon.

Good morning @Wrangeld, please remove me from the WL, I managed to organize another drive somewhere else, thanks and have fun

Salamat @Rawad wish you a speed recovery

@Ale VallecchiThank you for the valuable Information. @Vanessa8580Get well soon.

Looking forward to this drive and meeting you all. @Vanessa8580get better soon.

Ha ha ha ha ha @Chris Wing this is one of the funniest moments for a while! @Islam Soliman Mr. Wing used the same comments to join the short wheel base drive a few months ago. His FJ is clearly the most adaptable vehicle in the whole of Carnity. Enjoy your drive Chris, short, long - clearly you are just addicted to the sand.

I smell whats coming!!😈 FJ has 3 doors (2 doors + 2 half doors), I would still consider FJ as semi-LWB , glad to see u back Chris!

Would love to have you @Daniel Yang but unfortunately as per Carnity structure and to be fair to everyone F+ or higher is the min requirement for F+ drives. Looking forward for driving with you soon Well @Chris Wingthis is a drive theme to get similar cars together but it’s not an official prerequisite for joining the drive of course. I see other FJs and Wranglers also on so we still will have fun

Sorry Ale, and thanks for the invite, but won't be able to make it. Enjoy. Hoping for a fewbie weekday ride.. Only the Fewbie plus get to have fun

Hi @Islam Soliman with Friday afternoon drive cancelled it's my first drive of weekend. Just noticed that rsvp was open so added myself..let me know if it's okay?

@Ahmed Wagdyyou have been added to the drive. @Ajit Johnstill waiting for you to confirm.

Hi Gaurav 1. Yes, there is tow point at front & Back 2. Mitsubishi Pajero 3. Yes, as beginner only

@Rawadpls confirm your plan

I've researched this stuff to death and am simply writing the info and experience of others, I am not experienced enough to give a personal view. The lift kit helps a wrangler, but is a little misleading because the lift happens above the differential because we are on fixed axels. That means the tire size is the lift (ground to differential) I regret my Fox 2.0 shocks. Yes, monotube is good, but if you're spending the money on shocks, get a bypass, even if it's a cheaper brand. The desert is all about multiple small/medium vibrations, which is the opposite of rock crawling and a tuned bypass outperforms the big brands. Larger tires means less power. If you get 35s with anything less than 4.11 (default Rubicon) you will struggle a lot. There are plenty of guides online about that to check (changes by engine and transmission) Those are just things to keep in mind while you do your research.

Yes @Enrico Biscaro and @Gerrit Bus we need to have PCR or DPI test result in al hosn app (as per AD border guideline) to reach Sweihan in Abu Dhabi.