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Dear @Ale Vallecchi, for my part, what I like in the drives you propose is the exploration/ navigation part, the fact that we intend to reach somewhere, to travel in the desert, and not only climbing a high dune or circling a tight bowl. I like the fact that we use our vehicles capacities and our driving skills to navigate into the desert environment to reach a point, or travel far into one direction. Learning the specificity of the areas (geology, vegetation, wildlife, human activities) is also part of the interest. And doing so with an homogeneous convoy at FB+ or IM level just expands the possibilities. So yes, sometimes, it might look a bit "easy" because if you isolate 20 min of the drive, one might consider that this single portion does not bring so much difficulty, but the fact that this 20 min portion is repeated 15 times in the 5h total duration of the drive is a difficulty in itself, and keeping the concentration and awareness to be ready for this slip face a bit more steep @3:47, or this sudden sharp turn at the end of a ridge @4:38 is also part of the challenge. Having said so, I must admit, that I took the liberty in some occasions, especially in the Little Sweihan area, to go a bit higher than the car in front of me when the path was clear and the roller coaster fun was too tempting. Probably things that you see when you have a few cars in front of you to show the route, and when you don't have to worry with the navigation part. We are lucky within @Carnity to be offered with a wide variety of drives, We have other possibilities for breathtaking bowls or climbs! I definitely appreciate a lot these long exploration drives, and considering how fast your drives are filling in the calendar on Sunday evening, sure I'm not the only one !

Drive Report “this drive is primarily about getting you comfortable crossing dunes and navigating your car in the sand” After that drive, I think it is safe to say that you are all comfortable in the sand. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 We set out promptly at approx 3:10 and made our way along the track. We drove with zero issues for such a long spell that I decided I would take some more challenging routes. You handled them too. We did a little ridge ride on a nice, low , curved dune and even managed a criss-cross. Quite remarkable for a newbie convoy. Everyone handled the side slopes, no issues, we had a couple of crests, including my own (oops) and a handful of refusals but nothing of note. We even had a night drive through technical dunes , I’m amazed that only resulted in a couple of refusals , oh yeah and my nose-dive. Thanks for the shovel work to get me out of that one, we were out pretty quickly. Honestly , I’m amazed at how well you all did, especially the guys at the front, who were doing their first Newbie drive @Goh KP @Gertjan @Brendan White fantastic driving. Also, @Mohammed Mansoor @salah2u and @Alexanderrr who were handling the soft sand further back in the convoy. The Fewbie guys at the back who had the additional challenge of dealing with the churned up sand , which is no easy task, @Daniel Rodas @luis mantecon and @Zed all of you had very good drives. Big thanks to @Wade Pat2 for executing the perfect 2nd lead , I really appreciated having you behind me, to @Niki for his assistance at CF , with his calm, precise instructions to help the few who had refusals and to @Pacific for making sure everything was going smoothly at the back and helping with a couple of refusals too. Apologies for delaying you all on a Saturday afternoon/evening. It was purely down to me being over ambitious. You did incredibly well, especially when fatigue was kicking in and darkness fell. Thanks again for being an absolutely tremendous convoy. Until our next adventure.

Carnity turns 11 today! We started this beautiful journey on 10.10.2010, with endless love, support and passion from each one of you. We are always grateful to all our members, moderators, offroaders, and staff for all their kind support and love. We hope to live up to your expectations in the future and continue to grow this awesome car and off-road community.

In my XJ, I have a Dana 30 axle in the front and a Dana 35 in the rear. I have also had a few nose dives with some extremely hard impact on the front axle. Recently, the axle seals were leaking and we had to open the differential, and everything inside seemed fine from the 4 years of abuse that it has been taking. 🤞 My point, is that unless you are going crazy with your driving or on tyre size, the Jeep axles are built reasonably tough that dont need special reinforcements.

What a drive! >60km in the desert, 1.5 hours in the dark! Stunning white endless dunes with us seemingly the only people in the desert, driving into the sunset and then experiencing a night drive in a sea of tight technical dunes! @Foxtrot Oscar you upgraded all of us a level and the drive brief didn't do the trip justice - thankyou again for being ambitious and sticking to it - i can only imagine how exhausting it was as the thought and care upfront vs us following is considerably different. @Wade Pat2 was flawless and gave all of us so much confidence following him. the first half of the drive, if it wasn't for a faulty Diff-Loc - every refusal was self recovered! Ending the drive and looked around, i have a suspicion there are a few seniors' badged as 'newbies' - for those of you that want to transfer past off-road experience and move to 'fewbie' sooner, have a look here on how to do that: @Pacific thank you for all the support at the back and saving me a few trips! @Zedi will 100% be catching you for a chat in our next drive, love your humor, support and yelling - its why we make a good team! I cannot wait to make my pilgrimage to AD and your home town very soon to return the support! @Goh KP (I apologize for addressing you as 'Prado' - i will look to learn names at the start of drives) @Gertjan and @Brendan White you all were incredible for a first 'newbie' drive and I would put the credit for the route we took and the extension down to you 3 giving @Foxtrot Oscar the confidence to keep challenging. @Mohammed Mansoor @Alexanderrr @salah2u @AlexM @Daniel Rodas @luis mantecon - I saw you all just having fun and making light of the challenges being at the back end of a long convoy! super driving. Thank you ALL for the patience as we extended the trip, the support throughout and great communications which made the few challenges we faced a breeze to overcome. 7PM today next drives are posted - hope to join you all again very soon

@Foxtrot Oscar it was a great drive. I learned alot as 2nd lead. I was impressed with everyone's driving on the night technical. Thanks for the nose dive lesson!

@Foxtrot Oscar thanks for choosing such an adventurous route it was a good experience..... And also big thanks to support team for their support when it was needed the most.... looking forward for next drive....

@Ale Vallecchi I really align with what @JeromeFJ has said. I believe there is a place for each kind of drive. In terms of 'easy' I genuinely belive that when concentration is maintained and the convoy remains focused the errors are less. I quite like the idea that the drive is not only a drive but has a challenge to complete a route. I believe it is the case on previous drives Ale that we have not reached the target exit for whatever reason, which highlights they are not all 'easily achievable '. I look forward to the day we have an all day challenge to test concentration!!

Thanks a lot @Foxtrot Oscarfor an epic afternoon-sunset-night drive, thanks a lot also to @Nikiand @Pacificfor their great support, you guys make us feel safe. The drive had it all, instructive, fun, challenging, everything, well done !! Congrats to all drivers, you did it amazingly during this Newby with extra vitamins drive!!

Well I was expecting a walk-in-the-park easy newbie drive, hence brought the Y62 with its owner (a.k.a. wife), but got a bonus of 3-in-1 drives: newbie afternoon, upgraded fewbie criss-cross, then fewbie night drive 😁 We arrived back in Abu Dhabi at 1am safe & sound, but that was quite a good weekend adventure... Thank you to Marshal @Foxtrot Oscar , I like learning from different marshals and the way you visited _each_ car to check on us was quiet comforting... though you probably didn't have to go all the way to the back, we Fewbies in the back were enjoying the view, having nice coffee, and got your back 👍 I may have jinxed your drive by commenting, "Next upgrade is gonna be a Night Drive" , so I'll stay quiet next time 😂 Thank you Center Support @Niki , just like in a football game, the Center Forward is key 😃 We listened to the radio while you guided those who got refusals, and these folks self-recovered nicely thanks to the clear advice. I need to learn to get this "Radio Voice", I think when I was guiding people it might come as shouting to those who never met me, but actually that's just my normal voice tone 😂 We didn't get to chat much as it was hot at 3pm and it was late & sweaty at 9pm, but let's chat before the drive next time... Thank you Sweeper Prasanth @Pacific , I think we made a good team. @luis mantecon and I had a different view of pulling the flying-wheel Pajero, but your way was proven correct 👍 That comes with experience, *respect 👮‍♂️ Also I'm so used with the Amber Lights in my LC100 when night-driving, but struggled a bit with the Y62 stock lighting, very happy to have Light Support from the back with your array of lights that can fill-up a toy store 😁 It sure helped when I got that mini-refusal when picking the wrong terrain to climb. @Mohammed Mansoor & @salah2u : great Y62 driving, you did not disappoint the brand 😁 @salah2u you need to get that Diff Lock fixed my brother, the importance of the Diff Lock is explained in my post here >> @Goh KP : I think you had a few refusals, but don't immediately believe if someone says it's because of your 2.7L engine. I have driven (actually borrowed) a Prado 2.7L engine and drove it up in Sweihan. The key is to drive it manual which I'm sure you'll learn as you progress through... or I could show you if we meet again in another drive 👌 To the rest, it was a very good crowd, nice driving with the tribe 👍

Thank you @Foxtrot Oscar @Niki and @Pacific for an amazing drive full of adventure and experience 👍

Faqa to Ganthoot: Border Patrol Run - Drive Report The path of least resistance is the path of most allowance - Abraham Warning: this post contains self-criticism questions that I kindly ask the members to help me answer 🤭 As transpires from some post-drive comments, this was indeed "The" longest drive. For most members who joined, as well as for me. Spurred by a background in long-range trips, I have tended to push my drives longer than average (within the half-day time constraints we usually have). Yet, only a handful of drives made it over the 100Km mark, and only one was longer then 110 Km. This "Border Patrol Run" actually beat the previous record (BTW, on a similar Faqa to Qudra route) by 2 KM: 116 Km of total driving, in 40 minutes less driving time than the previous 114Km record. These drives express my philosophy of desert driving: getting from A to B in the shortest possible time, using all available off-roading skills in a safe manner, and being able to visit all the interesting spots along the route (beautiful dune formations, areas of peculiar vegetation, local fauna, geological features). To manage long distance drives, I tend to plan and commit to a "path of least resistance". As the saying goes, this should allow to achieve more, more easily. So, does this mean that these drives are easy ones? This is a question I often ask myself, vis a vis other drives I have done as part of a convoy, led with a more extreme orientation in mind (longer climbs, riskier crossings, taller side-sloping, etc.). Should I favor, at least at Fewbie Plus and Intermediate levels, more daring maneuvers (reaching for higher and faster criss-crossing, or attempt extreme side sloping)? I kindly ask the members who joined, either this or previous long distance drives, to provide me with their view and feedback to the question: did the drive provide the expected challenges, or was it too easy, in the attempt to last longer? Should we have delved longer in play-areas, and providing more challenges in terms of specific skills, at the expense of completing the planned itinerary? Your view will help me perfect my future FB+ and IM drives. Having said this, I must admit that I DID enjoy yesterday's drive a lot. The terrain of choice proved diverse as far as landscapes were concerned, and all-encompassing in terms of the skills necessary to manage it. The convoy behaved in an almost perfect way, both in terms of discipline (only one time the order was broken, when facing a delicate exit from a criss-crossing into a deep man-made track), and driving skills (only one pull off a stuck into an unavoidable sand bowl, and virtually no refusals.....hence my questions: was it too easy, or the drivers were just great?). Perhaps most drivers did not notice that almost from the beginning (except a short initial stretch in Faqa, and the final part of Little Sweihan) we crossed the cordons from the slip-face, hence the drive acquired an additional factor of difficulty. One small disappointment came from the deep man-made tracks we encountered and crossed in most of the Faqa segment. A limiting factor throughout the drive was also the blinding refraction of the sunlight off the sand, forcing me to reduce the drive's speed, in order to avoid dangerous blind spots. Other than these few issues, it was a great drive, covering, as we said, 116Km, in 4:14 hours of driving (with only 40 minutes of breaks), and with an average moving speed of 27Km/h (24 Km/h overall). My thanks for this record-beating drive go to @Thomas Varghese for the Second Lead (well executed, at the perfect distance to guarantee re-directions and corrections), @GauravSoni for anchoring the convoy, and @marks for the Sweep (glad you both saw relatively little action, and could concentrate on having fun). My hat comes off for @Sunil Mathew (I hope you enjoyed your IM baptism), @Ashok chaturvedi (welcome back), @JeromeFJ, @Looper, @Matt.T, @Arman, @Lawrence_Chehimi, @Ranjan Das and @Russ, all of whom drove almost in silence, which I take as a sign of concentration and enjoyment. Thank you very much for your participation. While I wish you all a great week, I am looking forward to your feedback regarding how to improve these IM drives, if you think some adjustments should be made.

Read your owners manual for the same instructions advised above. With continuous LO gear use your transfer case and/or transmission may last for 3-6 months.

To be more specific, unless you plan to do intentional jumps and hard landing you really don't need such level of reinforcements. Garages love to sell stuff with fear or for right kind of dakar rally racers.

This is quite a common upgrade for Jeeps and a highly recommended one. Quite ironically, Trading Enterprises themselves have recommended it 😂. If you have a Rubicon, it would have Dana 44s, both front and back, which are much stronger and beefier axles, so reinforcement wont really be necessary, unless you really push the car to its limit. But for other Trims, they have Dana 30s in front and 35s in the back, which are relatively thinner and weaker. And reinforcement is highly recommended. Though I believe you can easily go Fewbie+, as the drives aren’t that intense….. yet. Reinforcement is also recommended if you upgrade to bigger tyres, or do High speed driving involving a lot of bumps. As it helps to support some of that sheer weight on the Axle. For my car, ‘09 JK, I have Dana 30 in front and Dana 44 at the back, hence why I have only reinforced the front axle. I did it for the peace of mind, as I have heard of and seen several broken axles for Jeeps, but now I do have a lot more truss-t (pun intended) in my axles. So I say, up to Fewbies, you don't really need it. Beyond that, it isn't required aswell if you drive safely. But perhaps you should consider, atleast for the front axle, once you reach Intermediates. Not necessary, but rather a safety precaution, cuz a broken axle in the middle of the desert wont be good, i think…

This one was inspired by a Marshal in our club.. not going to name and shame him!

First and the foremost credit of such remarkable drive goes to lead careful planning, understanding the convoy, and positioning them in the perfect order - which often goes unnoticed. So well done Angela, keep it up. And then second credit goes to each capable driver and teamwork roped with faith, respect and knowledge to trust each other as a good team player. Se well done to all great drivers and support members. Angela, congrats on the first nose dive, as every lead need few story with their scars to share the action.

Thank you @Foxtrot Oscarand supporting team for this unforgetable drive! This afternoon/evening was full of challenges and achievements for everyone. I only saw great drivers around Cheers!

Drive Brief As the 3rd chapter of the "Bowling in Sweihan" Series of drives, this Intermediate drive offers the opportunity to further explore the high dunes and the big bowls of the stretch of desert that extends from E16 in Sweihan all the way to E75 in Al Faya. Covering a distance of over 80km, we will start from E16 Al Taf Road heading West, with the sun rising behind us, gently riding the first dunes to get acquainted with the landscape. After the initial warm up we will start tackling the big dunes that make Sweihan such a renown off-roading place, enjoying all the climbs, the crests, the ridges and - above all - the large bowls it offers, moving through a series of high and complex dunes in an exciting sequence of climbs and rides around some of the biggest and deepest bowls to be seen around. As we will move further to the west side, the terrain will slowly change it characteristics, with the sand turning from red to light beige and with dunes of different sizes and conformation, typical of the area of Al Faya, who some define as "Al Qudra on steroids".. General Infos 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Intermediate and above (All Levels) When: 15 Oct 2021, Friday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/Mf11NJccmLJrgbEv5 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, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM End Point: E75 Al Faya Road (Abu Dhabi) 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 EVENT

I see you drive a 2009 SWB, so do I. 2009’s 200Hp 3.8L engine is renowned to be under-powered. It’s the reason they switched to a 285Hp 3.6L post 2012. Nevertheless, with the same 3.8L, I have been able to scale Iftar Bowl, Super Bowl and several other mighty hill climbs. But I was able to do so only after failing countless times. It took time for me to learn my car, and I believe it’s exactly what you have to do to overcome your issue, Learn your car. Through trial & error, learn the sweet points of your car, such as the tire pressure etc. Here’s what I do that allows me to scale such tall dunes: 1, Tire pressure: 8 Psi rear, 9 Psi front. I have Geolanders (a bit lighter than BFG) 2, Remove the J6 fuse to completely switch off Traction control and ABS (Now I got a Kill Switch, easier) 3, I drive in 4H, in D. Switch to 2, when I see an oncoming climb, switch to 1 several seconds into the climb. Since it’s under-powered, it needs a run up to get that torque to kick in. That’s why, keep ample distance from the car in front and keep a lookout what’s coming ahead. When approaching a climb, 50-70 Meters prior to it, switch to 2 and press throttle to the floor (Safely ofc, watch out for Bumps!!). This is done to get those RPMs up high (I usually go 4.5k+). Once you get onto the climb and your car faces the sky, and the RPMs start to drop, shift to 1 (Timings should be precise, make sure RPMs don’t drop too low, I shift at around 3.5k, you can only master this through practice). It’s the 1st gear that keeps you going throughout the climb. Wiggling the steering wheel also helps a bit with traction. And thats pretty much it, after mastering the techniques, you won’t face any such hill climb issues. Oh and switch off AC compressor before the hill climb for some extra Push 😂

Off-road Skill Development Drive – Technical Dunes You may be confident scaling the heights and riding the ridges, perhaps criss crossing is your thing, but if you find yourself in an area of tightly packed dunes, with soft sand, and sharp ridges, all the power in the world will likely not help you through these sections - and all to often to get to the big fun play dunes there are ranges of technical dunes through which you need to pass. So, it's time to practice this important off road skill and understand the finesse & control needed to get you through this type of dune with safely and with much greater confidence. This drive will be focused on spending time in these types of dunes so has little 'playtime' , focused on allowing you the time and patience to get through these sections of dunes so that technical dunes hold no fear. What you'll learn How to follow the correct line taken through technical. Finesse & throttle control as tools to master. Managing soft small sand bowls, ridges and banks. Gauging the correct and safest moment to abort when momentum fails. General Info 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 Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and Above When: 16 October 2021 Friday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/kvm1noBkXoLtAxSaA 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 THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE A COMPRESSOR. ANYONE ARRIVING AT THE DRIVE WITHOUT A COMPRESSOR, FLAG, PROPER SHOVEL AND DEFLATION KIT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. ALL TOW POINTS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. 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 THE BELOW IN THE EVENTS CALENDAR

Dear @Ale Vallecchi I don't know what to reply for the message you put here. Right from the time I joined Carnity I look forward for your drives right from my newbie drives to fewbie, fewbie plus to Intermediate. I faithfully joined whenever I can for your drives. I enjoy from the beginning to the end. I agree you don't do jeep jumping in the desert which is suitable for me as my car is a daily drive. I am coming with you to explore the desert and drive with you and not to do stunts. I request you to continue doing what you are doing now. To tell you the truth I felt completely exhausted from the long drive. Please note this is not as a criticism. In fact this is what I wanted. To spend all my extra energy and come home dead tired. Please keep doing what you are doing now. This is more like an endurance test for me. Imagine covering all that distance in very technical area in that much time. Thankfully all the drivers performed extremely well with almost few refusals and a stuck of mine. By the time you instructed me to change the track I was already committed to that path whereas I always put a safe distance behind you all other times. That was too tight an area and I didn't want to lose sight of you as the sand was too bright to keep track of your tracks where you went and I paid the price. Thankfully @Ashok chaturvedi was ready with his ropes to lend a hand and recovery was easily executed under your expert guidance. To be shovelling under the blazing sun would have been a torture. I look forward for your future drives and will join whenever I can. Actually by carefully choosing the tracks and not attempting crazy stunts is what attracts me to your drives as I know I can enjoy without harming my car. I love my car and I don't want to sacrifice it to the sands.

This is a really worthwhile drive for any vehicle, however for me driving a larger vehicle it has been "mission critical" to start to learn and appreciate the intricacies of technical dunes, sometimes deceptive, but always a challenge and a lot of fun and satisfaction when you look back and see what you have guided your vehicle through. I learn something new on technical every time I go out, most importantly it teaches me more and more about the dimensions fo my vehicle, the approach angles, the types of down slopes I can go down without bottoming out, where I might hit my bumper or get beached in a gulley. Also you won't find a better Professor than @Wrangeld to wrangle your way through the technical dunes.

@Warren Flayit's my pleasure driving with such very sound drivers like you... and it was your Pajero showing up on the ridges of high dunes we circled 💪. My fat boy is too restrained to show off but I still love my comrade! He takes me anywhere in the desert and my sons to the school without grumbling @Mus_hus78 this feeling you have is a good resource whipping up your enthusiasm, so it will improve your driving skills. Keep it up and don't worry, we'll back soon with something similar 👍

WOW, very nice skill development theme @Wrangeld Looks like you are prepping them for serious, prestigious, one and only upcoming challenges quietly.

Happy Birthday, wish i had gotten involved when i first came to Dubai, the club is awesome and made so by the awesome people in it and running it, keep it up as you have high standards and those keep us all safe. A very happy birthday Carnity 💥

Thanks @Ale Vallecchifor the drive, it is definitely the longest drive I've ever had, I was literally exhausted by the end, yet myself and my passenger had lots of fun. It had a combination of tight dunes, ridge riding, criss crossing. we also experienced some damp patches at the beginning and dry and soft ones as we progressed. It just had a mix of everything. Thanks @Thomas Varghese , @GauravSoni and @marks for the support. I only wish I had noticed or remembered that there is no speed limit buffer in Abu Dhabi, as soon as we exited I got flashed by the first speed cam😢

Well I badly need to join such drive to challenge my LWB PAJERO and learn how to make use of its power to club long hills which I usually struggle …hope to join these type of drives

@Nikicongrats and thanks for your support in the forum and WhatsApp, although I have not driven with you before.

Great news @Niki ! You have always been very supportive, and giving patient and wise recommendations ! You will be a great asset to any drive.

Hi Anna, can I offer a bit of personal experience? I had one issue with over heating and solved it by using manual shift exclusively. I have driven right through the summer now with the issue never returning (stock system, no auxilliary fan added). Regarding transmission, I think your Pajero might be throttle by wire, if so, check your traction control is definitely defeated (fuse or Chronos switch or whatever you use) as once I was on soft sand and the car would NOT rev at all, the t/c was cutting the power and trying to defeat wheelspin. As for the 4HLC shift, if you are following the recommended procedure provided on your sun-visor card and it is not engaging (light on dash status indicator continues to flash) it may be that the solenoid is faulty which is a very common Paj fault (but good news, it is very cheap to fix) Many garages advertise this check and fix on the Facebook Pajero club page. Good luck and let us know how you get on!

Thank you yet again @Mehmet Volga, you run great drives and I always enjoy knowing that your Pajero is demonstrating to my Pajero that with less power and more weight it can do anything! We always learn something on your drives. Great teamwork again from a great bunch of guys, all of a high level of comptency. A couple of refusals and a couple of tug jobs but nothing that came of silliness or lack of talent for sure! Well done @Josh T., @ShereenMK, @Bretteand @Shaaz Sha, I look forward to our next drive where Mehmet will attempt to guide us through the fence of doom and onward to the dune of joy...

Congratulations @Melenany

Congratulations @Niki

And what a nose dive it was!! The sand was like a brick wall! 😳 That’s the first time it has ever happened to me. But I’ve dug plenty out of similar situations and knew I could get out , just didn’t know how long it would take 🤣🤣

@MelenanyCongratulations!

DRIVE REPORT On my way to the meeting point this morning, i had @Sudhanva Sonawane with his nice Montero Sport already in my pursuit, and hence making him the second lead today was the obvious choice I was delighted to see you all joining us with enthusiasm, and perhaps a bit of apprehension or fear of what's about to come, but soon we were heading into the dunes and all of you really impressed me this morning and we tackled whatever was ahead of us with bravoure and style ! @Sudhanva Sonawane you did great as my second lead. On the next drives you can reduce the distance between the cars a tiny bit to make sure you can always see my exact tracks. Excellent job ! @Shyam Menon with the beautiful Wrangler has already many skills as a photographer (we have a Lens Lovers Club and do regular drives with the intention of making photos, so keep an eye out for these events as well). You drove fantastic today and i will be delighted to see your co-pilot joining us soon as well! @Hitham mohamed was unknown on my list in the morning, which we quickly sorted. It was really nice meeting you and your son and it really shows you have experience in the desert. Well done ! @Maria Rodas was driving under the watchful eye of her passenger @Daniel Rodas , and at one point he whispered to me that he has serious competition now, and i have to agree ! You drove really great today ! You had the most difficult 4x4 of the convoy as with the Pajero you'll need to push the throttle a bit more in comparison with the other more powerful cars. But your steering control was perfect and you always kept a cool head and a smile and that's what really matters. As i mentioned we really emphasize on teamwork and i have to thanks @Jeepie massively for the support she gave me today. It's always a pleasure to have you with us, snapping shots, tugging cars, and congratulating our guys and gals on their achievements. 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 7:00 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. If you miss a spot, put your name on the waitlist asap. Generally, by Thursday with dropouts everyone does get a spot if they have waitlisted. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag, compressor, and radio as a minimum. Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely (14psi for highway tyres, 11-12psi for All Terrain Tyres) Learn to fix a flag on your car Learn to program and fully charge your radio Also you can 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. There is a separate tutorial inside which explains which radio we recommend and how to program them: (Please do not buy the screenless spare radio we gave you, as these cannot be programmed without a special cable and software). Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels: See you all soon again in the sand !

Congratulations @Melenany👍

Hi @JAISROCK.. everydrive u will get better control and know more about ur car and develop your own style.. the important things is to avoid damage or unnecessary stress to your engine and transmission.. so stick to 4H and play with your transmission to find the balance. If you drive an automatic transmission car I’d advise to leave it on D and don’t play with it for now.. later on you can start shifting down on steep climbs. If it’s manual then u need to shift to higher gear to gain momentum and avoid the engine break and then shift down at the right moment to regain tourney.. hope this helps.

It's good you ask. The answer is very simple. You should always drive in 4H in the desert, and only use 4L for when you are stuck. Driving in 4H in the desert is quite easy, as long as your tyres are properly deflated. How much was your tyre pressure ? For All Terrain tyres you can bring the pressure down to 12PSI, while with Highway Tyres you can put it at around 14-15psi.

Drive Brief Every Carnity off-roader has driven multiple times around Mahafiz and Fossil Rock and is quite familiar with the area and the landscape. What almost no one knows is that just a few more kilometers north from that area is a wonderful stretch of terrain, quite technical and with a beautiful landscape, so little known that there are practically no tracks at all in this area even in the busiest off-roading days. A hidden gem this Fewbie Drive is meant to unveil. We will start at 6:00am from the roundabout between Al Bataeh Road and E102 Sharjah - Kalba Road near Ibn Rashid village and head north-east, making our way through an area of fairly complex dunes and soft sand, that will require a good technical effort by our Fewbie convoy. We will roam around the place for quite a while, enjoying the long ranging and yet everything but easy dunes in the area and the beautiful views from an elevated position towards the sabkha on the north east side and the further dunes behind. We will progressively make our way towards Khorfakkan Road, completing this exciting drive in a completely new area. General Infos 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (All Levels) When: 16 Oct 2021, Saturday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Roundabout at the intersection of Al Bataeh Road with E102 Sharjah-Kalba Road - https://goo.gl/maps/jqJgB18J8xkuQg9t9 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, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM End Point: Khorfakkan Road (Sharjah) 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 EVENT

That was pretty vague @Wade Pat2, but did you buy Marco LX470's SuperCharger??? 🤑 Our LandCruiser is heavy, so SuperCharger will be useful for climbing Iftar Bowl in Sharjah or Nagrah Sweihan in Abu Dhabi... or even participate in LIWA Festival to try out the Mureeb Dune 🔥

Congrats Melenany!

@Niki congratulations !!!