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What is Yellow Truck ? Buried deep inside the Bu Hasa Desert near Madinat Zayed City, there is an abandoned water tanker truck, which due to its remote location, has become a pilgrimage for many Offroaders all over the UAE. How did it get there ? That remains part of the mystery..... What's the location ? https://goo.gl/maps/9aiJC29bUyRFHmvJ9 And why exactly should we go there as a club ? This area, together with LIWA Moreeb area, is the ultimate playground for offroading, where you will find monstrous dunes, stadium-sized bowls, and the sheer size and remoteness will make you really feel you are in a different world ! This will be an unforgettable experience and will make you become part of our yearly pilgrimage team ! When?? When ?? WHEN ?? We have several drives lined up during the UAE National Holiday Weekend of 2021. Check the drive calendar and BOOK NOW !

Congrats @Shaaz Sha on yet another wonderfully lead drive, under the able guidance of @Ale Vallecchi. It was my first time in proper Abu Dhabi, the terrain was tricky and i believe the whole drive was one notch above FB as we had some not-so-easy crossings, some sharp maneuvers, soft sand bowls etc. the sand on slip faces was literally flowing like water at the slightest touch!! The lines taken by Shaaz, offered us the right blend of excitement, challenges and adrenaline rush and an overall content feeling after the drive. @Santoso Marjuki had the opportunity to practice some self recovery by playing with all the techie buttons his Rubicon could offer. You can be proud to have conquered this terrain!! 👍 @Adhir Saxena is back to the desert after a stint of 2 months ,driving in front of me, had couple of refusals and stuck. Thus giving me the chance to do my FIRST TUG EVER, in my off-road life. I did not announce it earlier , lest you may be scared 😄😂. Your name will be written in red letters in my off-road history book ......Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for the guidance and prompts given during the tug. Good to drive again with senior drivers @Looper who was right behind me , @Zed who i met after a long time, and @Thomas Varghese who was his usual self - very active with his comments, interactions and guidance. Thanks to @Tbone for handling the responsibility of sweep, and hope that you sort put your car issues soon!! Till we meet again!!

Looks like the yellow truck needs a tug😜

Thank you guys ..for joining us in such a wonderful drive . We started off on time and entered the area where we had real soft sand and the first one to have a refusal was my self..just minutes after starting the drive. When i was out from the situation @Santoso Marjuki got stuck in the same area , which was a bit tricky. After a bit of shoveling and finally with the muscle power 😅 we could push him out..THAT WAS NICE.. And later i got stuck in a pocket where @Ale Vallecchi had to tug me out and i believe that was the only time we had to use the rope. Today we all had enough learning opportunities since the terrain looked easier ..but very tricky and technical. We could practice most of the skills like long climbs, side sloping , ridge riding and much more. The terrain was challenging but amazing...Loved it and it was a pleasure to be with such a strong convoy. We were really lucky to have a Marshal support in front and an expert support from behind. Though we had a few refusals and stuck ..i believe all of us have done really well to make to the exit. Thank you @Ale Vallecchifor your trust and giving me an opportunity to take the convoy through a totally new area and terrain. Thank you for all your valuable tips and tricks during the drive and in recoveries. Thank you @Tbone for joining us and it was a pleasure having you on board . Thank you for your help in moving the convoy smooth from behind. Thank you @Adhir Saxena, @Sunil Mathew. @Looper, @Zed and @Thomas Varghese .. you guys were amazing today and drove really well considering the challenges we had.. Good work guys 👏. 👏Hope to catch up with you guys soon 🙏. Some pics in the gallery..

Buy a used Jeep and within a year you will graduate as a mechanic

Dear Desert Wanderers, this RSVP is now closed. Please find below the convoy order for our drive: @Christian Andras, @Mus_hus78, @Thomas Varghese, @Arman, @Ranjan Das, @varunmehndiratta, @Lawrence_Chehimi, @Rawad, @JeromeFJ, @Looper, @Mario Cornejo, @Dodi Syahdar, this drive is going to be thrilling and exciting, but also very demanding from a technical point of view, both mentally for the drivers and mechanically for the cars, as it will most likely cover over 90km on quite challenging terrain. It will require your full and undivided concentration at every step, especially when we will reach elevated positions on steep slopes, so make sure you come well rested and hydrated and that and you don’t have any reason for being distracted. Also, please consider carefully if you wish to bring passengers along with you. We will be using Carnity Channel 4 (446.08125Mhz). The meeting post is confirmed along Lane 2006: https://goo.gl/maps/5zRTU37KwvWLnuWY8 Please make sure you come with a FULL TANK and if you have concerns your car might be burning too much fuel, consider bringing a jerry can with some extra petrol. See you on Saturday morning, ready to go (i.e. already caffeinated, deflated, flagged and briefed) by no later 6:30am (sharp), so make sure you make it to the meeting point at least by 6:15am.

How can I say NO to the Desert Champion? Added you to the drive, Super Mario, looking fwd to driving with you.

Dear friends @Zed, @Aisha S, @Tareck, @munkybizness, @Rizwanm2, @Josh T., @Hasan Wahlan, @Anoop Nair and @Asif Hussain Please note convoy numbering for tomorrow With @Asif Hussain and @Rizwanm2 supporting , and an excellent line up of experienced drivers with great cars we will have good fun Please come with a fuel tank as full as possible We will use channel 2 for Radio coms See you tomorrow

Last I heard is that @Niki will be bringing his super shovel to help recover the truck...

This drive was one of the most challenging drives I have even been and had a lot of fun driving in that narrow band of tall and highly technical dunes. Sometimes I wondered how on earth are we going to come out of it, but it wasn't no match for @Shaaz Sha. Thanks to @Ale Vallecchi for helping with all the recoveries and @Tbone on in the sweep. It was good catching up with @Santoso Marjuki, @Adhir Saxena, @Sunil Mathew, @Zed & @Thomas Varghese I had installed a Tazer JL programmer on my Jeep and it was the first time driving in the desert with it. Due to the programmer my car was that was playing some other games with me and I was loosing momentum while driving in my usual way.

I did the Yellow truck drive last year with @Asif Hussain and it was amazing !! Unfortunately it's a bit too soon after my back surgery now to join but if I get the chance again in a few months, I will definitely go back ! I find it even better than the real Liwa. The dunes are huge and the terrain is wonderful ..... I would highly recommend everyone who can join to take the opportunity.

Good afternoon fellow adventurers. . Tomorrow will see us navigate an array of dunes in this wonderful winter weather, We have a few on the waitlist still so please please do let me know if you can't make it. Meet @1400hrs Radio Channel 2 Driver Car Rank Position Angela @Foxtrot Oscar Xterra Marshal Lead @Larry Cadden Jeep FB 2nd Lead @Suresh K SWB Pajero NB 3rd @Omar ElGamal Pajero NB 4th @Dinesh Kumar A Prado NB 5th @Simon Claes Patrol NB 6th @Ahmad Shaker FJ FB CF @Belal Aldaour FJ NB 8th @Patrick van der Loo Prado NB 9th @khurram.k Orado NB 10th @Super Safari Girl Super Safari NB 11th @Morshedi Jeep NB 12th @Pieter Potgieter Jeep NB 13th @Jeepie Jeep Expert Sweep

Dear Desert Wanderers, this RSVP is now closed. Please find below the convoy order for our drive: @Marcin Wronowski, @Premjit Vappala, @Mawy, @Simon Dawood, @Asem Rashwan, @Vishal Nair, @Usman Basit, @Rouaj, @Muhammad Qasim, @Sergio Big Dawg, @Tom B, @Mohamad Ziad Alhennawi, @Russ, this drive is going to be thrilling and exciting, but also quite intense, as all of you are relatively new to the desert. It will require your full and undivided concentration at every step, so make sure you come well rested and hydrated and that and you don’t have any reason for being distracted. We will be using Carnity Channel 3 (446,05625Mhz). Our meeting poiint is confirmed at the end of the Al Qudra - Solar Park Road, next to the Pylon Track: https://goo.gl/maps/VurDujZbhkNZjGah7 See you tomorrow morning by no later 6:30am (sharp). If possible, try to reach a few minutes earlier, so that you can be ready earlier with your deflated tires and your flags and we can maximize the time we spend in the sand. P.S.: dear @Br. San, no drop-outs for the time being, so you are currently not in the convoy. Please keep the website/email checked during the day, as in case there will be anyone withdrawing from the drive you'll get your spot.

Dear @Richard Franks @eldose baby @Joji varghese @Mohamad Anwer @Rsjiv Samuel @Mukundan Nair @luwaimn @Santoso Marjuki @Sinol @Alphin Aloor Good evening. Below convoy list, hoping to see you morning well slept, fresh and ready to discover Tawi Nazwa

Last year I did the Yellow Truck drive as fewbie on 18th Dec with @Asif Hussain as lead and @Vanessa8580 at the back and is still one of the top memorable drives. Did a night camping with my son and @Kailas who was the center forward in the drive (only use of my camping gear outside of my house till date), near the meeting point and still we were the last people to reach to the meeting point. It’s a must go drive for everyone in Carnity.

@Ruan van den Heeveris talking like a Desert Champ now😜

While using 4X4 and playing on dunes fuel consumption on an average doubles up, but 159 liter seems plenty for your car. One more brownie point for FJC.

Dear Friends @Michel Van Woudenberg, @Imteeaz Goolamhossen, @Manoj Soman, @Felix Obst, @Adam James, @Marwan Haddad, @Stav @Gok Krish, @Rajeevan Vickneswaranand @marks Al Lisaili means Fresh water and this how it was named after the Tawi or well which was digged by the local people in this area. Far south from the inhabitant area and south east lies the fascinating desert of Lisaili where we are intending to conquer its dunes (madium/long range ) staring from north to south direction winding east and west between flat ( sabkha ) and technical patches with the best choice doable for the purpose of the drive level. we will try to reach as south as possible and depending on time and response either we continue to join the secret baja route tward the lovely Love lakes across the pylon track west ( the longest ) or heading east straight away to end in Murqab passing by nice farms to our left side Please be on time ( 06:30 ) at the meeting point which is at the beginning of this drive post , bit earlier the better . Communication and off road flags are absolute safety prime so make sure that your radios are fully charged and programmed . Shovel , deflator and compressor as well please. during the drive and in any given moment communicate please clearly for whatever problem you may encounter ( refusal, stuck , front / back vehicle distance status .. etc ) recoveries what so ever will be dealt strictly by myself , @marks, @Gok Krishand @Rajeevan Vickneswaran For any query should you feel to clarify please feel free to mention it ahead and/or at the meeting point . for this drive we will be communicating at radio channel 4 ( 446081 ) the final convoy list will be posted by Thursday Nov 25th around noon , stay tuned 🙂 Cheers

Thanks to all who showed up on time for the most wonderful drive on a very challenging terrain. It was a surprise and pleasure to meet @Tbone again. Always a treat to watch him wroom among the sands. I had my 1st pop out after maybe 6 months which was fixed in no time with good support from @Ale Vallecchi, @Shaaz Sha & @Tbone. @Shaaz Sha along with the Professor @Ale Vallecchi charted a very interesting and challenging route. Soft sands, high dunes, crisscrossing, side slopes, pockets, bowls, what not was there that was not in this drive. Even though overall kilometers was less it didn't matter as it was very good learning. I wish the Marshal's in @Carnity use this area as Newbie training ground plus to assess the skill levels of Fewbie's, Fewbie +, Intermediates. It has all the challenges an offroader wishes for. I don't know if @Shaaz Sha's car is a Herbie but seems like it acts as one. Always a treat to watch that Xterra climbing high dunes with ease. All the drivers which participated @Adhir Saxena, @Santoso Marjuki, @Sunil Mathew, @Looper, @Zed must have left the exit with much satisfaction. For some it was new learning, for some it was brushing up their skills. Till we meet again for another drive in the sands - Good night.

Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar - Lead 2. Jeetu - Second Lead 3. Kaleem 4. Azeem 5. Jean 6. Dinesh Kumar A 7. Harshad Ashraf 8. Niki - CF 9. BHANU PRAKASH VISHWANATH 10. Tom 11. Kiran 12. Alfred 13. Karthik 14. Nathan 15. Nithin - Sweep See you tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM

@Gaurav, haven't had the privilege of driving under your lead since my second newbie drive - have missed that. Much looking forward to meeting and making up for some missed experiences.

@JeromeFJ.....awesome. @Mus_hus78....nice. This is gonna be a fun drive.....

Dear desert wanderers, @Jeepie @KAMALIO @AlexM @Davie Chase @Waqas Parvez @Sunil Mathew @Peter Hager @Vaibhav @Reggie Landicho @Chris Wing @Pacific good evening. We should have called this drive "Wranglers Drive" 😀 Below Convoy list for your info. Look forward to see Saturday afternoon

@Sudhanva Sonawane, @Pierre de Maigret, @Alexander Holodny, @Thomas Varghese, @Enrico Biscaro, @Gregory, @Prakash Anoop, @Daniel Yang, @imranaasghar81, @Salim Akhtar..Guys welcome to this drive. Please find the convoy list for tomorrow's drive and we will be using carnity channel 2 (446031).

I as a professional list maker - make lists and tick them off. frankly it’s a Waste of money for the time being for my use - I know that. I also realized I do have a small socket set from ace that covers most of what is recommended, I only got confused by the bigger mm set available in the shops. Only thing remains is the spare valves.

If you need to fix a Toyota or Mitsubishi, no need for any tools. If you need to fix a Jeep, you’ll be needing the 142 assortiment piece of Yato kit so you can fix exhausts (not talking about any crew member here @Srikumar) Kidding aside, a mini socket set with sizes from 7mm to 13mm will do and doesn’t take up much space. The bigger socket sets with sizes up to 23 are nice but quite heavy and a regular adjustable spanner would do the same job.

What ever if you all could join for any level of drives, it would be great fun especially when we catch up overnight 👍🏼 Always with 3 cars when you venture on your own , more experienced the better 👍🏼.

success is counted sweetest

All because you guys equipped us with the skills....😀😀

If your navigational skills are good...you will be more than able to do it for a weekend.

there is no track. Trip lead navigates his way to reach the actual location.

Would have been even nicer with you in

Thanks Reggie 🙂🙂 Thank you Josh 🙂

Congratulations @Bernard Kalaani! You deserved it man.👍

Congrats @Bernard Kalaani

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 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: Newbie and above When: 02 Dec 2021, Thursday Meeting time: 7:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/bZ77eVtDJqDhGJBm7 You can come early and camp in same starting point if you like. Last Fuel Station: https://goo.gl/maps/D6t1rXkuecZScyPZ9 NO 100 Liters of FUEL = NO DRIVE - Carry additional jerry cans accordingly SWB Cars = 2 Jerry can of extra fuel LWB Cars = 1 Jerry can of extra fuel 100+ liter fuel tank cars = No need for extra fuel. Lunch Break: 1 Hour in between with couple of short breaks (if needed). 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, lunch, snacks, face mask, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 4:00 PM End Point: https://goo.gl/maps/hcRAsNvzKXnFDTMm7 THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 Newbies and above drivers. RSVP will close on 29 Nov, Monday - 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 Below Calendar:

Thanks Lawrence 😀

Confirmed, looking forward to it.

Congratulations @Alphin Aloor for reaching the Fewbie Plus 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. FEWBIE PLUS Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie drives are required within last 6 months for Fewbie Plus promotion. What you'll learn Advance dune and sand reading Advance recovery techniques Rocking and crawling to make path Learn to flatten/compact soft sand patch Self recovery from crest Advance side sloping and long hill climb Advance ridge riding and criss crossing Advance control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving FULLY control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Extremely attentive and focused while driving Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Bash plate and skid plate protected Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie and Fewbie Plus drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Good evening friends here is the final convoy list RSVP is closed now see you all tomorrow by 06:30 inshallah Mohamed

@Hisham Masaadnot available I am confirmed with @M.Seidam in the morning drive.

congrats bro 👍

Congrats @Bernard Kalaani.

Congratulations @Bernard Kalaani!

Congratulations @Alphin Aloor, enjoy the new level 👏🏼

Nice job @Bernard Kalaani well done! 👍

Congratulations @Bernard Kalaani well done, and well deserved 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼

Congratulations! @Bernard KalaaniSee u in sand soon.

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg!