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@Davie Chase @Daniel Rodas @Gregory @ShereenMK @Tareck @Daniel Yang @Zixuan Huang - Charlie hats off to your great performance; @marks @Dodi Syahdar and @Werno for your great leading and support. The convoy made 83 km track today, with only one stuck (which was mine) in the beginning and one pop out which was quickly fixed, and after then showed a flawless performance on the both long ridges and technical dunes... 💪 That is the good point having "plus" drivers like you. Looking forward to meet you again.

Hi.. @Thomas Varghese, @Joji varghese, @Rsjiv Samuel, @Fabien Monleau, @Mohamad Anwer, @Rizwanm2, @Gilbert Khalil, @MMansoor, @munkybizness, @Javier Lucero, @Gok Krish, @GauravSoni..welcome to the drive boys..😄 Here is the convoy order for tomorrow and we will be using carnity channel 3 (44605625)

@Hisham Masaad Thanks for the excellent drive today. It was a long convoy but everyone did so well. No stucks, No Pop outs, No breakdowns. Even though we finished the drive little early we covered more distance than a normal drive. Sand is soft and car was behaving differently and it was a good experience for me. Thanks @Russ and @Ranjan Das for the excellent support. See you all soon.

@Ale Vallecchi …. What a drive… Thankyou! 95km with only a few stucks and a flat tire! Brilliant drive by the full convoy on a trip that had everything (except the rain). Sorry I didn’t get to see any of you as we inflated and left! Enjoy the weekend!

superb drive Hisham, enjoyed every minute this afternoon with this lovely group of experienced drivers. 🤘

Thank you @Hisham Masaad for leading us through a memorable drive this afternoon, one of the best I have had in the area. Hope your son is now fully recovered, maybe it was not the motion sickness but the anxiety of getting his driving license that got him excited. Wish him all the very best. A pity that most coveted dunes have been made out of bound. This and notwithstanding the vigilante three car convoy that decided to tag along, you made sure that we had absolute fun. I had two firsts todays, first - my first under your lead; second, shovel/rope free drive through this area. Everyone drove beautifully. Thank you everyone for the company and make it a wonderful afternoon. Hope to see you guys soon

@M.Seidam thanks, really looking forward to it

@Mehmet Volga @marks @Werno great drive today with a great bunch of peeps, really enjoyed it and looking forward to the next one. Thanks for your leadership and taking us through some technical dunes as we as some great side slopes and ridge riding. have a great rest of your weekend all and see you in the sand pit again soon

Crying will make it wet

Well deserved @Zixuan Huang - Charlie !!

Congrats @Zixuan Huang - Charlie👍👍

Congratulations @Zixuan Huang - Charlie

Welcome home @Zixuan Huang - Charlie ..congratulations 🎊 👏 💐..see you on IM drives ...looks like you are the lone pathfinder- R51 IM in the club? Any one else ?

Congratulations @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, keep climbing...

Option 2 is my opinion the best one for the following reason: -during recovery the load is being distributed, as a trailer hitch bar is usually mounted from both sides, so there will be at least 4 bolts.

Hi All, super excited for the drive tomorrow morning. Played it safe and put the roof back on my jeep so I don't get wet 🤣, see you all tomorrow ✌

hi.. so far nothing in the area and so far there is no changes in the plan buddy

@Ale Vallecchithank you for the wonderful drive,it was my 1st drive following your lead and sure would not be the last 🙂. it was mix of everything long-range dunes and technical ridges (although they were chopped off due to the wind direction) @Niki thank your for sweeping and learned today how to fix a flat tyre,you have always been very supportive,rest of crew drove beautifully,due to the extreme windy conditions couldn't take much photos,however what ever i have taken is uploaded in the gallery.

Good afternoon all. Hope you’re alright. Do you think we’ll be rolling tomorrow? I haven’t seen rain around here but just wanted to check if anything has been heard about that area. Thanks.

@Junaid120120 @Nikola Bozovic @Quresh Motiwala@Patrick van der Loo @Asem Rashwan @Roger K @Rasif ABDUL RAHIM @Yasirimam @Chris Meir @Jona @karim hamandi @Ahmed Wagdy @Beide Worku@Ashok chaturvedi Please find your convoy numbers listed. In the eventuality you cannot make it tomorrow , please sign out later today as we still have some waitlisted members. We will be using Channel 1: 446.006 Mhz Waitlisted Attendees Murad Hamed @Murad Hamed Joseph Raju @Joseph Raju Tareq Al Turq @Tareq Al Turq Mo. @Mo. Mahmoud Taha @Mahmoud Taha Farook Veettil @Farook Veettil Ahmed MATAR @Ahmed MATAR Faisal Alhashimi @Faisal Alhashimi

I have to pass unfortunately! Have fun in the sand!

@M.Seidam sounds amazing - looking forward. Have a nice weekend! Regards, Felix

Hi everyone, Thank you Brette and Islam for a safe and enjoyable drive. Have a great week, Emanuel Here's a photo from early on our drive this morning.

@Shaaz Sha it better not rain today in the area or tomorrow WE WANT SOFT SAND OR I CRY

Well done @Zixuan Huang - Charlie! Congrats!

Congratulations @Zixuan Huang - Charlie Well done 👍

Congratulations @Zixuan Huang - Charlie well deserved and well done

Congratulations @Osama M

Congratulations @Zixuan Huang - Charlie!

Congratulation @Zixuan Huang - Charlie

Congratulations @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, I’m sure you will enjoy IM drives 👍🏼

Hi everyone, Need some valuable knowledge/ advices from you on this: As we all know, Nissan is famous for making weak recovery points. For my Pathfinder, I have already upgraded the front recovery point when I installed the skid plate. Altho the back one is still in healthy condition, I would like to upgrade it before any possible surprises can happen. I now have 2 options: 1. Install the recovery points on the frame, as I did in the front. 2. Replace my GCC rear bumper beam that has no hitch receiver to a original USA spec beam that has hitch receiver as a part of the beam and put on a rated D shackle as the rear recovery point. I prefer option 2 replacing the beam for various reasons, but I am not sure if the strength will be trustworthy during recoveries? Please enlighten me.

Congratulations @Osama M for reaching the Fewbie 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 Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Basic side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle 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 and Fewbie drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Option 2 does evenly distribute the load. But in your existing setup do you have recovery points on both sides at the rear. If so, I would look to upgrade that as it gives the flexibility while doing some difficult tugs

For option one three bolts for each recovery point is required for option two as Fred said the load is distributed on minimum 4 for the whole block which is even better in my X Terra I still have the stock front one and still in good condition while the rare one I installed option one with three rated bolts for each recover point

No problem @Peter Hager hope to see you soon in the sand

I'm taking my name off the drive

😂😭🤡🤡🤡 stop

Thank you @Sunil Mathew for the same, Done. You can remove your self from WL. @Amir Amiri same for you as well

thanks for extending the convoy @Hisham Masaad.. In the RSVP screen , i am still on waitlist. I hope this will get corrected ?

thanks for sharing Fred.. amazing article!

Let's try a muddy warm up then.... cheers!

Confirmed!

Thanks Gaurav for the approval, and Thanks all the marshals, supporting members, and friends, cant make it this far without any of you! Thanks Anoop, will see you soon~ Thanks Russ, hopefully haha, havent been to challenging drives recently yet so.... Thanks Vaibhav! Thanks munkybizness! Thanks Hisham! look forward to more learning from you! Thanks Ranjan, I will see you soon! Thanks Sunil, I was actually back to UAE a while ago, couldnt do more drives because of Xmas and Covid. I think yes, currently the only R51 IM, not a popular option for sand haha. Thanks Shaaz, look forward to more learning from you as well!

Apologies won’t be able to make it

Congratulations @Osama M

Dear Desertnauts, in preparation of tomorrow's drive, a bit of information to enjoy the ride as much as possible. The meeting point has been set just beyond the exit of Al Qudra's Last Exit ADNOC station, to the left of the short stretch leading back to the roundabout. This will allow us 1) to stay away from, and not get confused with, two more Carnity convoys meeting at Bab al Shams track, 2) to deflate near available services where we could quickly dry ourselves up in case of rain, and 3) include the crossing of western Qudra's long range dunes to our itinerary, in the direction of Ghantoot. Having already answered the question of whether we'll be driving in case of rain (with a yes, we will), just consider perhaps a slightly higher deflation point for your tires (still better not above 15 PSI), as the sand may still be harder and more compact than usually. Once reached the meeting point, you may start deflating, and tune into Carnity Channel #3 (446.056). The convoy order, at the moment, will be the following: @Alexanderrr in Second Lead @Sudhanva Sonawane at #3 @Simon Dawood will be #4 @Rob S #5 @Harshad Ashraf will drive at #6 @Karthik Raptor at #7 @Waqas Parvez is going to be #8 @Miamimoe at #9 @KAMALIO will be #10 @Reggie Landicho #11, with @Niki sweeping the convoy. We'll be driving across mostly long range dunes, with some technical areas to cross, with the goal of reaching the date palm trees (some solitary, some growing in small groves), toward the border with AD (which we are NOT planning to cross), before deciding where to exit. Enjoy the end of the week, and see you tomorrow.

Well done @Osama M, congratulations.

Congratulations @Osama M! Enjoy the new level