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hello off roaders. @Vaibhav, @Sree - Fortuner, @Imran Kashif, @luwaimn, @MMansoor, @Tareq Al Turq, @ASAD., @Pacific. @Vinod Damodaran, @Pascal, @Pieter Potgieter, @Jona, @Joseph Raju, @Shahid Mehmood, @Morshedi and @Thomas Varghese. Here is the order for two convoys and Convoy 1 will be using carnity channel 4 (44608125) and convoy 2 will be using carnity channel 5 (44610625) for the communications. Thank you all for RSVPing and see you tomorrow.🙏

Great drive today. With temp reached 11 degrees, all were on time, and ready to go. Mahafiz bowls allow drivers to test their cars and their knowledge about their cars and how to take the cars to higher needs. Well done @Bruno Finel @Waqar Sarwar @Joseph Raju @eldose baby @Markus B @Shahid Mehmood you were amazing and developed much by the end of the drive. @Yesu Yarlagadda thank you for being SL today, you mastered it. @Patrick van der Loo @Gertjan pleasure meeting you again in sand. @Tom B great SW, thank you. Supported by @Rizwanm2 who really helped in few situations, thanks for that. Videos of climbing back of Faya sent to registered phone numbers WhatsApp, except @Bruno Finel @Markus B and @Patrick van der Loo. Should you need your videos please DM me on 0506318834. Regards, and wish you nice weekend. See you soon Hisham

Dear Lisaili Adventurers.. The plan is to start at Lisaili Fort and make our way into the beautiful tightly shaped baby dunes of Lisaili which will challenge our patience and skills before heading out to the famous Lisaili large dunes to play, rev your engines, and enjoy the roaring. Pre-drive details below: 1- Please be on time and bring all your passion for off-roading and pull as much as you can of yourself out of bed.. trust me you will need all of it. 2- Be at the meeting point by 7:00am (or before) and be ready to move max by 7:15am max (deflated, flag erected, 4H on, radio on and set, airbags/traction/abs all set....) 3- Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 2 (446,031) for BLACKs and Channel 4 (446,056) for BLUEs 4- Briefing will be done on on the sand before we start moving 5- Please be prepared for a demanding drive which you will require your undivided attention. Bringing passengers is ok provided they will not be a cause for distraction and don't have known motion sickness or fear of heights. 6- Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and no moving objects 7- Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. 8- please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level specially your safety flag and radio (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) 9- @Islam Soliman's The BLACKs Convoy: @Serhat Yalcinkaya @Andrei S @Coddiwompler @MMALEK @Claudio C @Yerem Davtyan @arjumand @Azam the Adventurous @Joao @Abdelghani Masad @Awais BinSaeed @Harshal @Beide Worku @Hisham Masaad Radio Channel 2: 446,031 Meeting Point: Lisaili Fort https://goo.gl/maps/tzgAjwaF4E1BqXMw9 (Stay on the RIGHT side of the track) 9- @Vanessa8580's The BLUEs Convoy: @Suresh K @Mohamed Khalifa @Ahmed Mostafa @Amit Seth @Mahmoud Taha @Abdul Basit Khan @Mo. @RiaanJH @James Lovell @Deepak 11 @Amr Aydin @Rob S @Anthony cupit Radio Channel 4: 446,056 Meeting Point: Lisaili Fort https://goo.gl/maps/DksaT4U63bHPdv1S6 (Stay on the LEFT side of the track ) See you all on the sand 😎

@Kailas thanks for the great drive today really enjoyed it, looking forward to seeing the drive stats. The wife enjoyed herself as well which is the most important thing, happy wife happy life lol. @Sunil Mathew-great SL @Rob S@Joji varghese @Rsjiv Samuel @Chris Wing @Anoop Nair You guys were superb and made the drive very memorable, very few refusals etc. So we were able to enjoy a lot of KMs and fast flowing fun. Thanks @Russ great job at the back keeping us all safe and in line see you all in the sand very soon I hope

Thanks. So my 101st drive will be with Prof @Ale Vallecchi. Great.

Thanks a lot @Hisham Masaad @Rizwanm2 @Tom B for the great drives - I really enjoyed the slide slopes and the big dunes !! 😀😀

Thanks @Hisham Masaad, @Rizwanm2, @Tom B for a great drive! The twisty technical sections, the bowls and the long hill climbs all help to refine the skills!

Seems like Prado gang. Good @Waqas Parvezis gone to Liwa. Definitely he would be the 5th one 😂

4 prado, wow

Thanks all for a fantastic morning in the sand!

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@Hisham Masaad thanks for a great drive this morning. I really enjoyed the big slopes, as I am sure everyone else did. Thanks also to @Rizwanm2 for providing great support to the convoy. I will post some pics in the gallery section shortly. Although they won’t be patch on @Gertjan’s unfortunately!

@Thomas Varghese I love those tips ! I am too young and novice on the terrain to judge any comments from this group or be offended with any comments. Any comments = good comment and advice ! I need this....Thank you for your advice and i appreciate it.

Amazing drive from all of us today. led by @Tbone and sweeped by @Thomas Varghese - what more can we ask? The dunes were simply inviting today. @Antony Abraham well done mate - you were up to this new challenge. cheers

@Antony Abraham it was a pleasure driving with you and @Imteeaz. You actually did well considering it was your 1st fewbie drive. The only tip I have to give is what my trainer @Frederic taught me. Always aim to reach higher ground during a slide slope by adjusting your approach angle and throttle control from the initial run to climb and not in between. The advantage is you are more in controlling the slide down on slopes. In case you slip then obey your car. That time your car is your master and not you. All other times you are the master. 2nd tip is when coming down after criss crossing a ridge always point your wheels down or minimum keep it straight never point the wheels up. That is a valuable tip from Prof @Ale Vallecchi. Don't consider it as criticizing your style of driving. You are too new to be criticized on styles. If I look at your overall style you are very good. Just a fine tune here and there you will be one with your machine. That is the time when the man and his machine will be invincible in the desert or any terrain. By the way todays drive being my 100th in the club was very special. @Tbone suddenly found a long array of rideable ridges which were not broken, not hard, not too soft - in short perfect rideable ridges. Had my fill of endless ridge riding today. I feel sorry for all those who signed out from the drive. They missed a very special drive from specialist lead @Tbone particularly on this style. You both @Imteeaz & @Antony Abraham rose to the demands of the drive and performed your best. See you soon in the sands. As you were all good at continuing the drive at a steady pace I'm sorry I don't have much pictures to post, but whatever I have will be posted by evening to the gallery.

12degrees when we arrived in the morning and 25degree when we left. @Tbone Thanks for a marvellous drive across the dunes and man I tried keeping up with you all.A short convoy with loads to learn. Thank you @Imteeaz @Thomas Varghese for your having an eye on me and those timely notes and tips to improve. Overall a fantastic day !

@Hisham Masaad @Rizwanm2 @Tom B big thanks for a great ride today. I really enjoyed myself and saw the progress vs my first fewbie ride a few weeks back in the same area! Will put the pictures in the gallery. @Tom B I have a full video of one of your loops with the screaming land cruiser. DM me and I can send you the file directly.

@Islam Soliman @Vanessa8580 Thank you for approving my WL. However, I will have to pull out of this drive because one of my wife's colleagues tested positive and she is awaiting her covid test results. I believe it's not right for me to join the drive without getting into the clear. As much as I want to drive this weekend, I'll opt out and give my spot to the next person in the WL. Shall join for next week's drive. Have a nice drive. Thank you!

Hi all, Please find the convoy list for tomorrow. 1. Kailas-L 2. @Sunil Mathew-SL 3. @Rob S 4. @Joji varghese 5. @Rsjiv Samuel 6.. @Davie Chase 7. @Chris Wing 8. @Anoop Nair 9. @Russ-SW We will be on channel 4 (44608125). See you all tomorrow.

thx @Brette and @Melenany for a great experience!

Hi Thomas. Confirmed for tomorrow driving in al Faqa. Sorry for delay. Regards

Looks like all the Prados are coming to party. This should be fun.

it was a fabulous drive this morning.. thanks @Hisham Masaad for leading us as the captain.. and the leads @Rizwanm2 @Tom B it was a good mix of dunes.. challenging, scenic and enjoyable..

Thanks @Patrick van der Loo , look forward to seeing it. Can you whatsapp us to me? 0504845306

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hello @Shaaz Sha yes I shall be joining your drive tomorrow. See you in the sand.

Yes, am in. See you all tomorrow morning, 🤗my first Fewbie drive....

Thanks @Krishna R for letting us know and hope everyone is ok

Good news we are going to take all WL in so @Coddiwompler @Mo. @Rob S @Thomas Varghese, you now have a confirmed seat on this drive.

For many offroaders, navigation looks like a scary thing, and finding your way in the desert used to be a daunting task with old obsolete maps, navigation with sun or stars, and many other old tricks of crossing the deserts. Until 5-6 years ago, companies like TomTom and Garmin were ruling the world navigation software and hardware, until our phones became smarter and smarter, and nowadays there are tons of free or paid navigation software programs available which are tailored for hiking, off-roading, cycling, or other outdoor activities where you would like to record your tracks. In this post i will give some basic essential advice on how to get started with navigating by using GaiaGPS, which is an amazing app that allows you to: 1) Create routes at home via your desktop/tablet through the GaiaGPS website. 2) Use different types of maps like topographic maps, sattelite maps, to find your perfect route you'd like to explore. 3) Save and manage all your tracks, waypoints, areas. 4) Automatically sync all this data with the GaiaGPS Mobile App that is being used to record your track or follow the route you have created beforehand. 1) Registering for GaiaGPS account https://www.gaiagps.com/membership/ You can choose for a FREE account, which works fine for basic topographic and satellite maps, but will not allow to use them offline. The PREMIUM membership is recommended for around 60USD per year. The Outside+ subscription is useless as this is mostly for US based customers. Their Trailforks Pro App is very similar to Wikiloc. Once you have become a member, you can head over to Gaiagps.com, login with your account name, and have a look at the basic functionalities. I've posted a short video below that gives a small demo on how to use the GaiaGPS website functionalities. As you can see in the screen, there are many tracks i've recorded with my phone that remain saved in the website. You can remove these or hide them. The red zones i have marked are called "areas" where you can identify tricky areas that you would like to avoid. They will appear on your phone app as well so you can easily avoid them. Waypoints Waypoint, or pins, could be points of interest, landmarks, entry and exit points, or any place where you want to mark the location and save for later reference. They will appear as a "pin" on your map. You can assign a color to them as you like. This might be useful as you can categorize them. Next to the classic PIN icon, you can choose different other ones, like fences, skulls, forest, or anything that will help you in identifying the waypoint. Satellite Images Having crisp detail in the satellite images you are looking, is essential so you can create a route which focuses on the nice bigger dunes instead of the small technical or bushy areas. Gaia comes standard with the Mapbox "Sattelite with Labels" Imagery which is not bad, but the best one i have found so far is the ESRI Sattelite Imagery Map. Below you will find some information on how to add custom maps. The map called "WORLD IMAGERY" in the Premium version is the same as the ESRI Sattelite Imagery Map. Which phone ? Gaia GPS will work on any smartphone that has a decent GPS antenna built-in. In my case i purchased a separate dedicated Android phone which is mounted in my car that i solely use for navigation. This allows me to keep using my own phone as backup device. That dedicated phone has the offline maps downloaded on it, so i don't need cellphone coverage (no sim card). App functionality On an Iphone, this is how the app looks like. The buttons like "RECORD" and "PICTURE" are customizable, and by keeping your finger on it you can select something else you would like to see on the home page. The Magnifying Glass allows you to enter coordinates. You can copy them from within Google Maps. this button toggles between full screen or normal screen. The crosshair button is very important. Click on it once and it will appear green and bring you to your live location and follow you while keeping NORTH up. Click on it again and another logo appears, looking like two reversed triangles. This is the mode that keeps your live location but constantly rotates the map based on your direction. You can experiment with both modes to see what suits you best. I like to stick to the first mode because it allows me to see in which compass direction i am heading. The + Button contains all your other useful functionalities, like adding a waypoint, creating a route, download an offline map, or create an area. Once you hit the record button, the app will start recording your track. Once you finish, click again on it and select "Finish Track" It will then be saved. (and also appear on your GaiaGPS website once you have synced). On the bottom, you can see your trip details, open the list of saved tracks, or go to your settings. Note: In the settings you can put your units/distances in miles or kilometers (whatever you prefer). You can also enable or disable the autosync function, but better to keep it on. So as soon as you have Wifi/Internet on your phone it will automatically sync your tracks between the app and your GaiaGPS account (website). These things will take a bit of practice, and i can recommend you use your Gaia mobile app for a while on your daily commute and experiment a bit with the settings until you have tailored it to your own needs. Exporting Maps Most navigation software use .gpx or .kml files which you can import in Google Earth / Maps or any other navigation program. On the GaiaGPS website, and also on the app you can choose to "export" your track. It will create a .GPX file that you can share with fellow offroaders or import in the Relive app Adding Custom Maps Adding a TMS Map Source – Gaia GPS for the GaiaGps app users, the Google Maps like Satellite, Terrain, or Hybrid, are not standard built in, but can easily be added by using the GaiaGps website. This is the procedure to add for example Google Terrain. 1) While logged into Gaiagps.com, add a custom map source via TMS here: https://www.gaiagps.com/mapsource/add/ 2) Fill in this TMS URL to get Google Terrain: https://mt0.google.com/vt/lyrs=p&hl=en&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}&s=Ga 3) Give it the name "Google Terrain" 4) Set the Min and Max Zoom level on 4 and 19. 5) Click on "Add this Map Source" The next time you will login it will appear in your mobile app. Some other map links. To add them, follow the same steps as above: Google Maps: https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=r&x={x}&y={y}&z={z} Google Satellite:https://www.google.cn/maps/vt?lyrs=s@189&gl=cn&x={x}&y={y}&z={z} Google Satellite Hybrid:https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=y&x={x}&y={y}&z={z} Google Terrain:https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=t&x={x}&y={y}&z={z} Google Roads:https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=h&x={x}&y={y}&z={z} ESRI Sattelite Imagery:https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x} Open Topo Maps: https://a.tile.opentopomap.org/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png Others can be found here: Folder: / (arcgisonline.com) 15 Free Satellite Imagery Data Sources - GIS Geography

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. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above When: 20 FEB 2022 Meeting time: 07:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point:https://maps.app.goo.gl/u81DGTzZ4dsw1bAEA 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM PS: COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on saturday - 3:00pm 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 Calendar below

@Brette thanks for today. Was great. Can you post the link to the WhatsApp group please as I’m keen to learn more and sign up. Secondly can you share your 4 cylinder compressor model info. Was from DragonMart right? I’m keen to get one soon.

Lovely Drive. Good coordination between the two leaders. I was with Richard and the last bit in Al Qudra was fabulous.

Good morning. I will be arriving around 15 minutes late as i'm coming from Ras Alkhaimah

Good morning team!! avoid the junction of Hessa street and First Al Khalil. Road is blocked and delays of more than 10-15 minutes

@Kailas apologies I have a family commitment I need to attend to and won’t be able to make the drive.

Looking forward to it!!!

@Shaaz Sha confirm

Hi Kailas i have family event tomorrow morning, look forward to see you next time. @Chris Wing bro take my spots enjoy the weekend

@Kailas will i be able to join this drive? I’m on the waitlist now but let me know please. Thanks

Congrats @Thomas Varghese that’s a mighty achievement!!

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Sorry @Shaaz Sha would not be coming tommorrow, see u next time on sand...

Thanks @Thomas Varghese for letting me know. For everyone else, please let me know before tomorrow morning if you have any change in plan @Tareq Al Turq I see you have added yourself to WL now , I may be able to confirm you in as one seat has just became available... let me know pls

Thank you @Hisham Masaad for a very entertaining drive on Friday morning. It was really fast paced and I believe we covered over 60km in less than 3 hours through a route of climbs and climbs of the dunes of the Big Red area. Thanks @Rob S for a good 2nd lead today. Just now realized it was your 1st FB+ drive. To be frank you did just great. Not easy to be a 2nd lead at this pace through difficult terrain. Well done. @Joji varghese, @Rsjiv Samuel, @Gregory, @Davie Chase and old friend @Matt.T all did a good drive today. Never seen @Matt.T in trouble in all the drives we have driven together. When I saw the convoy order I knew I just have to follow his angle of approach. Well I had a crest situation after a long long time. @Hisham Masaad pulled me out gently and thank you @Matt.T for the help. Looking forward to see you all soon in the sands. Its always a pleasure to drive with all of you.

WHAT . . . .A . . . .MORNING! @Hisham Masaad you taught me how to use Toyota v6 power during some climbs at fewbie level, this prepared me very well for todays adventure. Amazing first drive at fewbie+, I am still buzzing! Thank you leading us through the amazing terrain. Thank you to the rest of the convoy for not making to much fuss when I left a bit more churned sand than ideal! @Joji varghese, @Gregory, @Rsjiv Samuel, @Matt.T. Thanks @Davie Chase for the kind words and @Thomas Varghese for keeping us all safe.

@Hisham Masaad thanks again for a superb drive really enjoyed my Friday morning, more importantly the wife enjoyed it 👍 The views and scenery were Second to none and as always the drive was planned and executed to perfection. Great SL @Rob S for your first Fewbie plus you did amazingly well. thanks also to @Thomas Varghese for keeping us all on track at the back and assisting with great advise as we meandered through the desert. The rest of the team made the drive fun and enjoyable so a big thanks to you all @Joji varghese @Rsjiv Samuel @Gregory and @Matt.T great to see old friends and meet some new ones. Have a great rest of your weekend see you all in the sand very soon 😁

@Pacific and @MMansoorhello once again, Lets capture Faqa.

As we have been respecting authorities guidance & Carnity COVID guidelines to resume desert drives with caution by keeping social distance and wearing mask at all times outside the vehicle Unfortunately few off-roaders have difficulty in understanding and abiding these guidelines. As published in the national newspaper of UAE, everyone need to understand that still there are no gatherings allowed and authorities are issuing fine for 10,000 AED for host and 5,000 AED for attendees. https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/people-caught-violating-covid-19-safety-instructions-prosecuted-1.1591381059748 If you spot anyone stepping out of the car not wearing a mask, please remind them on the radio immediately. As we all are in this together, so we all have to help each other to remind. Failing to abide below list of restriction will result in an immediate ban from Carnity Off-road Club: FIRST WARNING Minimum 1 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. SECOND WARNING Minimum 6 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. If you do not like these restrictions, please stay at home and do not join for any off-road drives. Every Carnity Off-road Club Member has to COMPLY WITH THESE COVID19 GUIDELINES FACE MASK IS MANDATORY, WHENEVER YOU STEP OUT - NO EXCUSES. LEARN TO CONFIGURE YOUR RADIO, before the drive. Nobody will teach you or exchange radios like before. Read the detailed instructions posted here - to configure. If you still cannot configure, ask on forum ahead of time. Click "TOTALLY AGREE" Emoji here before RSVP any drive or else trip lead will remove your name.