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Well , that was an eventful drive ! A tough recovery, engine shut off, battery burst, pop out - all in one car @Manoj Soman and another pop out for @Jona Manoj - Pls update how did it go with your car - insurance recovery and what went wrong with the electrics etc. We are curious to know whether all went well, and it will also help and guide others who may face similar situations. I had a full house wrangler with 3 of my friends joining me to get a taste of desert off roading , and they definitely got a plate full of another side of this hobby . I must also say that they were impressed right from the briefing by @Gaurav and all the ensuing events that unfolded through the drive. One of them was an Indian Army ex-officer who has done military missions offroad for reconnaissance and surveillance. Although we could not drive much , we enjoyed the track where they could see most of our dune crossing techniques. As for me, it was a great learning experience, right from the battery leak with its fluid spilling on my hand and a bit on my face, got a bit shaken when i heard the burst sound when removing the terminals. Never again am i going to remove a terminal without eye and face protection !!! And 2 pop outs to attend to , my first experience, and will not forget Gaurav's advice of cleaning the rim seat - "use all your fingers like you do your dishes at home !!!! how in the world did he know that i do the dishes at home ??? 😅😂 " To those who had pop outs - @Manoj Somanand @Jona , it would be worth to get the tyres cleaned out of all the sand which must have gone in , and get it re-balanced at a tire shop, else, you may face vibrations/imbalance. Same here @Davie Chase, good to drive with you again, and i learned that along with your regular tools, you carry a multimeter which came in handy yesterday !!! Meeting many of you for the first time @Pieter Potgieter@Quresh Pajero @Patrick van der Loo @Tareq Al Turq @ASAD. @Joseph Raju @AlexM , couldnt have lot of interactions yesterday and hope to drive with all of you soon at various levels. @Morshedi my long lost Absolute newbie mate , driving together after almost a year. Its going to be one year , this 9th April ..i think ?? 👍👍🤘

@Gaurav thank you for allowing me to join the drive today in the sweeper role. Excellent drive as always, and again learnt so much from you as we handled a difficult recovery, unfortunate as it was for @Manoj Soman we all learnt a great deal, especially patience, which of course is the number one attribute an off-roader must have. @Manoj Soman I hope you get your car recovered and fixed tomorrow, please let us know how that all goes, sorry we could not get you mobile under your own power, but really do hope all is ok. @Sunil Mathewgreat job at CF and assistance with manoj’s issues as always a pleasure to drive with you.@Pieter Potgieter@Manoj Soman@Quresh Pajero @Jona @Patrick van der Loo @Tareq Al Turq @ASAD. @Joseph Raju @AlexM You guys drove extremely well and showed immense team work and more importantly great patience. So we’ll done to all. Apologies I have missed the one person off that replaced Bruno I cannot find my piece of paper where I wrote your name. have a great rest of your weekend

Thanks @Gaurav for a lovely drive and as always i especially enjoyed the Signature Gaurav recovery masterclass over some really tough spots (incl your own in that pocket). Thanks all for making it a fun day in sand. My phone died during the course of drive (crazy One plus, phones last longer (much) than charging cable and in Dubai struggling to find the genuine replacements) so m missing the precise data. However we did some nerve testing Kms on technical dunes and some adrenaline pumping Kms of long range dunes totaling to Fun Kms of drive over around 4hrs 🙂 @Imteeaz sorry you had to exit early due to the tire issue, however you made your mark as a Solid Sweep, demonstrating immense patience and calmness. Above all, your skill with a dessert spoon in desert is undoubtedly next to none 😂😂 thanks for your support dear. @Senthil Kumar thanks for nicely executing the SL and later the sweep role. You were awesome at both. @Beide Worku man, superb drive for a first FB. The way you made your F150 roar through the drive was awesome. Looking forward to see you soon. @Morshedi almost a perfect drive for you. Very well done. @luwaimn an awesome day at work for you today - full of learning and fun on sand. Stucks and refusals are part of every off-roader journey. Was good to see you move on feeling even more confident and with a smile after every stuck/refusal you had. Kudos to you for that. I wasn't exactly close to your vehicle so cannot be specific on what was going right or wrong, however a general tip that worked (and still does) for me - after every tough drive i usually go back a step back (to a NB drive or something) to try and work out the challenging spots/areas - just about exploring oneself and fixing the minor niggles on the way. Again this is my own personnel way of learning. Looking forward to see you soon. @hugo was fun seeing your red FJ cruise through the dunes. @Amr Aydin almost an impecable drive for you today. @ASAD. Was sorry to see you exit in between. Hope not a big issue and you manage to get it fixed for the next drive. Thanks again for the fun day out on sand and under the sun. Enjoy and hope to see you all soon again.

Finally some Good news! Rubicon is out and ready to fly again! I went back with a spare battery along with an excellent offroader cum mechanic(Abuali) and then a team of recovery in separate car-Patrol (sent by Oman insurance....) Thanks a ton to everyone @Pieter Potgieter@Manoj Soman@Quresh Pajero @Jona @Patrick van der Loo @Tareq Al Turq @ASAD. @Joseph Raju @AlexM @Morshedi @Gaurav @Davie Chase. @Sunil Mathew @Beide Worku for all the patience and support and sorry that we had to cut short our ride because of what happened .... @Gaurav..simply Hattsoff to your leadership skills ..patience, knowledge, support, guidance, follow up...the list can simply go on and on.... looking forward for a drive with you soon! @Morshedi..Many thanks for the support and guidance....Believe we shall be good friends and looking forward to drive along...! AbuAli was really helpful & smart...3 in One- good mechanic, offroader and genuine...Lastly thanks for dropping me back at home! @Davie Chase @Sunil Mathew @Tareq Al Turq @Joseph Raju @Quresh Pajero @Beide Workuguys thanks for being there and cheers to all the support and patience ..You guys rock and happy to be part of such a group where team work is above all!.. @Sunil Mathew,..i hope the battery fluid didn't do any serious harm..and everything is ok....pls update Lastly i always had a question in my mind "what would happen if a vehicle had a complete breakdown in mid desert"....Can someone really leave their car behind in the desert ever?....naa.....never it can happen.... it must be either Towed by the team or may be .Police/Insurance will send chopper to airlift..? :)....hahaha.. ..now not anymore...The question stands well answered ..Now i can give detailed answers to lot of questions to anyone! ... PS:- Problem was with Winch wire,,,(as you can see in pics)..which made the short circuit....and battery popped out!

Well done and thank you @Morshedi for great teamwork and helping drop Manoj home.

Hi Shaaz, Great drive. I missed the last part but had enough dose of super driving by the time I had left...Here is the video of us scaling up the first sand dune within 100 meters from the point of deflation! Fantastic start and adrenalin boost and it set the tone for the rest of the drives. I think all dunes in the area had our tyre prints from the sides to the top...thanks for the entertainment and Lead.

@Ale VallecchiThanks for the action packed, absolutely amazing drive ! Your point to point instructions over radio, and all times having an eye on the convoy is just amazing and take a bow for this ! Right from the briefing till we finished our drive, the energy levels you had and which you passed it to team as well - just fantastic ! It was an amazing learning experiences, specially the ridges ! Looking forward to many more with you ! You have set the bar high @Niki - was pleasure connecting you as well, and thanks for knowledge sharing during that refusal ! and having you at the back made the action packed drive well complimented ! Love the way of communication over radio between you and Ale + whole of the convoy ! Thanks and looking forward to many more and you have a more stronger reason as you know I carry my icebox was good to connect rest of the team members too - to name a few @Mahmoud Taha - what a fantastic SL performance and likewise good to connect with you tooo @Yerem Davtyan- and all others ! @Murtaza BhuriaI got some good captures of your drive will share via whtsapp - thanks to my co passenger @Guddi:D After doing 4 drives, I fully echo the brilliant reviews about @Carnity ! Long way to go ! and excited for drives ahead !

Been stuck in US since November but finally back just in time for nice weather. Parts made it through checked luggage and customs :). WI'll start adding parts next week. So far only had time to add gauges to A pillar. Came out pretty good with some left over paint and heat gun. AFR and WM injection gauges for pending Supercharger install. Start of a long project! Trying to keep stock look as much as possible. Gauges messed it up but have to have them.

Congratulations @Rizwanm2 @GauravSoni @JeromeFJ and @varunmehndiratta for successfully completing the first session of leaders lead with flying colors. As you all have learned the basics first and demonstrated a perfect way to lead an independent drive in the desert, now it's your chance to work on the routing and planning skills. You will be learning the basics of leading the convoy in the desert in three different steps: Advance sand reading, plan your lead, plan your exits. Use of navigational software for selecting the right course of path. How to systematically scale the lead for all the cars in the convoy. In this second session of leaders lead you will be leading with the help of off-road navigation app or device. You can choose any device or app (motionx, gaia, mytrail etc) and mark these basic points and you will be required to reach any one or few of them: Entry and Exit Solar Park Al Qudra Desert Opp Bab Al Shams Mark long range playable dunes Mark pylon tracks, cycle tracks Mark as many sabka, flat track or easy exits in case of emergency Mark fencing or restricted area Mark technical dunes P.S. I will personally check each of your device to verify and help you further. Approximate Area Perimeter Drive Details Level: Selected Advisors only (Rizwanm2, GauravSoni, JeromeFJ and VarunMehndiratta) When: 12 March 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 1:00 PM, (Sharp, without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/QcWUZQnkeyw6U8QF9 Solar Park Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Approximate finish time: 5:00 PM Please RSVP on the below calendar:

Thanks @Hisham Masaad for the very interesting drive , it was awesome. I loved the pace as it felt more as rollercoaster 😂🤣. but you should have seen my face when you said " We finished worming up and now we will start the drive 😅😂😲" Thanks to all the wonderful convoy members @Joji varghese @Tom B @topgear @Vaibhav @Waqas Parvez @Shaaz Sha @Daniel Rodas @Brette whom made this drive a nice experience . i have uploaded some pictures in the galery . you can see the worm up video in the link below . looking forward to see you all soon

Hi @Shaaz ShaThank you so much for the amazing drive! I really enjoyed my first drive under your command. I liked the long hill climbs and the last technical climb before we ended the drive. This was my tenth intermediate drive and I feel i have come a long way! Thank you @JeromeFJand @marksfor your help throughout the drive. Thank you to the rest of the drive members and see you soon!

Great drive on Saturday lead by @Shaaz Sha !! @Ranjan Das @Naveen Raj@Daniel Yang @Chris Wing @Anoop Nair @Gok Krish @Humayun Ghias @Amir Amiri @marks It was a pleasure to drive with you. great team, filled with energy, and yes, definitely, the level is there 💪! For me it was the first time we managed to reach 2nd Dec Cafeteria from Shuwaib. So excellent performance from the team, and all credits to @Shaaz Sha for leading us at a continuous pace through these uninterrupted climbs and ridges. Reaching Mahafiz from there would be great, keep it on the schedule !

Dear @Hisham Masaad, this drive was fantastic, we had no stucks and very few refusals, amazing pace and full of ups and downs, a genuine roller coaster ride. The mighty Super Bowl and Iftal Bowl were no match for this convoy. This was my 30th drive and it was quite special. @topgear, we indeed had a couple of noisy folks around Great to drive with you again buddy! Thanks team for this great drive!

Congratulations @Sita Sharma 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

@M.Seidam i put myself on the waitlist but i can do support for this drive if you need

Yipee! Special thanks to all my mentors, @Rob S for his encouragement. @Wrangeld my real Yoda, my Jedi Master introducing me to the sands. @Vanessa8580for her super supporting and affable nature @Chaitanya Dfor scaring the wits out of me on my newbie drive where I was wondering if I enrolled myself into an advance drive by mistake. Thanks once again and love to see you all in this forum so passionate and encouraging to new comers. Love you all.

The drive got booked in 1 min! Glad we made it. By 7:02 we had 5 waitlisted.

Congratulations on the promotion @Sita Sharma

thank you @Gaurav it was a pleasure to spend a full day with you, the Drive wasn't bout how many kilometers we can achieve, I have learned a lot, yes we had to leave a car behind, but you did your best, there was a process and etiquette in every single decision you made, really impressive @Manoj Soman we were together last week, and I know you are an Excellent driver and what happen is not your fault, I hope you got your car recovered very soon, @Sunil Mathew it was so nice to drive you with after a very long time, wish to see you more often 💛 Thank you @Davie Chase for sweeping the convey, sorry I have been added to the drive at the last minute and ruined your printed paper 😁 😁 Looking forward to driving with you again, Thank you All, amazing group of drivers, everyone was very supportive ✌️

Hello Everyone, just wanted to thank everyone for the drive. It was a fun experience and it seems that we all enjoyed it. I have added a few pictures to our gallery and also have this link for some of the videos recorded. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MyakqGruvdg3tqhFtiE0I0T64_liObp8/view?usp=sharing Thanks to the lead, marshal, sweep and everyone else for the drive Can't wait to see the video @Gerrit Bus!

Thanks @Gaurav & @varunmehndirattafor the wonderful drive. sad i had to exit before the fun started but enjoyable nonetheless. Funny enough i took the dirt track all the way to last exit pump as my compressor also died on me, and the tyre pressure was just holding fine. Went straight to the tyre shop afterwards, they checked everywhere for the leak and no problem at all. Ive have 2 pop-outs earlier on the same exact wheel though those were different rims and now on the new rims, the same side had a leak. I'm starting to think its the way I drive thats causing this on the front right side all the time but cant exactly pin-point what exactly I am doing wrong, and after the first pop-out i have been cautious not to over steer or push too hard during slide sloping. @Gaurav any advice on what could be the reason?

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi and @Niki It was an amazing trip. hope to catch up with everyone on another drive.

Thanks for the short drive today @Gaurav; as mentioned I had to exit early due to the side-wall crack and I was not willing to take risk with this crack. The tyre has been swapped now and should be ok for next week. The couple of refusals at the start reminded us that the sand is getting softer now and we will need to have more patience (and stamina) for future drives to help each other. I have tried to help with my spoon to shovel; I believe that it is now time to get a bigger one asap. Thank you all for making this drive and looking forward to our next adventure. Until then, enjoy…

@Ahmad Shaker your opinions are most appreciated. @Carnity always welcomes such comments from members to take into account and to do things better and more improved. So thank you very much for giving your opinions. This is something about being a club already. I agree with you that cancelling a drive is really annoying and it should be the last option after consuming all possible solutions. In such situations we already try to save our day first by trying to fix the problem, if not possible, second to assign another leader to take over the drive, if not even so then split the convoy and distribute the members to the other drives being held at the same rank and time slot. Accordingly today morning, i tried to fix the issue as it was ındeed an easy problem (battery) and i have another car to make a simple jump start. But troubles follow troubles, when i tried, i found my other car's bonnet arm broken so couldn't open and reach the poles. I even called the security to help me but no one was able to leave their spots. After around a 30 min trying between two broken cars, I consulted to @Carnity team to find an alternative way for the convoy; another leader to take over or putting you into other convoys but none was applicable as the problem happened just in the last minute same morning. Then i started calling you one by one to inform cancelling... As you suggest, a delayed start would be an option and it was already in my mind if i could find a way to fix the issue. But the day is Sunday and even if i would have arranged someone, it may result around 3 hours delay including the time on the road. @Ashok chaturvedi and @Michel Van Woudenberg were already at the meeting point when i called them and all the others were their on way so that much delay wouldnt be feasible for the most. So in brief, unfortunately cancelling was the only one option left in the end. It may not a solution other than cancelling but i really liked your opinion about "postponing". The members of a cancelled drive may be secured with allocated slots for a "make up" drive organised for another day without competing to others for RSVP. It is a fair compensation so i will definitely discuss about it with the Carnity team. Thank you for lighting the bulps with your suggestion 😉 March is not going to be easy for me so most likely i wont't be able for a drive this month but my promise will remain valid on April and onwards. See you all there on the next...

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi @Niki and rest of the team for the wonderful drive today! It was pleasure meeting you all! look forward to driving with you again soon!

Congratulations @Awais Zuberi 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

Congratulations @Udit S 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

Thanks again @Gauravand team for a wonderful drive and the late start!! Also a special thanks to @Melanifor taking special care of my bumper! - pun NOT intended! A 9 am drive is definitely a good idea on a lazy weekend! Lets hope this becomes a regular affair due to popular demand!! Here are some pictures that I took!

@Michel Van Woudenberg congratulations, well done

Congratulations @Sita Sharma

Congratulations @Udit S, Great to see another Prado climbing the ranks! enjoy the new level

Congratulations on the promotion @Udit S

Congratulations on the promotion @Awais Zuberi

This was an awesome and challenging drive, thank you @Ale Vallecchi and @Niki! See you the sand again soon!

Thank you @Shaaz Sha for yet another adrenaline filled drive. Was down to business right from the word go and remained relentless right to the very end. Couldn’t have asked for a better start to the weekend. Thanks and already looking forward to your next. thank you @marks and @JeromeFJ for the support. Wish you the Best for your leaders Drive. @Naveen Raj, @Daniel Yang, @Chris Wing, @Gok Krish, @Humayun Ghias, @Anoop Nair and @Amir Amiri amazing drive guys, was an absolute pleasure meeting and driving with you today. Until we meet again.. take care and wish you a wonderful weekend ahead

hello guys. It was a pleasure to have each one of you on board and thanks for an absolute stunning drive. You all were soo amazing today making it a memorable and colourful drive. We started at 7.15, and my apologies for being late for few minutes. The convoy was ready at the meeting point when i arrived and after deflating my car, @marks announced the convoy order and we started the show with a side slope. Surprisingly today we didnt come across many cross tracks and the drive went on smooth with out any stucks. We did not use any recovery gears today except to assist the tourist car which was towards the conclusion of the first part.There were a couple refusals that were self-corrected. We got to try most of the large dunes in the region today, and everyone performed fantastic. I hope you all had as much fun driving as I did. It was great to see another Carnity convoy led by @Hisham Masaad and @Brette, as well as familiar faces like @Vaibhav @Waqas Parvez, and others. A tourist car became trapped towards the end of the trail at area 53, and they requested rescue help. Myself and @marks attempted to pull the car out, and it took us about 20 minutes to rescue the tourist vehicle. @Gok Krish and @Amir Amiri departed the drive at area 53 at the end of the first part of the dive, and the convoy continued to move further ahead through big red and pink rock area. Our actual intention was to make it to Nazwa all the way.. but then it was 10.45 already and we decided to end the drive at 2nd december street attempting a few more play spots in the area. @Ranjan Dasthank you for a terrific and vigilant 2nd lead today. Most of the time i didnt have to announce it on the radio for any hazards or for rerouting...you did it as and when needed. It seems our chemistry work well now a days. @Naveen Raj... man you were superb today with your pajero and what a performance buddy...👏👏👏 You are in compleat sync with your car and didnt even see any sign of difficulty. well done bro @Daniel Yang. did outstanding job dude.. I dont think this terrain could post any challenges to you or your Y61 today . good job buddy. @Chris Wing.. the FJ boy.. great man. It was nice to see your performances through out the drive and handled ur FJ to perfection. Keep it up buddy. @Anoop Nair.. excellent work buddy. Did have a few refusals which is mostly unavoidable for the cars at the back of the convoy in such demanding terrains. i believe you had a good day today. 👍👍 @Humayun Ghias. it was a pleasure meeting you and driving with you for the first time. You did great with your Y62, and was nice to see you conquering dunes with raw power and precised maneuvering. well done @Gok Krish.excellent work friend. It was lovely to hear you over the radio directing the drivers during refusals and i am sure you had a good time . Man .. you missed out the grand finale today 😉🤣 @Amir Amiri.. You and your monster truck....unstoppable man.. did great today and hope you did have fun...but like @Gok Krish you missed it mannnn. 🤣🤣 Now time for the war front heros..😉😉 @JeromeFJ and @marks. Guys it was a blessing to have you guys in the convoy today and thanks to you guys for controlling and sweeping the convoy and for all your assistance and support from the start to the end of the drive. You guys made it an effortless drive for me. Thank you. Thank you all once again and see you soon. Some pics in the gallery