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Hello Folks As spring has come and winter is over. We are working on a video documenting the best winter drives, and there is no better drive than Liwa crossing. So we ask you if you have any videos that you recorded during this amazing trip please upload your videos Here so we can get all the videos in one place. please upload any kind of videos you have, crossing, jumps, splash, or even fails. please share it with us, so we can use it to make a great video that documents our unforgeable trip. Uploading Formats* Please upload high resolution files. Vertical or horizontal are needed. upload any format. Fewbie Team, @Frederic @Ahmad Shaker @Salim Akhtar@Simon Dawood @Trekado @AlexM@Karthik Raptor@salah2u@KKIRAN@Senthil Kumar@Richard Franks@JeromeFJ Fewbie Plus Team, @Gaurav @Alphin Aloor @munkybizness @Looper @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Waqas Parvez @Ashok chaturvedi @imranaasghar81 @Fabien Monleau @Hasan Wahlan Intermediate Team, @Srikumar@Mario Cornejo @Amir Amiri @Ranjan Das @Mus_hus78 @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Xavier Treasurer @varunmehndiratta @Ahab Shamaa Waiting for your amazing videos Guys 🤩

Congrats @Rajiv Sam for your great achievement… party time 🥳

Thank you @topgear, I look forward to seeing you soon as well. Thank you dear @Vaibhav Thank you @Waqas Parvez, see you in new level weekend drive. Thank you @Looper thank you @Ranjan Das Thank you @Davie Chase, see you in new level.

Thank you @Sunil Mathew , yes they will follow or we will force them to follow. Thank you. @Tom B Thank you @Anoop Nair

Thank you @Shaaz Sha, Hope to see you.

Thank you @Islam Soliman

Thank you @munkbizness. hope to see you in the convoy. Thank you @M.Seidam learning from you all. Thank you @Hisham Masaad each level we are enjoying the adventure driver. with all safety measure.

That's a brilliant initiative @Ahmad Shaker and @Trekado for making one video with all different videos and viewpoints.

@Shaaz Shaconfirmed

Dear friends Davie Chase JamesThorn Chris Wing MMansoor Charbel Joe Biju Joseph Anoop Nair Daniel Yang Arda Yagcioglu Rajiv Sam Good morning and welcome to this 4th special loop version , the DCT ( Desert Champion Trophy ) loop . Below is the link where details about the teams and the track of the winning team is depicted for more details about that event . The aim of this drive is ain’t breaking the champion time record more than to relive the experience of driving in such highly demanding terrain with total of 11 cars including my self along all the expected and unexpected stops and how to deal with it as fast as possible in a team as we always do . After more than 4 months passed to that event the desert has changed lately due to the wind blow direction pattern reshaping the dunes, ridges and the consistency of the sand below our tires . Having that said and according to the given situation I might alter the rout accordingly. Consequently the pace will vary depends on the terrain , obstacles and the drivers response. . the most important thing is to keep the focus and concentration to the highest level and abide all the time to the rules of desert driving that we all know it . stay tuned for further updates yet to come approaching the day before the drive cheers Seidam

Well done @Rajiv Sam See you soon

You guys had fun. Isn't desert dive like an obstacle course? Apart from driving, a lot of fun can be had from the recoveries. For both people involved in the recovery - to plan and execute a recovery or as spectators who either observe and learn or if it is a normal one then they socialize - fun, nevertheless. Making memories as we go.

Hi @Looper, you are right. it took us almost 6 hours with around 2- 2.5 hour spent on a recovery towards end of the drive on a soft patch with an overhating car between a fence and sand wall. It was an epic recovery as well with 2 cars connected together with a rope pulling the stuck car with all cars on an incline. We started from Dubai around 4 am and reached back around 5 pm 😁 @Gaurav Soni @Ranjan Das

Hello @Imteeaz, @Karthik Raptor, @Sudhanva Sonawane, @Rajiv Sam, @Jose Thomas, @Joji varghese, @Harshal, @Juzer Gandhi, @eldose baby and @Sanjay Malik...Guys as we have a few waitlisted attendees i request you to confirm your availability and notify if any change in plans. Thank you 🙏

No, not this time.

Thanks @Anoop Nair

Hi confirmed

Confirmed!

@M.Seidam looking forward to the challenges and retracing the desert champions tracks. it was unfortunate that i was in the UK at the time of the Desert challenge and i missed it. so appreciate the chance to follow in the winning teams footsteps, will be very interesting for sure

@Shaaz Sha confirmed 👍

Well done @Vaibhav Congrats

@Looper Great news, long awaited. Looking forward to drive under you some time soon.💪

@Shaaz Shaconfirmed 👍

@Shaaz Sha confirmed

I wont be be able make it this week.I will rwmkve myself from RSVP

@GregoryThanks

100% confirmed In Sha’ Allah

Hi @Zulfikhar Naiyar, I noticed that, you signed up for the fewbie drive, but your off-road status remains newbie. I am really sorry that I am unable to admit you to the drive. Thank you and see you soon. I am removing your RSVP.

Nice to see @JamesThorn well done and congrats!

Well done @Vaibhav!

I will join next time when such drives are organized

Hi @Kailas I still savour the exporation drive last year. One of the best drives I have been to. We climbed almost a km. Hope you will have fun this time around also.😄

Hi! Id like to join this drive but I’m not sure how to rsvp Hi I have a Pajero 2014 yea I have done off-roading but only with my friend not part of any group and yes I have recovery in front and back

Goodmorning All ! And thanks for signing up for this drive ! @munkybizness@Thomas Varghese @Mahmoud Taha @Ignacio Quindos@Danish Mohammad@Enrico Biscaro@Amr Paple@Quresh Pajero@Murtaza Bhuria@takeshi sobue@Zubair@george charbel For the ones who have joined us before on this type of drive, you probably know by now what to expect of it, but for the members who join us for the first time in this type of terrain, there are some differences to what you can expect from it. 1) This is not a dune-bashing drive, more a kind of exploration drive which covers a mix of dunes (some of them quite technical), and some farm-tracks as well. 2) This drives allows us more do some sightseeing of donkey's, camels, farms, and vegetation. In combination with the deep red sand this makes it perfect for taking shots with your camera. 3) We will be exiting in Falaj Al Mualla, a quiet town in Umm Al Quwain. Feel free to roam around after the drive and take some nice photos ! The overall aim is to have a great morning out in this terrain, and to focus on the scenic part of it, rather than to fly over the dunes. I hope you understand this makes it no less fun. Make sure to bring a flag, radio, and shovel. For every Newbie drives, that is needed and mandatory for being able to join. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask them on the forum here. For the waitlisted members, as soon as existing RSVP members sign out, you will be automatically added to the RSVP list. So keep an eye on it throughout the course of the week.

Congratulations @Vaibhav Enjoy the new level 😊

@Shaaz Sha confirmed

Hi ahmad, thts great idea…hope to see final video very soon…is there size limit, as i am having go pro footage of 2 hrs?

Congratulations @Murad Hamed 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

Noted with thanks @Zain Chawla. When ever you want to RSVP, you open the drive post or calendar and click going. More details will follow upon completion of this absolute newbie drive . It would be great if you can acquaint yourself with disabling the ABS on a Pajero , as in the below link.

@Anoop Nair did you forget to stop the recording, that total time is a lot. Moving Speed and Moving time looks like it was a fairly fast paced drive.

congratulations @Waqas Parvez

Congratulations @Looper

Awesome @Morshedi! well done!

I've been delving deep into the forums over the past few weeks and just the astounding level of detail is mind-boggling. There's so much amazing insight, guidance and opinion here that I've truly learned so much than I ever had before. But one feature I've been looking for is the ability to save/bookmark/favorite a comment on the threads so I can come back to it later. I've been following the topic and reacting to them so they appear in my timeline as a way of leaving bread crumbs. But I'd like the ability to go directly to the comment on a topic that really stood out to me. Is there a way on the Carnity forums where we can favorite a post and commit it to our profiles so it can be visited again and again in the future? And while doing so, being able to add tags to the bookmark so I can tag it into categories. In the meantime, I'm just saving those pages the old school way as bookmarks on my browser in addition to following the topic but keen to see how the others are tackling this.

Dear @Mark D As said by @Fredericgood question, not easy to answer. I went through many options, and found the most cost effective ones are the magnet ones. My car x owner used to use it, and I had to buy another phone cover to fix the metal plate, since metal and wireless charging did not work. When go in sand I just put the cover with metal cover. Another costly option and very strong, RAM mounts, I am using to hold the iPad 12.9in, and they have much more options for all devices. Unfortunately no much options in Amazon, but you can buy direct from USA.

The majority of the drivers here use Gaia as it is easy to use, and track drives: https://www.gaiagps.com Here is a very handy post from @Frederic explaining how to get going with it. https://carnity.com/forums/topic/15357-gaia-gps-for-beginners As most things go, you’ll soon discover that everything he writes is usually gold, and he leaves a lot of useful nuggets around in the forums

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