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No shovels. No recovery rope. No hassle. Just a breezy drive in the dunes mixed with climbs, side sloping and ridge riding. And a chunk of technical terrain thrown in to make it all complete! Thanks @Rizwanm2the variety was great and everyone made fantastic progress. Nice to see Big Red area from both sides, it was so picturesque in the morning. First time for me to see Ghost Town after hearing so much about it. Wife enjoyed every moment of it too! WIN! ☺️ Thanks to @Alexanderrr@Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Karthik Raptorfor the invaluable support! See you all soon!

Dear all, @Haitham Khattab @Sam K @Ignacio Quindós @Tareq Al Turq @Simon Dawood @Yusuf Esaf @Gerrit Bus @Salim Akhtar @salah2u @Tareck Please find the convoy order as below We will be using channel 2: 44603125 Please ensure that you have almost full tank gas when u reach the meeting point you can connect with me on 0545564213 in case of any issue.. please be well rested! see you all ready by 5:30 am we will move by 5:45 am!

Dear @Karthik Raptor @Mike. @Andrei S @Nathan L @Felix Obst @TT_Dubai @Patrick van der Loo @Eduardo sos @Benjamin @Brette Time to wrap up our plan for tomorrow, below please find the key prep points so we are all ready for our morning adventure: Pre-drive details below: Be at the meeting point by 6:00am (or before) and start deflating your tires and erect your flag Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 1 (446,006) Briefing will be done on on the sand before we start moving Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and there are no moving objects Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level specially your tire deflator, pressure gauge and a compressor, safety flag and radio. (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) MeetingPoint: LisailiFort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 Convoy Order: c u all tomorrow by the Fort 🤩

Thank you @Rizwanm2for such an amazing special drive. The weather was so nice, Track was perfectly chosen, and the finishing off with a visit to “ghost town” was spectacular. Thank you @Zixuan Huang - Charlie for CF and Support, and @Karthik Raptorfor sweep and clear communication. The whole drive was flawless and the whole convoy drove very well, one of the rare drives with no shovels or tugs. Pleased to meet new friends and see old fellows. See you all on Sand soon.

Perfect plan to execution... This is what happened today on ideal friday morning with perfect weather and bunch of perfectly synced offroaders. Everything false in places as i wanted and ultimately we had an awesome drive. thank you everyone for coming ontime. We had the brief soon after 6.30 and we are off. By 7.15 we were at the pink rock and by 8.00 we are at the big red. It is one of fastest drive i ever had in this area. It was collective effort by everyone. The convoy was free flowing like a dream and i was able push all the way till end without any hicups. We didn't touch any recovery gear today. Only couple of refusals all managed perfectly with self recovery. Initially when i posted the drive i was bit reluctant and not sure how i will be able to cover distance of 2 drives in 1 single drive. But alhamdulillah with an amazingly capable drivers we were able achieve the distance even before the time out. @Alexanderrr @Mike. The pajero gang was right behind me you both did excellent. @Muhammad Qasim @TT_Dubai the FJ gang showed their flying colors of their capabke machine's. Tbe Wrangler boys @Haitham Khattab @Patrick van der Loo. I hardly heared anything from you guys. Means you guys were enjoying the drive as much as i did. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie your assitance from middle of the convoy for all self recovery is much appreciated. @Karthik Raptor thank you very much for sweeping the convoy and keep everyone safe at the back of of the convoy. Our special guest @Hisham Masaad always pleasure to have you. Hope everyone had great start for the weekend. See you all next time. Cheers.

@Rizwanm2thanks again for a perfect drive! Really enjoyed it. What a selection of tracks, Impressive! A strong convoy, great support and a perfect track it was a pure pleasure today. Thanks everyone.

@Rizwanm2you managed a perfect drive. We covered the distance at a really nice pace. @Zixuan Huang - Charliethank you again for the pressure recommendation. Dropping to 9 really made a massive difference. Especially with a (relatively) light car such as mine it improved grip and made for less spinning on the rear wheels.

It was a perfect drive, very well lead by @Rizwanm2 with the right mix of high range dunes, some past paced crossovers and technical terrain ending up at the ghost village, spot on time. Very well executed by the entire convoy, didn't have to take the shovel even once, which proves the fluidity of the entire drive, great driving all! Good to meet some new fellow desert lovers and old buddies. Always a pleasure to have @Hisham Masaadwith his experience and solidarity in the convoy, and @Zixuan Huang - Charlieas CF. Thank you everyone and have a great weekend! Take care.

Previously I was on the fence about buying an action-cam for recording drives. I already had a Sony FDR 3000 4K, but I rarely used it. Dashcam footage from my 70mai seemed good enough. However, dashcam footage just accumulated, having stored 100+ drives footage on my NAS and I did nothing except edit a couple of drives which involved removing the stucks and refusals. It is difficult to get action footage from a 3-hour long drive and one needs professional video editing software to make it look better and cut to aspect ratios for social media shares. Looking at all the social media it was clear that 360 camera was the way to go. Luckily for me when I finally decided to take a plunge, Insta 360 launched their new X3. I did look at GoPro Max but decided against it because of two reasons. The camera has not been updated in some time now, it is more than 3 years old now. I hate the entire subscription model in GoPro world, and Insta 360 has a great app as well. How does it fare with GoPro 11 or DJI Action 3? Many who want to buy this camera would also consider a GoPro or DJI Action 3. They are both good cameras and they both have a slight advantage in the single lens camera department. If you need high frame rates GoPro or DJI Action 3 are necessary. The use case for them vis a vis Insta 360 X3 is different. For off-road driving, 360 will be more useful since we don’t have to worry about reframing the camera toward the direction of the action as it keeps shifting. If you have seen social media the 360 seems to be the default way to go for showing off-road driving. Plus, Insta X3's me mode and Single lens mode do what those action cams will do while removing the need for any reframing. How does it compare with Insta360 One X2? If you already have an X2, it will do 90% of what X3 does. But if you are looking at buying a new one then X3 makes a lot more sense. X3’s new two-inch screen is a substantial upgrade from X2. X3 has a better sensor at 1/ 2" compared to 1/ 2.5” on the X2. X3 has a f/1.9 aperture compared to f/2.0 on X2. X3 also records 4k 30 while X2 can only do 2.7k 30 on single lese. Both will do 5.7k on dual lease. Where to buy? I will suggest buying the action-cam and the initial accessories kit directly from the Insta 360 website, for a couple of reasons: you will be able to buy Insta360 Care that protects you from accidental damage, and they repair your camera and cover the shipping both ways, and a 2year extended warranty while you buy the camera. you will be able to buy more accessories and in my case some of them were cheaper on their website. Because it was recently launched few are available on Amazon. How much does it cost? It is cheaper in the US at USD 449, but when you order online to UAE it is EUR 529. They do have some bundles, but they cost the same as the sum of parts. How long does it take to reach here? It gets shipped in a day or two from China and will be delivered in about a week time. What Accessories to buy? Insta360 X3 Sticky Lens Guards: Protection for both your lenses. Sticks directly on the lens to safeguard from dust and scratches. Insta360 X3 Lens Cap: Extra, all-round protection for your lenses. You can use it when in the field, but you are not actively using the camera. Otherwise, I assume you would keep it in a protective case. Extra Insta360 X3 Battery: Have at least one extra. It comes in a small box. Fast Charge Hub: If you want to charge multiple batteries at the same time. Invisible Selfie Stick: You have three options. 70 cm, 120 cm and a combination of tripod extending to 105 cm. There is an extended edition selfie stick that as well can be extended to 300 cm. Bullet Time Accessory: You have two options. There is a bullet time cord which is cheaper and a Tripod that can be attached to the invisible selfie stick. GPS Smart Remote: While initially I did not recommended but the new version of GPS remote is a very good option and recommended to be bought along with the camera. Other items to consider depending on your usage: There are a lot more items available such as Insta360 X3 Quick Reader, Mic Adaptor, Utility Frame, Quick Release Mount that works with GoPro Accessories. Vibration Damper, and many kits that seemed irrelevant to me but your milage will vary. Things to avoid from Insta360: Insta360 X Series Carry Case: It fits only 70 cm stick and a battery box. Many other accessories you might have would not fit in it so suggest going for a third-party case from Amazon. Memory Card: On amazon for far less cost, and a lot more storage.

After skipping of all long summer I joined this event and enjoyed complete drive with best tracks selected by @Rizwanm2. Thanks for supporting team as always they are the their best. My kids enjoyed 👻 ghost town pretty much. Thanks to all wonderful drivers in the team.

Dear Desert Drivers, Last updates for tomorrow morning Meeting 06:15 am at https://goo.gl/maps/Mf11NJccmLJrgbEv5 I'm sure you know, there is a gate at the meeting point. Just drive slowly to the gate pronouncing the words "Desert Lords, kindly let me in, I will show care and respect", and the gate will open. Convoy order will be We will use Radio Channel 3 Enjoy the evening, take as much sleep as you can, and meet you tomorrow morning !

Dear dune surfers, thankyou for signing up for the drive! As I mentioned in the drive post, This is going to be a fast paced drive with an aim to reach Shuwaib which is 54 KM on a line on the planned route. This translates that we would be driving at least 100+ Km through the dunes to reach our destination. there would be no stopping for play areas and we will make it fun on the go. Long range drives ( which I experienced under @Ale Vallecchi leads) gave me a sense of satisfaction which is what I think all of you will feel at the end of the drive. Such drives require undivided attention and precision driving. I am already excited and eagerly waiting for the cool Saturday morning!

Has anyone here used Michelin LTX for regular sand driving? Appreciate any review or feedback, please. LTX M/S 2 (moderate 4x4 tread) LTX A/T 2 (Proper AT tread, aggressive) I used LTX M/S long ago and love the rubber quality and sand flotation, it was amazing on sand (being very light) BUT not for wadi and rocks. Also, it lasted close to 60K kms without any aging issues. Now it seems Michelin added A/T too, which can potentially persuade me to ditch Geolander on the next tire change.

Thank you @Frederic for the fantastic drive in the amazing dunes of Sweihan - its definitely one of my favorite spots for off-roading. Having the privilege to follow @Srikumarand @Frederic was a great learning experience. I throughly enjoyed the drive from start to finish. Thanks @Rizwanm2 and @Kailas for the double-sweep and an especially big thanks to @Daniel Rodas for pulling me from Old Lady and to @Haitham Khattab, @Zed and @Imran Kashif whom I can always count on for mechanical advice and any kind of help! I hope we can all do another drive again soon! P.S: I posted some pictures in the gallery

@Zed sorry to miss you. I was eager to see the fully rebuilt LC ! We will have another opportunity soon I'm sure. Thank you for your good wishes. Enjoy your trip !

Sorry about that @Imteeaz Thank you for informing

@M.Seidam thanks mate for the update with regards to Mohamad Anwer's health. regards

I had to drop guys! Enjoy the ride

@Islam Soliman I’ve added myself to the waitlist early coming from a drive I thought was happening on a Saturday. I hope to find a spot on your drive I apologize for such late notice. Thanks

Dear Sand Sailors @MMansoor @Daniel Rodas @Niki @Mahmoud Taha @Yusuf Esaf WL - @salah2u @Imran Kashif Thanks for RSVPing for the drive. I am sure most of you have been to Faqa and some already have had chance to explore Little Sweihan. Both of these are my go to areas when in need for an adrenaline pump. And this attempt to combine them both together is really aspirational to say the least. We will need to be fast and we will need to be focussed - at all time. Even for me this will be first attempt as lead to try and cover both of these terrain together - so I am super excited and eagerly waiting for the weekend already. So make sure you plan your week in a way that you are well rested for Sunday. Ensure your vehicles are in their healthiest best. It will be challenging, it will test ours and our vehicle capabilities -in course make us all a better off roaders. See you all on Sunday. Ciao

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the 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: Fewbie and above When: 15 Oct 2022, Saturday. Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: LisailiFort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 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: 10:00 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please click on the "Add Waitlist" link. Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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

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: Fewbie level and above When: Friday, 14 October 2022 morning Meeting time: 06:30 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/DoxKyeDK91NFEGyy9 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: 10:30 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A POINT WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbie and above drivers. RSVP will close on Thursday - 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

Dear marshal @JeromeFJ, apologies I too have withdrawn from this drive. My overlanding trip to Saudi has been moved to Sunday early morning, so Saturday I will need to rest for the next day's 12-hours drive to Riyadh. I will still monitor whenever you're leading another 80km drive though, wish you all the fun & adventure tomorrow 😊 you've already got good support from @Looper, @Waqas Parvezand @Imran Kashif👍

Was about to ask the same - as other than Cooper they have the best of sizes, so lots of offer for my R18. Following the thread and hoping to get some good first hand usage feedback.

@Looper thanks mate for sharing your insights.

ok no problem.. hope to see you soon another drive. below is the updated convoy list.

Dear Friends @Alexanderrr @Benjamin @Mike. @Muhammad Qasim @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Patrick van der Loo @Haitham Khattab @TT_Dubai @Karthik Raptor thank you for signing up for early weekend drive. drive RSVP is now closed and below is the convoy order. plan for tomorrows drive is not a conventional route, hence expecting to cover lot of ground with mix of various terrains. Hence kindly request to come early as possible, deflate, flag up and be ready by 6.30 AM. will do quick brief and start moving along with the sunrise. at the end we will be chasing some ghost. 👻... we will be using carnity channel 1 for communications. see you tomorrow morning,

Totally agree 😊

Thank you doc @M.Seidamfor the update. Glad to hear that he is well 🙏. Best way to de-stress is sand therapy!

I experience the same in 2020 when changing tires, as LTX was newly launched in UAE after a long gap and no one had it at that time.

Dear friends @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Imran Kashif @ASAD. @Amr Aydin @Waqas Parvez @Karthik Raptor @Zed @Daniel Yang @Abdelghani and @Hisham Masaad I hope all of you had a good rest and recovered the stress from last week. On personal level just today I did when I spoke with our friend @Mohamad Anwer I knew he is totally fine Alhamdulellah. 🙏🙏 Thank you every one here who shared their concerns and wishes of fast recovery for Mohamed . Time is the best healer leaving just smooth barely visible scars and i am sure Mohamed will decide the proper time and raise again stronger than ever . I have edited some clips hope you enjoy At G bowl at Death bowl

Congratulations @Jonny90!! Enjoy the new experience!

Well done to you @Jonny90 and looking forward to see the SS in the dunes again! 😀

Congratulations @Jonny90 on your promotion.

Congratulations @Sayed Bilalon the promotion

Dear Desert Drivers, Nice to see a full group already motivated from the beginning of the week ! In the drive on Saturday we will explore a portion of the Sweihan area that is not driven so often. Starting from the E16, just at the outside of Sweihan town, we will drive West, parallel to the E20, until we reach the E75 on the other side. Expect empty portions of desert, some high dunes, mainly in the first portion, long virgin ridges, with bushes and shrubs in the lower parts of the dunes, and technical portions with soft sand with some nasty hidden pockets. All this will require your full skills and attention. Depending on how we progress, will use some sabkha areas to link between the dune portions. We may drive up to 80km, ensure you have enough fuel at he start of the drive. Stay tuned, more info to come tomorrow, with final list and convoy order. Let me know before that in case you changed your plans.

Congratulations @Sayed Bilal well done and enjoy the new level

Dear @Mike. you are most welcome to join the drive. i see you are first in waitlist and we have plenty of space for all waitlisters at the moment, all waitlisters will be added automatically as per available space by tomorrow.

Hi @Rizwanm2, I placed myself on the waiting list as i have a weekend drive already confirmed for Oct 15. Please include me in the drive if there are places. If there is anything else i need to do please let me know as this is the first time i use the Waiting List Option for a drive. Thanks. Mike

Congratulations @Sayed Bilal, well done!

Congratulations @Sayed Bilalenjoy your new level

Hey @Mohamad Anwer, fast recovery dear brother! I hope to see you soon.

It was an unfortunate end for a good drive, seeing the LC70 disappear behind the dune. The 10 seconds of silence on the radio, not knowing what happened, seemed to be forever and hearing @M.Seidam asking Mohamed if he was awake and asking him to talk was hard to listen to. Well said, everyone; we are practising this extreme sport and cautious, with full attention and being safe is the way to go to minimise risks. God was with us all and especially with Mohammed, and lucky us to have @M.Seidam and @Hisham Masaad and such an amazing team which everyone did participate in the best way possible @Waqas Parvez mate you rock, @Zed@Zixuan Huang - Charlie@ASAD.@Imran Kashif@Daniel Yang@Karthik Raptor great job with getting Anwar well taking care of in your car and @Abdelghani Although I had to go for work after confirming with @M.Seidam , I couldn't leave before seeing Mohamed leaving safely with the ambulance after the medics confirmed that the pain was no more than a bruise because of the seatbelt when rolling over and happy to hear Mohammed explaining to @M.Seidam that his wallet was in the black and yellow Stanley bag meant to me that he is also in a full concentration. @Mohamad Anwer Happy to hear that you are safe and sound, and hopefully, you will put this behind your back soon so we can see on the sand again.

Islam, I added myself to the waitlist as it would be my 2nd drive for the weekend.

Thank you @Frederic for the amazing drive today. Spectacular views, great weather and great drive route. Enjoyed every part of it. Thanks @Srikumar for SL, @Zed, @Kailas, @Rizwanm2 for the support. Pleasure to meet new sand Sailors @Lawrence_Chehimi, @Daniel Rodas @Gok Krish Thank you for the roof rack Advice, Shout out to my friends @Imran Kashif, @Ignacio Quindós. see you all soon on Sand

So Nahel it is and the lady dune for Sweihan drives II what are we waiting for . The week after the next inshallah . prepare your self 😄

Damn, im surprised that after yesterday you two still had energy to do another drive this morning 😃 @Zed Especially the LC1000 after dragging the recovery vehicle thru half the desert, you made her climb lady dune 🤯😂

Loved the drive Fredy. Missed it for far too long. Beautiful dunes, wonderful convoy and the maestro leading. An absolutely perfect morning, look forward to joining more such drives.

Sun is shining.... the weather is sweet Yeah! With the temps finally settling down a bit, i was looking forward for a morning on the sand with the fellow Carniteers We started from the Nahel side, as i was adamant on avoiding other clubs and crosstracks and tried finding some cleaner areas. To all our surprise, this area was virgin and had some nice play areas in store for us ! We made our way down south and had our fill in all sorts of ways. All of you drove amazing today, and we covered good ground. I wanted to top it off with a visit to the old lady dune, which we approached from the back and where @Rizwanm2 did a nice strike 😁 Jeeper Boys @Haitham Khattab @Ignacio Quindós@Kailas@Gok Krishand of course @Srikumar breathing in my neck you all were amazing today. Xterra mafioso @Lawrence_Chehimi and @Rizwanm2 you guys rocked ! Keeping the Pajero team alive @Daniel Rodas brought his new colleague and showed what a Pajero can do ! Amazing ! LC10000000000 driver @Zed driving the snot out of his LC as usual 😁 And FJ power in the name of @Imran Kashif - always with a big smile behind the wheel 😁 All in all a pretty systematic drive, as you can expect from a guy like me 🤣 Get ready for more adventures along the E95 the coming months ! Yalla !! https://www.relive.cc/view/vmqXBo12DoO