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Dear friends @Felix Obst our brilliant second lead . @Gary F with his copilot in the beautiful sand runner . @Krishna R I am sure the red X never let you down @Tharun Kumar V who sounded crystal clear. not forgetting @Simon D with his impeccable support in the middle , along the runner Prado driven by the vigilant @Tareq Al Turq who was tailed by @Haitham Khattab whom I am amazed always by his smoothness and determination not to leave anyone behind. Honestly it was for me such a lovely night drive under the full moon 🌕 despite the the fact it felt in a time as if we were driving in Africa’s Savana 😅 . Next time we should pass by the zoo and free some zebras 🦓 and giraffe 🦒 and the picture would be complete 😄 till we meet next time take care and drive safe https://youtu.be/ccAI0A9dNDE

Good morning, I hope everyone is geared up for the drive tomorrow. Firstly let us congratulate @Looper on completing the leader's lead. @Looper will be leading the drive tomorrow. @Islam Soliman and I will be supporting you with recoveries and any assistance. The convoy will be published later today. See you all tomorrow. Cheers!

Congrats @Looper for having your drive supported by 3 Marshals. These numbers may offer you warm-up stats: 8 out of 13 are Wranglers 9 out of 13 are Americans 4X4 10 out of 13 are LWB

@Kailas, @Misha Puskar, @Juan R, @Rk ram, @DP1011, @george charbel, @Rajat Verma, @Islam Soliman, @Daniel Rodas, @Gok Krish, @Sunil Mathew, @Ale Vallecchi Thank you all for joining the drive. Here are the final details for the drive: Meeting time: 6:30 AM Meeting Point: Solar Park (https://goo.gl/maps/ymuAZNGhHFUtKch49) Radio Channel: 2 (446.031) Convoy Order:

Dear Desert Drivers, @Stumpy Paj @Tharun Kumar V @Abdul Basit Khan @Krishna R @Pascal @Gurcharan Mehta @Zed @Benjamin @KAMALIO @Amr Aydin @Ale Vallecchi You are all on the list for the drive tomorrow. I will issue the convoy order by the end of the afternoon. Please let me know before that in case you changed your plans.

When you buy Jeepers Edition you lose your choice of parts if it is a pure pre-built, but you can preconfigure the stuff you want and order the configuration. Either way you are buying many upgrades you might not need. Another thing to consider is that you are paying for all the upgrades upfront, while it will be cheaper if you are sure about getting those upgrades and you want them. but if you are not sure then that is a current cashflow that you can spread over many many months even years. My guess is that they buy Jeeps at bulk and at a wholesale price so the overall vehicle with the upgrades will be cheaper compared to the sum of parts if you are going to buy them on your own. But if the off-roading bug has not bitten you, then consider carefully if you want all that stuff. Jeepers Edition will definitely work for you if you are looking to buy a beefy & juiced up desert ready Jeep, nothing much to bother about anymore. Having said that if you are asking here then... maybe, you are not sure, and in that case, I would again suggest that you go for Jeep directly and then make the modifications as you progress over the months based on what works for you. I won't recommend Jeepers for first-time buyers & if you are new to the off-roading community. In Carnity, we respect and value the essence of stock cars and the skill that is needed to drive them. We try not to break any car because safety is the prime objective here. A Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is more than just "good enough" for most to reach Intermediate Level in this club before you want to do any upgrades. The emphasis is on want and not need. All that you need is the basic recovery stuff, and you are good to go for years to do weekly drives.

Jeeper edition is more of a "bigger and better" approach to oversize all things at once. Those wranglers do look good but sadly most of them only look good on road. On the sand, they do not perform better. Simply put, putting extra big beefy tires is counter-productive for sand dune climb and will restrict any car climbing capabilities. I haven't seen a single Jeep with a 35 or 37-inch tire climbing Faya from the front, but I did see every stock Wrangler scaling Faya easily. They do this as it "looks" good and people are happy to spend 10-100K on various packages and configs for the aesthetics without knowing what really works in sand. The choice is completely yours if you wanna buy a Jeep to flash around the city and neighbor = Jeepers. If you wanna offroad and build it slowly as per really required mods = stock. I would spend my money to get top trim Rubicon with all three diff-lock or Sand Runner (if you like pickup style) and then drive for 5-10 drives to understand the vehicle dynamics before modifying.

Hey night riders, i have to say I was a bit nervous the first 30 minutes of the drive being the second lead at a night drive for the first time. Thank you @Krishna R and @M.Seidam for the nice words!!! It was an awesome experience and I really loved the pace just slowed down by the African savanna from time to time but of course we had to watch out not crashing into a rhino! Thank you all for the funny moments and the team work! Ramadan Kareem, happy Easter or just another wonderful weekend in the country of dune bashing! See you in the sand champs!

Thank you Doc @M.Seidam for a Magical drive in Qudra with the full moon lighting our way. We experienced everything - tech dunes, side sweeps, ridges and also a surprise stint in the African savannah The pace was superb during the middle part and touched intermediate a few times I generally come to night drives with less expectations and I can safely say that the off-roader in me was very happy and content last night. @Felix Obst an amazing second lead and your lines were perfectly in sync with Doc's @M.Seidam lead. Thank you @Simon D for the support and your helpful tips. Impeccable sweeping done by @Haitham Khattab supported with @Tareq Al Turq. The convoy performed brilliantly with seasoned off-roaders like @Tharun Kumar V @Gary F in sync with their machines. It was a delight guys. See you in the sands soon guys. Until then, keep calm and Ramadan Kareem.

Ahoy Sailors Find below the drive details. Meeting Time : 6am Meeting point : https://maps.app.goo.gl/pNyskmokem8hL2ef8?g_st=iw Radio Channel : 3 Convoy Order: 1. Varun - Rubicon 2. @Ashutosh Garg in his Xterra 3. @Joseph Raju in LWB Safari 4. @Anoop Nair in Wrangler 5. @Imran Kashif in FJC 6. @Tom B in his LC

Awesome @Imteeaz🥳🥳 Congratulations 👏👏 Look forward to the next drives with your support 😎

@Felix Obst @Marketa Dobesova thnks for ur congrats - looking forward to use my shoveling skills on our nxt drive @Hisham Masaad thnks mate - you have been a true inspiration for me since i met you on our first drive last Ramadan.

Data, data and more data- Couldn’t have been a better way to wish @Looper - the data wizard, on his lead drive. Have fun all.

Dear Desert Drivers, Last update for tomorrow morning. Meeting at 07:00 am at https://goo.gl/maps/xJ4Nzi7tNNkxNWXE7 The convoy Order will be We will use Carnity Radio Channel 4 Enjoy the evening, take a good rest, and see you tomorrow morning !

Oh yes, Looper is quite an amazing lead.

Well done @Imteeazcongratulations ...yalla pull 😅

@Imteeaz awesome achievement, congrats! Looking forward to be pulled out. Thanks in advance for all the upcoming drives you will be part of and supporting!

A topic on which I spent at least 6 months before going ahead with TE, stock model. A brief review - First come first both Jeepers and TE are registered with FCA so vehicle as base are reliable and no tricks in general expected from either. Specialization of both is diff - Jeepers though sells stock as well, main business for them is mods. TE main business is selling stock cars, mods for them is additional revenue stream not main. Stock vs stock - I always found Jeepers being bit more expensive on comparing stock Jeep from TE. Offers at TE were always better. However, Jeepers uses much more broader brands on modification while TE uses only Mopar. So in case one later decides to do mods - options to modify will be broader with Jeepers with some better flexibility on warranty (ofcourse only if modified by Jeepers). For eg some after market mods on stock from TE might void warranty. However since Jeepers in any case wants to do mod, i understand they provide better warranty coverage despite mods. This is important element especially for those who are clear they will go ahead with Mods. Ensure you check this before taking the call. Mods/Mods - If planning to go for Mod from day 1 and don’t want to go through the process of selection of mods by yourself, Jeepers might be a better option - broader optioms, a store that specializes in mods is surely better than one that mainly is a stock seller. Surely this value add from Jeepers come at a cost but then that’s the value add of going through a specialist. I agree with comments above that Off road zone and some others maybe even better options on functional mods. For cosmetic changes no one in AE beats Jeepers (at least I don’t know anyone). Beyond car price - you have registeration fees (<1000aed), mortgage registration in case planning and processing fees for loan. And ofcourse insurance.

Yep, Congrats @Looper... Looking forward to an entertaining drive...

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@Jaro Tuzinsky @JeromeFJ @Zed @Amr Aydin @Haitham Khattab @munkybizness @Joseph Raju Thanks you gents for your warm congrats. @Zed i am sure that we will need your V8 to pull me out! @munkybizness I dont believe you could go wrong with a VTC on the sand

Congratulations @Imteeaz. Glade to see you in Support team

Congratulations and supremely well done @Imteeaz. Always love your attitude and focus on the right things. It doesn’t hurt that you also have the right car 😉

Congratulations @Patrick 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

@Looper sorry I am just reading this thread... I kept myself in the waiting list to see if I will do 2 drives this weekend but its been an exhausting one so will only be able to attend one - on Sunday which Ive already confirmed, even though tomorrow's drive looks so much fun and am so tempted, Id probably die if I did due to lack of sleep 😭

Thank you @Gaurav@Davie Chase@DP1011@FERNANDO SYRIO@Vaibhav@Looper@Waqas Parvez@Klaus Pedersen@Ranjan Das@Xavi Moyano@Frederic@munkybizness@Hisham Masaad for the congrats! Looking forward to driving more with you soon!

@Looper I am In too ( Looking forward to the treat post drive )

Thanks @Zed @Kailas @Looper for the Conversations/ Inputs..... and thanks @Gaurav, yes totally aligned to your view , for the peace of mind, going ahead with dealer calibrate. it..

Congratulations @Mahmoud Tahawell done, ...yalla push 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks Anoop for sharing the same.

@JeromeFJ all set to float on sands 👍

@Juan R, @Rajat Verma, @DanielN, @Daniel Rodas, @Gok Krish, @Rk ram, @Andrei S, @george charbel, @Sunil Mathew, @Bashar Beasha Hope everyone is as excited about the drive as I am. As we are going about planning for the drive, request you to please check your calendars for any important commitments that you are ignoring to join the drive (I do often) and please confirm on the drive post by tomorrow afternoon. Also do set your morning alarms properly so that you don't miss the most difficult part of the drive - waking up early and on time. @Misha Puskar You are still on the waitlist and there could be a late opening. So please check your availability and confirm. This will be your second drive for the week, but the first one if you happen to join.

@Mahmoud Taha well done buddy - keep it up

Congratulations @Imteeaz, Very well deserved Buddy!

Congratulations @Imteeaz, well done and deserved

Mabrook @Imteeaz bro, looking forward to our next drive in same convoy. I might purposely get myself stuck so you can practice your Support skillz 😅

@Gautam Banka you have recently joined and hence you have to do Newbie drives first. This is a fewbie drive open for fewbie and above.

Thanks guys! Looking forward to many more adventures to come 🥰

Enjoy the peak level @Mahmoud Taha

Apologies. I will follow the grading structure which I just understood. 😀

Congrats @Imteeaz 👍👍

Well done @Mahmoud Taha, congratulations.

Congrats @Patrick!!!

Congrats!! 🙌

Congrats @Imteeaz, I still remember our first fewbie ride together! Its been great driving with you and watching your skills grow and the Patrol modification journey! Looking forward to seeing that Patrol supporting and sweeping from the back of the convoy . . . . Welcome to the team!!

Congratulations @Patrick ! Well done and well deserved ! Am sure you will love and learn more in this level

Fantastic and well Done @Imteeaz Congratulations & Welcome to the club and looking forward to seeing you soon !

Congratulations @FERNANDO SYRIO enjoy the new level 😀

Congratulations @Ishak well done and looking forward to drive and talk together next time:)

@Frederic Impressive article indeed👍...