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Attendees Jaro Tuzinsky @Jaro Tuzinsky Bashar Beasha @Bashar Beasha Beide Worku @Beide Worku Andrei S @Andrei S Ignacio Quindós @Ignacio Quindós Gary F @Gary F Bjoern @Bjoern Jona @Jona Mohit Gurnani @Mohit Gurnani Ahmad Nerat @Ahmad Nerat Waitlisted Attendees Zed @Zed Mus_hus78 @Mus_hus78 Naveen Raj @Naveen Raj Salim Akhtar @Salim Akhtar Cristian @Cristian FERNANDO SYRIO @FERNANDO SYRIO Thanks for signing up to this drive ! We still have a couple of days before the convoy closes, to please double check your availability. As you know there are a bit less petrol stations in this area so please check here below: The nearest petrol station is the ADNOC in Nahel: https://goo.gl/maps/zcvKzs4rustZpZNF7 There is another one in Sweihan itself as well: https://goo.gl/maps/NjTGFBtCcCgKjLjm6 Coming off Dubai-Al Ain road, you can take this one: https://goo.gl/maps/nHBQigtCC7hskAXB9

Guys - I have some news to share and Those who will be making it to this drive, Please carry your coffee mugs , As I am will be treating the convoy with Beverages or so As I believe in not adding further to trash, would prefer to avoid disposables! ( I will be carrying trash bags though, in case someone wants to collect the trash we find during the drive 😂) Black coffee guys pls react "totally Agree" Coffee with milk and sugar "well done Lemonade : "Thank you"

👆 Did you get that right? Carry all the ropes you can, bring out the shovels (not spoons), we are going to be the undertakers of what could probably turn out to be an insane drive. Should things go south we might find ourselves stuck in really sticky situations, and we will need all the energies we can muster so please be ready for the same. To reiterate, this drive is primarily an exploration drive, and we may not know what lays ahead, even though it's just Qudra. Our objective would be to come out of it scot-free, make an easy get away from it as an ideal FB drive should be. Important: Request you not be a No-Show and instead rest well and arrive on time. In case you think there are going to be any issues withdraw from the drive as there is a long waiting list. Meanwhile do check the health of your vehicle as it will be quite hot very soon, touching 40 degrees by the time we end the drive. Attending: @Emanuel, @Srilakshman Karthikeyan, @Deepak Eswar, @Juan R, @Mahmoud Taha, @MohamedSherif, @Zulfikhar Naiyar, @Johannes Roux, @Rk ram, @Benjamin Waitlisted: 1st Drive of the week: @Arda Yagcioglu, @Haneef Thayyil 2nd Drive of the week: @Stumpy Paj, @Bjoern, @Bravoecho, @Abhilash Kottakkal,

Ropes are packed. I’ll also bring the @Stumpy Paj. He’s useful sometimes 😁

@Riyal Shareef @Mark Pendle welcome to Carnity Offroad club @Mark Pendle Kindly reply with a small introduction: Which 4x4 are you driving/bringing to drive ? Any prior off-roading experience ? If so please specify. Does your vehicle have front and back tow points and are they in perfect condition? @Riyal Shareef @Mark Pendle As a perfect preparation for your first drive with us, please go through the Absolute Newbie Briefing video posted below which really helps in getting you to understand the first basic essentials, so please watch it with full attention. Must watch Absolute Newbie Briefing ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-2ah4Eyek For your first drive, please bring a tire pressure gauge and a deflator so you can deflate your tires. (for inflating tires we will be ending our drive close to ADNOC station so compressor is not compulsory for this drive) If you do have off-road gear such as a flag, shovel, recovery rope or others, please bring it along as well. If you have a UHF Radio you can bring it along, and program it to the Carnity Frequencies as per the below post. If you don't have radio we will provide spare radio to use. From the second drive onward you need to get your own radio. Click here how to program your radio ⬇️ https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/carnity-two-way-radio-frequencies-r119/

Got the new ropes today...ready for the battle of ropes and shovel. @LooperI will bring a shovel and also a spoon which I bought for my first drive just incase....😂. Looking forward to the battle and hope we win the war in the end..I understand we have the best front line warriors looking after us @Benjamin @DP1011 @Kailas really appreciate taking the responsibility of the long convoy and adding us to the drive...

Time to have more colorful emoji for more specific flavors. Enjoy your 100th drive milestone.

Hi @Dare_to_Dream we do not promote nor mention workshops here on the forum as we want to make sure the content remains unbiased for our members. You are of course free to come up with technical questions as we have a large user base here. Having said that, there are plenty of car workshops in Abu Dhabi to tailor to modifying your vehicle, but be ready for lots of issues to get your car through the RTA inspection if you are planning heavy modifications (unless you will drive it around on a trailer ) I recommend Google search "4x4 modification" or "4x4 tuning" and go through the list of potential shops. Visit them one by one and look at the projects they've done and try to align with them on budget, plans, execution, designs, etc... You will probably see that after visiting 10-15 shops that only 1-2 will be shortlisted. Be very detailed about your expectations and budget. Because the majority of these shops will make you drain your wallet faster than anything ! Good luck !

That’s it @Bravoechoyou are digging yourself out, 😂

Hi Asif introduction as below, Which 4x4 are you driving/bringing to drive ? - Im Driving a Xterra 2012 model (Offroad Version) driving full time a 4x4 Any prior off-roading experience ? If so please specify. - Yes only a little bit driven on Sand Does your vehicle have front and back tow points and are they in perfect condition? - Yes it has both front and back towing points For your first drive, please bring a tire pressure gauge and a deflator so you can deflate your tires. (for inflating tires we will be ending our drive close to ADNOC station so compressor is not compulsory for this drive) - Thanks for the update, i have a Deflator but not a Pressure gauge, Will try to get a Compressor before next Drive If you do have off-road gear such as a flag, shovel, recovery rope or others, please bring it along as well. - Flag i have, if mandatory can get Rope, Shovel If you have a UHF Radio you can bring it along, and program it to the Carnity Frequencies as per the below post. If you don't have radio we will provide spare radio to use. From the second drive onward you need to get your own radio. - I have a Radio

Congratulations @Haneef Thayyil enjoy your new level

These are the stats from the last two drives I did here. In the first of the drive, we had a situation where we had a stuck car being pulled by another that got stuck which needed to be pulled by one more which got stuck too so we had to use one more behind it. There was a pop out too at the very start even before we entered the dunes. In the second drive at one time, we found three cars inside a small bowl, a little later in the drive we had 2 or 3 simultaneous popouts being fixed at the same time, and a dead car towards the end of the drive, in the dark. Expectation: The sand will be incredibly soft; the dunes are un-even and narrow. It will be a slow and treacherous track, where anything that could go wrong will go wrong. Objective: We will thread carefully among the dunes and try to keep moving by finding an uncomplicated way to navigate. Reality: TBA

Does anyone know of any car workshop in Abu Dhabi that can provide car styling, body and frame modification ? Basically, I'm thinking of taking a 4x4 donor vehicle chassis and modifying it into my project concept vehicle Any help would be greatly appreciated !

DRIVE PLAN We will start our drive from Bab Al Shams, enjoy some technical dunes along the way that I am expecting to be super soft as well as very technical. We will also try to find some nice dunes and practice ridge riding and criss crossing. After that, we will enjoy a drive that will take us into Last Exit. Read Carefully: I haven’t driven in this area for a long time, and I’m planning to explore it. I think the sand might be really soft, so I’d like the cars to be lighter, preferably below 2.5 tons in their usual stock setup. It would be great if we could avoid really big vehicles. Also, the sand dunes are going to be narrow, so trucks might not be the best choice for this terrain. Keep your shovels handy. Request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie and above When: 10 September 2023, Sunday Meeting time: 6:00 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/f782dd5PLRj9sRV36 Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM 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), smiles, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. MANDATORY OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor Walkie-talkie radio Off-road flag Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 8 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

@LooperLisaili sand was wet today and it seems cloud-seeding rain is going to be more frequent, so you may not need so many ropes.

i ordered online expecting by Saturday..

well well well 15 cars, it's gonna be an interesting Train Ride to Al Ain 😁 @DP1011 now that waitlist is officially accepted, I'll have one of each please, as there is no multi-reaction button yet 😁

1 means - it is the first drive of the week such as yours, 2 means it is their 2nd drive of the week and they are already signed up for another drive.

Amazing Deepak!! Thanks!

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/weather/uae-new-cloud-seeding-campaign-effect-heavy-rains-hit-parts-of-country

Maybe just have a read of the radio info here and preprogramme your radio before Sunday 👍 https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/carnity-two-way-radio-frequencies-r119/

Congratulations @Haneef Thayyil on your promotion.

Congrats and Well done @Haneef Thayyil ! See you soon some day in Sand!

Well done @Haneef Thayyil ! See you soon in the sand !

Congrats @Haneef Thayyil Enjoy the new rank and pace!

Thank you very much @Gaurav, the Carnity leaders, advisors, supporting team and all the members. It’s been a pleasure to learn and grow with your support and guidance, and so happy for the promotion.😊 I look forward to the next level of drives with more fun and excitements. Thanks again.