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Hahaha, now that you brought it up I can share my wishlist for gifts I want 😎

DRIVE PLAN PLEASE READ IT FULLY, BEFORE RSVP. This will be an exploration drive through Razeen desert with an aim to find, mark and connect good, bad and wow areas for future drives. Being an exploration drive, it can be 6K RPM all the time, it can be technical, it can be scenic, it can be fast or dead slow - I don't know. So be ready for anything, but be sure it's going to be very exciting as no one knows the start and end point. The bottom line, this is not going to be a regular off-road drive, so please join the drive with an open mind and flexible approach. 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: Intermediate and above When: 23 September 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 5:30 AM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bVLiFt1NXmvyvbtx6 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 10 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

Hello, I am picking up my car tomorrow (exciting) so would like to join this drive! Please advise how I go about this? Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Grey 2021 No, just as passenger on previous Carnity drives Yes, I believe these are standard on Rubicon. NO Radio, NO Flag, however I can buy a flag. Any recommendations? And confirm that you have seen : Confirmed

@Looper will be thankful for this one , else he will end up using his 1/4th tank , now may be he will use little lesser

There's another ADNOC Gas Station 80km from meeting point so you can save 20km range 😅 After filling there you exit first right into the farm road and keep on pushing till you see the Big Razeen Roundabout. ADNOC Service Station | Al Faya (891) https://maps.app.goo.gl/wxxEQHC7hhNjhPnw6?g_st=ic

The meeting point is updated on the drive post and calendar. Last fuel station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RKZ1Yrj9LrBSVPbb9 Everyone MUST get their car filled up here, please.

@controlzGo to the drive calendar and RSVP for the drive, you will be added to the drive list.

@controlz, welcome to Carnity. Compressor and flag are mandatory for your first drive. I will bring spare radios so if you don’t have one yet, that is no problem. Looking forward to meet you on Sunday …

Adnoc Al Qua (946) is 60 km away from the meeting point, so I will refuel from there. https://maps.app.goo.gl/WiNtQU5oDL5Tmi9D8

That's a very good idea, for cars with small fuel tanks of 60-70 liters like mine.

Wow ! Looking forward to this long drive ! ( I hope the black coffee stock remains sufficient for everyone by the time I reach there ( shows 220 kms for me from my start point to drive start point ) @Gaurav Bhai - I see 100 kms from Gas Station to Meeting point - is this correct ? ( May be time to carry Jerry cans ?

Nissan Sunny GTR, go vroooom Nissan Sunny tow package. What is it going to tow? Source: r/dubaipetrolheads in reditt

Dear Gautam, Indeed, it was a valuable experience and enjoyed it well. Thank you for your support and all the other members for the cooperation extended throughout the drive. As explained, understand the importance of sensing the car's movement and managing gas in a stuck situation. The formula you mentioned makes sense and will be helpful in future drives. Appreciate your decision to adjust the route and make the call to exit at Qudra when needed. Look forward to joining for future drives.

By the way - I also noticed that you are celebrating your birthday with us on Sunday -Looking forward to the early morning Birthday Treat - @taz911

Definitely considering it, 160km round trip between the fuel station and start point, that’s half a tank just on the black top for the paj

HI @taz911 Welcome to the club as an offroader , am sure you are excited for your first drive ! Yes, Compressor and Safety Flag is mandatory , However for Radio, it can be provided for your first drive and from second drive onwards, its mandatory.

Hi Carnity! Looking forward to my first ever offroad drive! Mitsubishi Pajero, 3.8 GLS TOP, 2013, Grey No offroad experience It is completely stock so comes with the stock tow hooks on back and front No safety flag or radio, do we need to buy? MUST WATCH: watching PS: Do we have to buy the compressor for the first drive?

Hi DP I drive a Toyota FJ Cruiser Xtreme 2013, no off-road experience, have just sat on drives with my husband. The car is all kitted out ready to offroad with all relevant equipment ready to go. I have watched the video. Thanks Shaz

Hi @Shaz Welcome to @Carnity! I see this will be your first drive and am sure you are excited for this one. can also please respond on below points ? Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details. Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets. Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag. And confirm that you have seen : MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING ( the link given above)

Thank you @Looperfor organizing , leading and guidance through the drive. @Rob Sand @Imran Asghar thank your for your calm and composed approach through the stucks and refusals. Your support was very much appreciated by all

Thanks you @Looper. My maiden desert drive with Xterra that too with manual gear felt so safe with carnity. Excellent drive. Hoping on my coming drives will have more confident and fun.

Amazing roundup... thanks.

I have a small poll on this post appended to the first drive post at the beginning of the thread request participants of the drive to respond to it. Please keep reading the Drive Report to learn more. Drive Report: Encouraged by my previous drive a couple of weeks ago I wanted to redo it again as an easy drive. I even tried to change the track a bit to make it even easier; but we were mostly driving on the same track as last time. As it turned out, in the end it was anything but easy. There were some initial hiccups for sure, it was a good learning experience; I hope for everyone. While at every break and at every refusal I kept telling myself and the team that it is going to be easy next - that easiness seemed elusive for most part. There was a section where we could drive effortlessly and at a fast pace in between wide-open dunes but soon we ended up in a technical area. After the first few refusals and the couple of breaks it seemed we would have had to extend the drive a bit if we were to finish at Lisaili. When I saw that we were on a track that was going towards Qudra, I decided that it would be better for us to exit at Qudra on time rather than go to Lisaili and extend the drive. I have a survey question in this regard my decision on ending the drive when I did. What is your opinion on it? The Learnings: One important lesson we have learnt today is that one should sense if one's car is moving or not in a stuck situation and decide how much gas they must give. A simple formula for it is: Is the car moving? Yes - yes, then give gas No - no, don't give much gas because the car will dig itself and make the situation worse. But in either case the RPM must be about 1500 not more. Another thing that we also experienced & hopefully learnt is that one must feel the sand under one's car, and if it seems soft on the wheels, then must give more gas, but avoid getting stuck, if one does get stuck or has slowed down significantly then avoid giving any more gas. In the first refusal where we had 3 cars get stuck, what did we do? We reversed and then tried again. Often reversing from a stuck position helps becuase, the car gets out of the churned-up sand that is stopping it in front of the tires plus the car moves to a cleaner patch of desert. Reversing also has more torque that helps to move the car a bit more easily than going forward even in first gear. After reversing, look for a clean track and move slowly at first and then floor the gas to get out of the patch. Credits: The Jeep gang had a remarkable drive except for just one refusal where we had to pull @Deepak Eswar from a crested position. @Ben Williams love to see your TJ doing its magic in every drive. Thank you @Juan R for an excellent 2nd lead and you were perfect. The Pajero gang and just one refusal at the start but with @Ishak opening the account but thereafter it was smooth sailing. @Srilakshman Karthikeyan - you had a great drive. In the Xterra mafia, @Zulfikhar Naiyar - you have shown your expertise with the car and the terrain. @Sreenath G after the initial hiccup where you too got stuck behind Ishak, you drove well in the rest of the drive. Also, thanks for the sweets in the first break. I realized it is a tradition to offer sweets when you have a new car. Hope by the end of the drive you have become a bit more comfortable with the manual gears. The FJ gang had one new Fewbie with @Shiju Raju and you too faced the first batch of refusal. and thereafter it was mostly smooth sailing for you. I will look forward to seeing you in many more drives in the future. @Johannes Roux you too had almost a perfect drive. It so happens that FJs do get stuck unnecessarily where others are having a break. I had this experiance first hand from yesterday when the FJ somehow decideded that it is too soft and it should get stuck when we were having a break. I would like to take this opportunity to thank @Rob S and @Imran Asghar for their support to the drive. I could not have done this without your help at the back.

Thank you @Looper, @Rob S, @Imran Asghar , the drive was awesome, mix of technical and fun. I enjoyed my first fewbie drive 😍

Thanks to Looper and the team. Enjoyed today... Nice and relaxed with some challenging soft sand along the way. 👍👍