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DRIVE DETAILS Very few places on Earth can rival the mesmerizing beauty of Liwa, nestled within the Rub' al Khali, the vast expanse of the Empty Quarter – the largest uninterrupted desert on the planet! Embark on a thrilling two-day adventure that promises to unveil some of the most immense sand dunes you'll ever encounter! 🐪🌄 Immerse yourself in the raw beauty of nature, far removed from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Camp beneath a blanket of stars, serenaded by the sounds of the wilderness. Share stories around a crackling campfire, bonding with fellow adventurers over shared triumphs and tales of adventure. Yet, traversing the expanses of the world's largest desert demands respect and preparation. This expedition entails a challenging off-road journey, offering breathtaking vistas at every turn. Brace yourself and your vehicle for an unforgettable test of endurance and exploration! Planning: *Meetup at 8AM in Khanoor: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rnGP9hxzHzt12Ewf7 Decimal Coordinates: 23.08584, 53.61100 * Full Day Drive, making our way towards Moreeb dune. * Set up camp around 6PM and enjoy the evening together. * Exit at Moreeb Dune the following morning around 10AM. Considering its seriousness to keep you and your vehicle safe, these strict rules will be applied to all. Maximum of one passenger allowed - No exceptions. Drive Preparation: Your car should be in 100% pristine working condition, so double or triple check everything. Full-size spare tire with a lug wrench to match your wheel nut size and its depth. For aftermarket rims - Your lug wrench also needs to match the wheel nut depth. As it's a long full-day drive, so catch up with enough sleep in advance. 5-10 liter of water per person. Snacks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and next day breakfast. Keep your car as light as possible by packing what is truly essential. Fully charged radio with spare battery and all other required off-road gears. Gas tank and jerry can should be full upon arrival. (see fuel requirement below) Last petrol station with washrooms and food is ADNOC LIWA (977): https://maps.app.goo.gl/CqSnCNUTfUwySN2Y7 Last Petrol station nearby the starting point is ADNOC KHANOOR: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oxVfp85mBCdrWF6e7 Fuel requirement for every 4x4: Full main tank and 1 additional 25l jerrycan. Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and above When: 2 March 2024 Starting time: 8:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rnGP9hxzHzt12Ewf7 Decimal Coordinates: 23.08584, 53.61100 You can come early and camp at the same starting point if you like. (you can head inside on the same dirt track) Last petrol station with washrooms and food is ADNOC LIWA (977): https://maps.app.goo.gl/CqSnCNUTfUwySN2Y7 Last Petrol station nearby the starting point is ADNOC KHANOOR: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oxVfp85mBCdrWF6e7 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, lunch, snacks, face mask, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: Between 10AM and 12 the next day. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbie Plus and above drivers. 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. RSVP HERE for lead - Frederic RSVP HERE for lead - Gaurav Soni

During periods of unstable weather, the driving conditions in the desert change severely. Especially rain and heavy winds transform the dunes and will demand changes in your dune driving style. In this topic we will try to provide helpful tips to both leads and club members on how to prevent incidents when driving in this type of terrain. There are three main weather variables that we will cover. Heavy rains Heavy winds, sandstorms Foggy conditions Heavy Rains Off-roading during heavy rain should be avoided. It limits the visibility in the convoy, and the convoy should either halt and wait for the rains to stop or continue slowly to move towards another place where there is less rain. Driving in the dunes after rains might look very easy; the sand feels like concrete, but there are several issues that arise: 1. Tire pressure will need to be increased to mitigate pop-outs. If you drive on 10-12 psi, you will need to bring it to 15-16psi. 2. Cross-tracks, often found in busy desert areas, become more dangerous as driving in them might throw off the balance of your 4x4. 3. Ridges will appear fine but can crumble at the slightest impact. Additionally, along the length of a ridge you might suddenly find severe drops as where the rain gushed down and took a part of the dune with it. 4. Sabkhas can become mud pools. A sabkha or salt flat can look innocent, but after severe rains you might sink down while driving over it. Always approach a sabkha closer to vegetation or closer to the dunes, so you have a way to escape in case you start to sink down. When you approach with a convoy, let one vehicle go first and identify how deep his tracks in the sabkha go before following. 5. Sudden sharp steering will be penalized with a pop-out or even vehicle flip. Your 4x4 will slide more in the wet sand and there will be more slip. Drive extra carefully and do not overrate your skills. 6. Layering. During periods of rain, the absorption rate of the sand will depend on various factors, so as a result you might come across a dry-looking first layer, followed by wet portions of sand underneath. The combination of these two, being ripped open by our tires, will result in different traction at different locations. This unpredictability will make your 4x4 behave differently, and extra caution and focus will be needed throughout the drive, How layering would look like: Wet dunes, with colour variations that reflect the amount of water it carries in each location: Heavy winds, sandstorms During heavy winds / sandstorms, the terrain will undergo drastic changes. Apart from the limited visibility, which means you better halt the convoy, the dunes itself will shift and there will be temporary changes to the sand and ridges which makes the terrain very unpredictable to drive in. A small blowhole on the backside of the dune will now carry a lot of fresh sand and will make you sink in immediately. After heavy winds, and due to the sand shifting, there might be old vegetation popping up from underneath, which together with wet sand will form clumps and might cause pop-outs. Foggy conditions Especially in early mornings, fog can be a dealbreaker for an enjoyable off-road drive. Due to the limited visibility, it will be too dangerous to start driving with your convoy. You might need the help of your AC to dry down the inside cabin a bit in order to increase visibility. Give it some time for the fog to clear up.

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Brilliant thank you - just ordered it I'll try it with my GoPro max next week Thanks for sharing the link mate!!

Congratulations @Nizar Shawwa 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

Hi Islam, sorry, my mistake. i thought i reserved the newbie drive. but seems i wrongly select it from the whatsapp notification. thanks for your message, ive successfully reserve for sundays newbie drive

Can't wait!!

@Amr A @AlexM Abu Dhabi boys are checking in

congrats @Alphin Aloor!

miss Moreeb dune and Liwa already, cant wait.. hope we will get some quality time for dune bashing after camping... that is if I am quick enough on Monday)

Congratulations @Alphin Aloor! VTC power!!

Congrats @Andrew John Melvill looking forward to more drives with you now

Congrats @Nizar Shawwa hopefully get some more drives in with you again

Hi @Imran Asghar, Thanks for the comments. I bought this mount. It's strong and versatile. It fit around the base plastic part around the bottom of one of the passenger headrests and stayed tight. I was hoping for this effect of seeing the driving action and the views out the sides using the wide angle on the GoPro makes a huge improvement in ability to see and appreciate the other surroundings of the journey. Next, I'm going to try a couple of other areas inside and outside as well. https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B09C882D4M/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B09C882D4M&pd_rd_w=Kpjqf&content-id=amzn1.sym.3c0ab454-b599-4223-afad-d90d6ed8453e&pf_rd_p=3c0ab454-b599-4223-afad-d90d6ed8453e&pf_rd_r=NJ4170QF7VPFNM1MMTWX&pd_rd_wg=t0zkf&pd_rd_r=94bec6eb-ccfe-4b39-8b52-70f2597bf0cb&s=mobile-phones&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWwy

@Andrew John Melvill Congrats my friend and fellow countryman. Upwards and onwards!!! Really appreciate your support on the last 2 Drives.

Congrats @Andrew John Melvill ! Well done and enjoy the new learnings ahead !

Congrats @Nizar Shawwa ! Well done and enjoy the new learnings ahead !

Hi Emanuel this video is fantastic. I love the view from inside the car. Could I ask - how do you mount the Go Pro to the headrest, what kit do you use to mount it? Id love to record a few videos of me driving from the inside in the future. Thank you Imran

Congratulations @Nizar Shawwa enjoy the new level

Hi @JeromeFJ, A special thanks to you for leading and presenting an exciting, safe and memorable drive. Thanks to @Rk ram for the second lead and @Ranjan Das for the support. @Emanuel, Thank you for creating the video; very nicely done. Much appreciated your efforts during the drive. Looking forward to our next drive!

@JeromeFJ noted I will try to find something like this

The Armature Radio permit can be used for any non commercial activities ( hiking, boating , Off-roading, research, Radio communication testing and exploring ) you can apply for a permit over Emirates Amateur Radio Society https://ears.ae/en/

@Mohit Gurnani, these bungee cords are not the best, as heavy objects tend to slide below and escape. Straps like the ones I lent you are better.

Beautiful drive indeed ! Thank you @Emanuel for the videos. Nice expression of how fluid the drive was. Fluid but quite intense with the high ridges, the crossings, and the high pace. Very well done all of you. You managed to be focused and accurate. I'm sure you could feel the difference when you managed to find that exact line that makes a crossing smooth and effortless, ..... or when you miss it, don't have the proper angle, or don't have enough momentum. @Rk ram @Emanuel @Deepak Eswar @Gertjan @Mohit Gurnani @Ranjan Das , thank you joining, the convoy was well in sync, and it was a pleasure to lead !