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Dear Desert Wanderers, RSVP is now closed for this drive, @Andrew John Melvill, @ZakWarah, @Wilfredo Perez, @Misha Puskar, @Mark B, @Aser, @Sandeep Nayar, @Hani Howeedy, @Nizar Shawwa and @Gary F my bad just back from Travelling and had it in my head it was Saturday today So yes Sunday 14th April is drive day thank you for pointing that out and noting the deliberate mistake

Thank you all for joining the drive. I am currently travelling and WILL BE BACK tonight. We will use ch 2 for the drive and leave at sharp 7:00 am if not early. Following will be the convoy order.

Dear Desert Wanderers, RSVP is now closed for this drive, @Andrew John Melvill, @ZakWarah, @Wilfredo Perez, @Misha Puskar, @Mark B, @Aser, @Sandeep Nayar, @Hani Howeedy, @Nizar Shawwa and @Gary F we will be using Ch4 446.081 for Sundays drive, please be at the meeting point deflated and flags up at 0700. really looking forward to seeing you all Sunday morning and having a great drive through the Al Fayah desert. Convoy order will be as below:

Here's the finale for our drive. The feature video and selected raw footage. Enjoy. Follow this link to see more https://youtu.be/sbJYKQ2uTWo

A screw driver did the trick to lossen it all up to get balance back. Speed limit again after that. All that sand looks like my parking spot. 😂

DRIVE PLAN After a wonderful drive we did in February, let's go for one more round in and around Faqa'a. The drive plan is similar to what we did last time, but will last slightly longer time than we did previously. We will meet at a slightly distance place to start to drive, but we save ourselves the hardship of driving though all the bushes. From our favorite playground at Faqa'a we will go towards Little Swihan and end our Drive at Solar Park ~ 10:00 am or so. GENERAL OVERVIEW We 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 Plus and above When: 13 April 2023, Saturdat Meeting time: 6:45 AM - Sharp (we will start the drive at 7:00) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/c7csDnXfSSVzZzgz9 Approximate finish time: 10:00 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. RECOMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. 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 THE CALENDAR

Hi @Islam Soliman, apologies but i need to drop from this trip, something came up and ill not be able to make it

Hi @JanS.. thanks for sharing the details.. pls try to source a flag tomorrow so you come prepared for the a safe drive with the convoy. Also compete the readings and watch the video on the main drive post prior to the drive.

@Islam Soliman Hi, I have just signed up for the drive: Mitsubishi Pajero 5-door, yes to low and high 4WD gears, tow hooks etc. I go dune driving about once or twice a month but I have never been part of a convoy so consider me a newbie (though not completely new to sand driving). I have a two way radio, tire inflator, tow ropes but no flag. Looking forward to the drive. Jan

@Davie ChaseAhhh nice, got worried for a sec 😅 Looking forward to the drive

I hope it is the 14th! 😅

Hey @Davie Chase tomorrow's drive or Sunday's drive?

Sorry, I am unable to join tomorrow. Please excuse

Good morning @Islam Soliman - I am confirmed for this drive as Simon had to cancel the IM drive due to a damaged shock absorber that cannot be repaired in time for that drive. Looking forward to driving with you again and meeting new drivers.

Hi @Simon D, thanks for the update though sorry to hear about the damage. This usually means a lighter wallet. See you next time on the sands.

...I was going 70km/h till I reached my place and pulled my washer... what a boring ride Next time I'm going to have a portable power washer for occasion like this one. It's mad how much mud got inside my rims...

@Ale Vallecchi thanks again for a fantastic drive in a stunning landscape! @Rob S and @munkybizness your support roles excellent as always, really appreciated the advice and assistance during my refusals and the stuck. @Emanuel was good to follow your impeccable lines again! Also had to remove tons of mud from my rims, felt like i had lost all my wheel balance weights! Also had to air up the right front twice on the way home. Workshop in dubai cleaned out a good bit of sand from between the tire bead and the rim! To everyone in the convoy, thanks for a really good morning. 👍

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for another interesting and exploration kinda drive around this area. Second time here in as many weeks. We saw many interesting things and a couple of unfortunate ones like the Jeep that rolled over, thankfully he was ok and his friends were towing it out. With the terrain at times forgiving yet others weren't with very soft patches here and there and others we couldn't quite see well enough to know what was starring right at us because the sand was so bright. You did great getting us around the various fences and eventually over to see Sweihan Pond. We have to take what she gives and make the best of it sometimes, and we did a great job of it today. Good to see you again @Rob S and thanks for supporting the drive. It was a good team effort up there helping @Andrew John Melvill from that last refusal. @munkybizness I think we met on a drive last year or the year before. Thanks for sweeping our drive. As always, good to see and chat with you again @Marek. One new thing I learned today as I was starting my drive home. The car was wobbling and I went to the Sweihan petrol station to check my tire pressure and all was good. Felt too tired to bother hooking up my compressor again. Still wobbled on the way home so I stopped on the side of the road to have a better look at things and found about half the mud flat stuck inside my rims. I was loosening all that up when @Sreenath G pulled up to check on me, Thank you for that. 👏 Have a look at all that sand from one tire...

Congrats @Gary F..now we have a father son duo in support!!! see u soon

@Luke K P, @Gaurav & @Ishak thanks for your inputs, it is much appreciated. Also thanks to you, I could start to write on the workflow, which I wanted to write for some time now but wasn’t getting around doing.

Sorry, team, will not be able to join. Please excuse me. Enjoy the trip!

Dear Friends , @Patrick van der Loo, @Emanuel, @Mohit Gurnani, @Imteeaz Unfortunately I will have to cancel tomorrow's drive , as one of my car's shock absorbers got damaged and it will be too risky to drive it in such a condition . and i can only get it fixed by next week . sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for understanding. looking forward to see you next time