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We are thrilled to announce the creation of Team Dune Navigators We’re gearing up for the epic Desert Champions Trophy with @Luke K P, @Aser and @Hugo, and we’re on the lookout for our final piece of the puzzle—a fearless fifth member to join our daring sandy odyssey ! Our team is built with experienced drivers ready to raise the Carnity flag higher than a mirage on a hot day. With navigation skills sharper than a cactus spine, resilience tougher than desert rocks, and driving skills that could impress even the most skeptical camels, we’re ready to tackle anything the desert throws our way. And let’s not forget—laughter is the fuel that keeps our engines running! We believe that a good mood and a dash of humour are part of every great adventure. So, if you’re up for a challenge and have the driving skills to match your enthusiasm (and a car that won’t give up at the first sight of a dune), we want YOU on our team! Ready to participate in an unforgettable sand adventure and share some laughs? Click the link below or send me a message for more details. Let’s conquer the desert together!

Dear Desert Wanderers @Benjamin, @Pramod B, @Mahmut, @Michael asir, @Fabien Monleau, @Zubair, @Mike M., @Zubail, @Gary F, @Andrei S, @Deepak Eswar, @Bjoern, @Jeandre Bezuidenhout and @Mehmet Volga the convoy order will be as below and we will be using Ch4 446.081 looking forward to a adventurous drive in Badayer tomorrow, as we have a large convoy please be on time, deflated and flag up ready to go at 06:30. see you all in the morning bright eyed and busy tailed

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@ALEX 0171, I'm sorry I've seen you have just joined the wait list, but the drive is full and we are already a long train. I cannot accept you for tomorrow. The drives for next week will be posted Monday during the day, and you can sign-up from 7:00 pm on the Monday. @Luke K P @Jose Luis Campos @Steve Farmer @Yurybel @Hetal @Mark B @Abhishek Chikara @Arvindraj @Gilberto @Sam_ @Jeevan Koshy @JohanE @ChrisW Last updates for the drive tomorrow Meeting at 6:00 am at https://maps.app.goo.gl/LHbFHb1WQUtA55kV7 Try to reach a bit ahead,, we will deflate, flag, and do a briefing before moving in. The convoy order will be We will use Carnity radio Channel 5 Enjoy the evening, take a good rest, and see you tomorrow morning.

Davie thought, we have such huge Jeep Support Gang , we can manage 30 cars, just need radio retranslators in air 😁

Thank you, @Zubail! Sad to let go of the classic (old!) Jeep JK, but really looking forward to seeing what this can do. And I love the colour! Might be an American car but the colour name feels fittingly British… 😂

@Luke K P @Jose Luis Campos @Steve Farmer @Yurybel @Mark B @Abhishek Chikara @Arvindraj @Gilberto @Jeevan Koshy @JohanE @ChrisW Thank you for signing-up for the drive tomorrow. Please check your route to reach the meeting point. Coming from Nahel on the E95, about 300m before the final location, you will see a road to your right, with a sign "...Winter Camp..." Take that road. It is closed by a fence. Reach slowly to the fence, it will open by itself. Then continue until you see the other cars. If there is fog on the route, take your time and drive safely, we will wait for you. Don't forget to use your wipers frequently to clear your view. I will indicate the convoy order and the radio channel by the end of the afternoon, stay tuned !

@JeromeFJ That’s ok man, no worries. I was battling all day to book and someone beat me to it last minute. Hope you guys have fun! 🤩 If you do have any last minutes cancellations tonight do let me know, I’ll check back tomorrow morning. I’m good to go with radio and all.. (done this before 😉)

Thanks @JeromeFJ for your reply. It’s clear and will manage accordingly.

Hi Jermoe, yes that will be my first drive with Carnity, however i did many drives before with different groups before. I have only Desert off road experience, not as a leader, Marshall or even a sweeper, but i know the rules and following the instructions and group leader. I do have front and rear towing points, have towing tools as well. i do have flag, deflator, and compressor. i do have Motorola Walkie-Talkie frequency 400- 470. Thank you for arranging this drive and looking for fun, safe drive with you guys. see you tomorrow.

Thanks! Also happy to take SL if that helps.

Morning @JeromeFJ - for info, I’m joining the drive tomorrow to try out a new car. Grateful if I can take a quiet spot down the back please ☺️

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Welcome to Carnity off road club fewbie drive, meeting at Badayer meeting point, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank and you bring lots of enthusiasm with you. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie and above When: 28 Sep 2024, Saturday Meeting time: 06:30 - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UpbBNoBRY4ZHMosS8 Approximate finish time: 10:30 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 gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher. Note: Please ensure that all of your off-road gear is securely tied down with ratchet straps in the rear compartment of the vehicle. Bungy type tie downs are not suitable for tying down off-road gear. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you find you are unable to join, so your spot can be taken by others in the waitlist. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, if an RSVP attendee removes themselves, you will be moved from the waitlist to the RSVP list as an attendee. A convoy list will be sent out the day prior to the drive. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. PLEASE RSVP ON BELOW CALENDAR

When I exporting from Garmin Explore, first I creat in Garmin collection, where I add all waypoints and track, giving the name onwant, and then share the collection, so it's imported in gaia as 1 folder with same name, inside which is track gpx and waypoints

Uuuuu, But I think next year! Nice Picture

You can make separate folders like TRACKS, ROUTES, WAYPOINTS for example and move everything in each folder. Then you can export each folder. GaiaGPS is horrible for these things. I moved most of my stuff to Caltopo nowadays for archiving and managing routes and tracks.

@Luke K PI think they removed this option only GAIA without outdoor+ subscription? https://www.gaiagps.com/premium/?PROMO=ZOLEOFALLWINTER2324 You can try to open new account and use 1 off these 2 links, for 1 year and half year premium trial

My pleasure @Asif Hussain

No worries i will join the other group for morning drive. have a safe one and enjoy it guys.

@ChrisW Man! 1st congratulations with new car! and second! Color Earl Grey - the name of color is... it's just amazing!))

Fun area to drive in, looking forward to it

all the best dear, no issues at all.

good that checked, meeting time is 6:30, not 600, Niiiiiice!

@GauravSoni Apologies mate - I will need to remove myself from this drive. Our office has signed up for a competition this weekend against other companies couple of weeks ago, and this event slipped through the cracks. I understand that this will most probably mean that the drive will be cancelled; @Mahesh_ @Mahmoud Taha please accept my apologies for being the bearer of bad news today. Sorry.

@Steve Farmer, @Jose Luis Campos, @Yurybel, please take the time to watch the video attached on top of this chat, if you have not done it yet, it is very useful information for driving in the sand. Please take the time also to program your radio with the 10 Carnity frequencies. The post below contains guidelines and useful information related to radio communications. Of course, this is valid for other participants to the drive, if you have not yet done so.

I have seen one yest in umm Ramool area with blue export number plate.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v4a0fbu6nqxe1qesrcdnp/Video-24-12-2020-12-08-53.mov?rlkey=m2ybnntmdd7y6n2z2pidihqva&dl=0 here you go 😜

4H Auto is capable of doing almost everything you want most of the time. To put in numbers you can practically drive your Wrangler in 4H Auto up to 90-95% of the time. You only need 4H Part-time (which means full-time, as Ben mentioned) in tricky terrain, where onboard computers fail (very rare) to do the required power split among the front and rear wheels, so you shift to part-time to have 50:50 power split to negotiate tricky terrains - like soft sand, a tricky slow and fast climb which require split-second change of power. We have many leads in Carnity driving and leading drives in 4H Auto, and only switch to part-time when needed. 4H Part time should be used as a trump card, similar to 4Lo so that you have something to fall back on when you need it. Most clubs even advise ppl to drive in LO gear for various reasons: Too lazy to get newbies stuck and recover and teach the right features, instead tell them to put on LO gear and let them blast all the way to glory. Backed by the garage, so the sooner you break the car in LO gear, the better it is for their business. In an ideal world of off-roading you and all other 4x4s should use a car based on the below order in sand: 4H Auto + D 4H Auto + tiptronic (manual selection of 1st or 2nd gear) 4H Part time + tiptronic (manual selection of 1st or 2nd gear) 4Lo + tiptronic (only for self-recovery and recovering others) This way you will learn your car and car will learn your driving style and also you have options to switch when you enter serious terrain or get stuck so you have room to shift to LO gear.

@JeromeFJ I am really sorry but I have a family emergency and need to cancel tomorrow. I hate to do this in the last minute but if it wasn't a emergency I would not do it. Thank you for understanding.

Apologies Gents , i have an unexpected professional emergency and have to fly tomorrow to Istanbul. Wish I was with you riding Badayer's dunes. Take care and enjoy the ride team @Davie Chase 🤙 Jonathan

Sorry to inform that I am unable to join for the ride tomorrow.

I think the work moving all my waypoints and maps would be more than the fees 😅 Thx for link though. Looks like they still have it. Outdoors + bumps the price up even more @Zubail