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  1. Checking my tools if everything is complete, I thought, lets check the lug wrench that came with the car. Just to make myself ready if I get a day off. Is it not the correct size! Yes I changed the lugs to black ones, but I checked them with the previous ones, but they are the same size. Just heads up for other people. 😅
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  2. Agree @Xaf, it's a common error, that once the tires and rims are changed, people don't check if the existing lug wrench will be able to remove the tire when needed.
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  3. From going out and finding the right radio model, programming it, and using the functionalities to get it to work properly, this topic will be used to bundle all essential information and can serve as a discussion thread for everything radio-related. The first handy advice is found below: Above advice contains all the basic information to setup your radio. For whatever questions related to the topic radio / walkie talkie please use the "Walkie Talkie Essentials and Questions" thread to post your questions on which model, where to find, etc...
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  4. Liwa - An Unforgettable Experience For the intermediate and above level offroaders, who have missed the chance to experience Liwa on 14 Feb, here comes another golden opportunity to embrace Liwa with its open buffet of some of the best dunes in the UAE. As much as Liwa is fun, thrilling and mind boggling with humongous dunes and vast desert, it is indeed very tricky, scary and challenging to test all your off-road skills in one drive. More than the skills and your vehicle capabilities, you need to be very sharp, calculative and attentive to understand the convoy movement with patience and level head at all times. As it's a 3+ hour drive from Dubai so ideally well rested body will enjoy this whole day drive without fatigue, so reaching a night before and camping or sleeping in the car at meeting point would be ideal, but completely optional for everyone. When: 28 February January 2020, Friday Drive start: 7:45 AM, the convoy will move at sharp 8:00 AM Where: Maraba Al Dhafra Petrol Station, Zayed City, Abu Dhabi Meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/3TNYZFbBztR93Yo76 Level: Intermediate and above - STRICTLY. Type of Car: Proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. Well serviced and thoroughly checked to be in pristine condition without any flaws, warning light, mechanical or electrical malfunction. Plan: Explore and drive till about 05:00 PM What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Extra fuel jerry can - at least 20 liter, more the better. Spare tire should be in good working condition. Drinks & ready to cook food for lunch and dinner Snacks or nuts to munch while driving All spare fluids for your car Firewood (20 kg) / Car - If you are camping Optional items if you have them bring them with you (no special purchase needed) Binoculars Sand track/mat Tie-down straps Tool kit, Ratchet, socket set Essential spare parts for your car Axe, Saw, Heavy duty Hammer etc. Approximate finish time: 5:00 PM Camping and bonfire: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM - (Optional) Sleep over: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM - 29 Feb 2020- (Optional) MUST READ: First off-road drive checklist Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Off road Driving Etiquette's Off-road Convoy Rules Off roading - Everything you need to know Please RSVP on the below calendar.
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  5. I don't know if this is a real experiment or DONALD TRUMP FAKE NEWS but I've seen it reported on a few different sources. Looks like an interesting and novel way to control city noise levels but I can see it ending up in lots of road rage and uncontrolled brawls on the street. You can take the cow to the river but you can't make her drink the water.
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  6. For some its attitude / style to show their supremacy over others by not following those stupid lines.
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  7. @Michael sammy with regards to your interference issue on Channel 02 (446.03125). I tried last night with my wifey's 2008 3.8 Pajero but did not notice any interference. We can have a look together on next drive, or send me some pics of your radio set to that frequency.
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  8. Hi @RohanH glad to hear you enjoyed ! You will receive drive notifications via the Whatsapp group, but we communicate strictly only via the forum. Reason is that by using WhatsApp a lot of essential data gets lost and flooded. If you go through our website you’ll find hundreds of advices, topics, and discussion threads from Off-roading itself to the required tools, information on where to buy, etc...
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    When: 28 February January 2020, Friday Drive start: 7:45 AM, the convoy will move at sharp 8:00 AM Where: Maraba Al Dhafra Petrol Station, Zayed City, Abu Dhabi Meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/3TNYZFbBztR93Yo76 Level: Intermediate and above - STRICTLY. Type of Car: Proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. Well serviced and thoroughly checked to be in pristine condition without any flaws, warning light, mechanical or electrical malfunction. Plan: Explore and drive till about 05:00 PM
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  10. @Frederic This promotion is in no small part thanks to you. Like you say you've been there since the start, like @Rahimdad and @Srikumar Thanks for the support, the coaching and the friendship. We are looking forward to lots more adventures - and the chance to continue to support newbies and fewbies
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  11. @Rizwanm2 - Yes I agree the drive was quite a LEARNER for the absolute newbies.
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  12. @Shamil, thanks for that. The feeling is mutual. And special thanks to you too as I am sure that the recent drives have contributed more than their fair share to the learning curve. We both really enjoy this club, so it is really wonderful to feel so welcomed.
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  13. Higher wattage only affects the transmission output power, ie people can hear you from further away. It won't affect what you can hear through your set. Sets are cheap, check eBay. Installation is easy and doesn't take up much space. Mag mounted aerial on the roof and the radio connects to the cigarette lighter. Most modern sets are the size of 2 cigarette packets. I got into CB at an early age through my uncle. A basic setup is actually pretty cheap. A couple of hundred dirhams will buy a basic second hand 40 channel Cobra radio and a mag mount antenna. All plug and play and totally removable. I started out with a little Maycom EM27 and modified it so I could receive AM, FM and SSBs. I swapped that for a Cobra 29 that I modified to receive unlimited frequencies. It's an addictive hobby and I ended up buying a President Lincoln home base and a huge antenna mounted to the roof of my dads garage. My dad went crazy when I dug up his garden to run the cables. We used to get a lot of use out of car mounted mobile units at home when we were young stupid kids into street racing. You could send a sweeper car up the road first to report that everything was clear, no cops, no people walking on the road etc. We also used to play a game called catch the fox. Someone would go and hide somewhere in their car and send a message every few minutes foxy foxy foxy. Then the hunters would try to track down the signal using the Rx meter. Spent many teenage nights DXing, looking for a good skip, bouncing signals off the ionosphere and ended up with a pretty good collection of QSL cards from all over the world. I have so many good radio stories. I still have a lot of my gear back home in my dads house but god knows if I'll ever go back and use it. Definitely a fun hobby though. There are people out there now sending messages to and receiving messages from the ISS. Apparently the guys up there are more than happy to chat to people who have the equipment to contact them. The mobile phone killed the scene a bit but there are still die hard guys out there.
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  14. Hi, I have jeep grand cherokee 2011 No experience Front and rear tow hooks. I Have it.
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  15. Thanks for replying @Michael sammy If your radio is a Motorola MT777 see below info to switch between channel mode and frequency mode: Note: This radio has 2 operating modes called "Frequency" and "Channel". To switch between these modes, keep the ENTER button pressed while switching on the radio. Pressing the VFO/MR button while you're in Frequency mode will bring you to the combined mode, which is basically a screen that shows both the channel and the frequency. You can use either one of these modes during operation.
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  16. I hope they are generous with my standby duty and give me a day off on the 28th. RSVP latest 18:00 in the 27th.
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  17. Hello Everyone, It was my first time. And I felt it was great fun. I learned a lot and also lot to learn. I am definitely looking forward to join more of this unless I will be with busy hanging out with friends. Does this group have any whatsap group. If yes please add me. Apart from this, when we have so much to share then app mighy be helpful rather than website. Sorry, its just suggestion. Regards,
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  18. Thanks Rizwanm2, wish you all the best Thanks AKR, wish you all the best
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  19. Thanks Mahmoud, wish you all the best Thanks Chirag, wish you all the best
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  20. congratulations @Jeepie. I clearly remember a few months ago when we were driving in maliha and when i saw you tackling a rather tricky dune climb, and i was like - "Man she knows how to drive", because i was expecting a refusal at that point. You truly deserve this promotion and it is great to have you and @Wrangeld in our club. Congrats once again.
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  21. Congrats @Wrangeld. This is a well deserved promotion indeed. I think @Rahimdadbhai and @Frederic have already beaten me to whatever i wanted to say 😁 but nevertheless, i must still say that it is an absolute pleasure having you and @Jeepie as a part of our club.
    1 point
  22. Thank you @Michael sammy @Wrangeld @Tbone @Chirag S.
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  23. Thank you - really enjoy driving with you guys! Hope to learn more about recover etc.
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  24. Something is cooking up with lot of intermediate upgrades... excited 😍😍😍 congrats everyone.
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  26. Thanks Wrangled! Congratulations for your intermediate level as well, you both are really nice company with great sense of humor, looking forward to ride alone Thanks Emad, wish you all the best
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  28. We are glad to see that many real enthusiasts here notice and think alike on respecting each other time and attending brief is must for everyone. If you are a newbie, you still need to learn, if you are at fewbie or intermediate then you have to help and teach others like you have been helped few weeks back. It's called - "Pay it forward" (Google it, for people who aren't familiar with this). Get engaged in the morning briefing, meet and get to know new faces with whom you will be sharing your rest of the day, helping them or getting their help when you are stuck. If you have 3-4 hours for driving then spare some time for briefing and debriefing as those few minutes of investment, will help you enjoy your 3-4 hours of driving without breaking bumpers or bones.
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  29. Friday’s Fun in the Sand I think it’s fair to say, after the winter rains, the sand is getting drier. The ‘hero’ drives, after the rain, when 4x4 was easy are well and truly over. Quite a few of us spent much of Friday knee (and in some cases, thigh) deep in sand digging out our friends who just a short few weeks ago had thought – what’s all the fuss about? Well … this! Friday was a mammoth day. 34 drivers in three Newbie convoys in the morning and 12 on an afternoon Fewbie drive. Before any details, I’m gonna get something off my chest. The pre-drive briefing is not optional. It’s not OK to arrive late. Or deflate while it’s going on. Or make it look obvious you ‘heard-it-all-before’. A safety briefing is given every time you fly, and they don’t let you ignore it for some of the same reasons these briefings are not optional. When the *&it hits the fan, you might just remember enough to help you follow those instructions to save your life. @Xaf (back me up here?). In your 4x4 it’s no different. The stuff you hear in the briefing might just sink in enough so that when you are being calmly instructed to turn or reverse or do nothing, that you follow the instruction instead of turning ‘the other left’ or digging yourself into an axle deep hole in the sand. Oh. And it’s simply polite. If 30 odd people can get up early and get to the meeting point on time … OK. Rant over. I imagine that while we are tucked up in bed on Thursday nights dreaming about the dunes (or whatever else you may be dreaming about [please, this is not a request to share]), @Srikumar, @Gaurav @Emmanueland @Frederic are looking at the list of probable attendees at the drives and trying to work out who goes in which convoy and where. Why? Because, by the time we all turn up its organized and all we have to do is take our place in line and off we go. [Perhaps, sometimes it does not feel quite as immediate as that, but convoy placement is not just a case of sticking a line of cars in the sand.] And off we go, we did. The three radio channels no longer interfere with each other, the convoys are not too long and with (in my case) @Frederic in the lead we know that the challenges will be, well, challenging while staying in the bounds of the capabilities of the drivers. Having been on a few newbie drives, I am pleased to say this one was quite ‘standard’. We had our share of refusals, and challenges and found ourselves digging from time to time, and pretty much, in our convoy everyone acquitted themselves extremely well. @Colin Jordan 'allowed' Cara to take the wheel of her car in the same way that @Jeepie allows me to drive from time to time As ever, the Wranglers in the crew motored on almost without incident @bunty_and_pops @Febin Frederic well done. You keep up the reputation beautifully. As ever we learned a thing or two about the sand and about recoveries. Thank you to everyone who conveniently got stuck. Without these opportunities to try recovery techniques they stay theoretical. As ever, we also had our fair share of laughs. Highlight of the day of course was the battle of the Pajeros. Actually, before I do that, the true highlight of the day was @Vanessa8580. The original plan for this drive was that she would take the wheel of the Pajero and Frederic would be her passenger. For other reasons, Frederic ended up leading so Vanessa could not drive. However, having cleared the stuck you’ll read about below, @Vanessa8580 took the wheel of the car and with a gleeful smile as wide as the horizon launched little Pajero flying over the same dune that had defeated @md sarfaraz . I am sure I heard a scream of ‘Yeehaa’ through the window and over the considerable engine noise, but cannot be 100% sure. Back to the battle of the Pajeros. To set the scene, big Pajero (crested on a dune) would not succumb to the best efforts of our spades and shovels so it was decided Frederic would recover with the kinetic ropes. So far so good. Everything was set up perfectly. Soft shackles attached, everyone out of the way, drivers in their seats, radio communications correctly made. Like David vs. Goliath the battle line was drawn as the tiny Pajero took up its stance to pull back its big brother. All checks had been made: 4 low, reverse, parking brake off. One, two, three and … nothing. Undeterred our brave champion set up for another go. One, two, three. Give it some gas. Again nothing. Approaching the stuck vehicle I decided to make sure all the instructions were understood. Reverse, handbrake off, 4 low, straighten the wheels … hmmmm your engine sounds rather quiet, are you sure you turned on the ignition and the engine is actually running? The rest, as they say is history (and will probably go down in Carnity history, as apparently this has not been an issue before). After that, the newbie drive was quite uneventful. The fewbie drive could be called plain sailing. Sailing into sand that is. Acting as second lead to @Emmanuel was a fantastic opportunity to exercise restraint and care for those coming behind. These technical dunes are an excellent playgound for the Jeep of myself and Jeepie. It has to be said, however, the technical dunes of Solar Park were quite a challenge for the long wheel bases of many of the following pack just about everyone had a challenging moment (my own, cresting a dune as Emannuel asked me to take a different line while I was already commited to a dune!). Notwithstanding the whole crew @Jeffrey Osito Pilgreen @Lucky sAm @Joe Biju Joseph @Mahmoud Hamzawy @bony raphi @Rizwanm2 had their moment(s). I think it’s best to leave it that @Brette had a chance to not only test but to perfect his recovery skills with the rope, while the rest of us had enough time to prepare all the Instagram images (@Michael sammy @Joe Biju Joseph), we might want of our vehicles in the desert. I was truly delighted that we took advantage of every last moment of the light before sunset before exiting, re-inflating and driving back to the city. Apologies if I missed out any names. Thanks one and all. Special call out to @Joe Biju Joseph whi is back off to Australia now the summer vacation is over. We are going to miss your green Hummer on the dunes mate. See you soon in the sand
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