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Dear Carnity friends. This is tomorrow's convoy numbering: DRIVER CAR POSITION Ale Vallecchi FJ 1 Rinelle Jeep Wrangler 2 asifk LWB Pajero White 3 Jolly Abraham 4 Shiju Manuel LWB Pajero Black 5 J J Jeep Wrangler 6 RohanH LWB Pajero Black 7 Vanessa LWB Pajero Blue 8 Najeeb Mohammed FJ Extreme 9 Chaitanya D Xterra 10 Anish S LWB Pajero White 11 Tbone Xterra 12 Jarnathan Xterra Silver 13 Dennizzalbayrak Chevy Trailblazer Black 14 Please turn on Carnity Channel 1 (446.006) as soon as you reach the deflation point. Have a great night.

I am a very bad sleeper and I am definitely a morning person and like most of you know, I can be pretty loud 🤣 I can give you all a call if you like 😜You will definitely be awake !!!!

I am hitting bed soon to get up early morning. Starting early before it heats up is definitely much better than waiting for the overheating cars to cool in the hot sun. Well planned 👍

RSVP is now closed for this drive. @Jorge Stepniak Felippe will be our second lead tomorrow, as he has done quite some drives with us now and always possessed good control and communication. We will be having a good mix of Newbie and Fewbie level drivers, and according to the response we can slowly bump up the level and see what the Mahafiz Jungle has in store for us. @Wrangeld will be our flying sweep tomorrow, which means he can move around within the convoy and take in temporary positions within the convoy whenever required. He will also be your main line of support. Deflation is an important thing, and will make the difference between struggling and making it through the soft patches without issues. So please deflate to 12-13psi and double check again after +/- 2 hours. If you have 2 pressure gauges you can crosscheck them as we have seen sometimes big differences inbetween the different pressure gauges. As always we are strictly adhering to the COVID19 precautions, so please take note of this and keep things safe for everyone. This drive will start at 05:00. After deflation we will arrange the convoy numbering as above and head out immediately. Radio channel 2 will be used for all communication (446.03125 Mhz). Please make sure you have your radio programmed as per our Walkie Talkie tutorial. See you tomorrow !

Convoy Positions 1.- @Javier M Jeep Wrangler 2.- @Mels Wolf Pajero 3.- @Colin Jordan Jeep Wrangler 4.- @Desert Dweller Xterra 5.- @Xaf Land Cruiser Radio channel will be Carnity CHANNEL 4 for this drive. If you had not yet programmed your radio, do program all Carnity 1 to 5 channels before you join the drive. How to program please follow this link: Once you reach the meeting point please turn on your radio and you can start deflating. We are ending the drive where there is no petrol pump nearby. So kindly bring your own air compressor. Remember to bring your applicable recovery equipment as per your level.

I imagine this road would be fun to drive on Dubai style. Sending it in a Sunny with a white Patrol 2 inches off your back bumper flashing the headlights. It’s not a limit, it’s a target and don’t forget the 20 kph buffer if you don’t want to be pushed out of the way.

JUST FYI Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

RSVP is now closed for this drive. @Gregory Perkin will be our second lead tomorrow. @Matti Brockman - Center forward - will be trained for tow rope recovery tomorrow. @Nacho and @E.C. TAN will be our sweep. We will have plenty of easy level newbie track and dunes for newbies along with plenty of play time for fewbies during the route and towards the end at Pink Rock. No one is allowed to step out of their cars without my or Matti's permission with a legitimate reason. We all need to respect COVID precautions at all times, especially while inflating and deflating tires - The most. This is just a desert drive and let's just keep it like that - WITHOUT any gathering or stepping out for photos and video. Radio channel 1 will be used for all communication (446.006 Mhz). but still program all 5 channels. Please make sure you have your radio programmed as per our Walkie Talkie tutorial. Convoy Numbering Gaurav Khanna - Crew - Silver Pajero Gregory Perkin - Fewbie - Red Wrangler Veedooshee - Newbie - White Pajero VipinShetty - Newbie - Red Grand Cherokee Carlos Fernandez - Newbie - Green Wrangler Nizam Deen - Fewbie - White Prado Matti Brockman - Intermediate - Red Wrangler Jun Zamora - Fewbie - Green Wrangler Jose Martin - Fewbie - Silver Pajero Nacho - Fewbie - White Wrangler E.C. TAN - Fewbie - Grey Wrangler See you tomorrow ! @Veedooshee @VipinShetty @Nizam Deen @Jun Zamora @Jose Martin @Carlos Fernandez

Just to inform you that the nearest station to fill up the tank, coming from Dubai and Sharjah, is the following: ADNOC Oasis | Al Qala 2 https://maps.app.goo.gl/3jqgyrimZa9DfTET9 See you tomorrow.

DRIVE RSVP CLOSED @Martin. @Remco Snoek @IMAMP @Jeffrey Osito Pilgreen thank you all for joining Sweihan -Abu Dhabi drive on Friday 3rd July 2020. Convoy Positions 1. @Asif Hussain Nissan Xterra 2. @IMAMP Chevrolet Trail Blazer 3. @Remco Snoek Jeep Wrangler 4. @Jeffrey Osito Pilgreen GMC Canyon 5. @Martin. Mitshubishi Pajero Radio channel will be Carnity CHANNEL 5 for this drive. If you had not yet programmed your radio, do program all Carnity 1 to 5 channels before you join the drive. How to program please follow this link: https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/carnity-two-way-radio-frequencies-r119 Once you reach the meeting point please turn on your radio and you can start deflating. We are ending the drive where there is no petrol pump nearby. So kindly bring your own air compressor.

Can I use your service? I don't trust myself at all. I was famous to be late at university

am thinking not to sleep at night 🙄, as i need to wake up at 3.45 maximum to reach 5 clock at deflation point. my wife says to take my blanket and sleep at desert 😖

Hi @Frederic I am stepping out from this drive. I will be helping absolute newbie drive. Hope to drive with you soon.

Dear Carnity members @Rinelle Sanaani, @asifk, @Jolly Abraham, @Shiju Manuel, @J J, @RohanH, @Vanessa8580, @Najeeb Mohammed, @Chaitanya D, @Anish S, @Tbone, @Janarthan and @Denizzalbayrak. Thanks to all of you for promptly acknowledging the Covid rules. Very well done. Also, for any of you who feels the need to gain more information regarding some of the techniques which, as Fewbies, we'll practice during the drive, please read the chapter Dune Crossing Tutorial and Techniques available on the website. This drive will take place in a relatively technical area, where we will find some play zones, ideal for either climbing or side-sloping, and occasionally some ridges where we will do some crossing. Dunes will be neither too high nor too steep, so this should be possible for all. We will scale the drive up or down in difficulty, according to the convoy's "feeling". Lastly, if any of you thinks he may have to cancel, for whatever reason, please do so by tomorrow at midday, so that we may allow those on the waiting list (currently 2 other members) to join the drive in your place. Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday morning at 5AM sharp. Have a good ending of the week.

It might be some sort of natural selection for drivers, whoever bad, normal or average dies. Great drivers live.

DRIVE RSVP IS CLOSED Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar - Lead 2. Paolo Dassi - Second Lead 3. Islam Soliman 4. Biju Abdul 5. Ahmed Farghaly 6. Edgar 7. David Ortells 8. Syed Salman 9. Adam Mister 10. Sertac - Sweep @Anam Fatima as you have not provided any of your vehicle's detail nor have Totally Agreed on the COVID-19 regulations, your name has been removed for tomorrow's drive list. All drivers need to reach the meeting point by sharp at 5:00 AM. Please ensure that you park at atleast 10 m distance from each other. Also, do ensure that you have gone through the Newbie Briefing Video. Those who have radios need to program the 5 frequencies of Carnity Off-road Club. Details on how to program the radio are mentioned in the below post. For those who don't have, we shall discuss on it tomorrow morning. See you tomorrow.

Thanks for the opportunity and the responsibility to be sweep together with Nacho. Getting prepared for an evening drive. 😉

@syed salman raza @Biju Abdul @paolo dassi @Adam Koster @Islam Soliman @Anam Fatima @Ahmed Farghaly @Edgar Appreciate that you have signed up for tomorrow's Absolute Newbie Drive. Please click "Totally Agree" on the drive post as a formal confirmation that you have accepted the COVID-19 drive regulations. For those driving with us for the first time, its mandatory to go through the Absolute Newbie Briefing Video. MUST WATCH: OUR NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING: @Biju Abdul @Adam Koster @Islam Soliman @Anam Fatima please answer the following questions: 1. Which 4x4 do you drive? 2. Does your vehicle have front and rear tow points? 3. Have you had any prior offroading experience?

Hi @Frederic thanks for that, done 🙏

Hi @Edgar Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club. This drive is a Newbie drive, as you are currently still Absolute Newbie within the club, we have a special drive for this level coming Friday in Al Qudra. Please sign out of this drive and sign up on the other drive as there is still available space.

Please everyone don’t forget to click on totally agree (reaction) in the drive post. Radio Channel: Channel 4 - set at 446.081’25 frequency. convoy numbering: 1. Jeepie / Emmanuel 2. Foxtrot Oscar 3. Jolly Abraham 4. Najeeb Mohammed 5. Chaitanya D 6. Denizzalbayrak 7. Vanessa8580 8. Rinelle Sanaani 9. Kalahari 10. Tbone 11. Emmanuel / Jeepie

@sertac you got it, haha

Hi @asifk just curies to know how you did the bumper cutting of your Paj. if you have any pictures pls share it, i too thinking of the same.

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to respect and follow these guidelines strictly in order to not jeopardize someone's health and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ: Not following these rules and precautions = Not allowed to drive. No Gathering | No Briefing | No BBQ | No Eating Together | No Touching | No Hugging We are only allowed to drive through the desert, as we are driving on the road now. So we will only do the desert driving just by sitting inside our cars at all the times and leave the drive without socializing or coming close to each other. Just like before we like to continue our desert drives through out the year, but this time we need your immense support to understand the strict control and to help everyone follow them all the time. How to maintain "STRICT" Social Distancing Meeting point will be set slightly (100m - 200m) inside the desert track. You individually deflate your tires on the tarmac before reaching the meeting point. While deflating tires, stop cars 10 meters away from any other car. Drive signup on calendar will be closed on Thursday morning by 9 AM. Convoy numbering and briefing will be posted here on this drive post before 6 PM on Thursday. All participants need to read & acknowledge the briefing by clicking "Totally Agree" reaction. Switch on your radio when you reach the meeting point on the set frequency advised by the trip lead in the critical briefing here. Once everyone reaches to the meeting point, everyone stay inside the car at all the times. Trip lead will do the roll call, convoy numbering recap, critical briefing over the radio. Any suggestions or issues will be discussed over the radio too. You can also speak to other members through the radio only. So please make sure that your radio battery is fully charged. Once all set, trip lead will start the drive as before. Refusal and Recoveries with Social Distancing Every drive will have 1 lead Marshal and 1 or 2 supporting senior members/crew. Whenever there is a stuck or refusal, only a Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is allowed to handle the situation. Everyone else including the stuck car driver, stay inside the car - AT ALL TIMES. Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is only allowed to step out to access the situation and do the recoveries: They will wear mask and gloves at all times when they are outside their car. They will try to help self recover through the radio guidance. If not they will use required recovery gear and do the needful (shovel, tug or winch, as required). If at any time Marshal require help, then only you are allowed to step out by wearing face mask and gloves at all times. Drive completion and inflation There will not be any gathering or sitting down together for food-break like before. Once drive is finished, after reaching the tarmac, everyone is requested to move away 10-20 meters before starting their inflation. For drivers having no compressor, can head to the near by fuel station. If drive is ending at a place where there is no fuel station near by, then trip lead will inform in advance so that drivers having their own compressor can join only. Strictly no sharing of compressors, radio, shovel or any recovery gear, at any times. Mandatory things you require to attend the drive Face mask - at least TWO face mask is needed in case one get damage or fly away. Disposable rubber gloves - at least two sets are needed. Wear face mask and gloves at all the times, when you are out of your car. Carry plenty of hand sanitizer and object sanitizer (spray). Use your sanitizers generously, whenever you step out to help or recover. Sanitize your hands before getting back into your car. Sanitize your recovery gears, if you have used them. Fully charged and programmed radio - without any excuse - No radio = No drive. Shovel - Must for every car, to do little self recovery Safety flag - Must for every car, like before Compressor - If joining the drives that is ending far from the fuel station. Mandatory precaution that you need to take at all times Do not step out of your car UNLESS/OTHERWISE advised by Marshal / Senior Member / Crew. No shaking hands, hugs or touching each other. No sharing of food, drinks or recovery tools. If you are not feeling well, please stay at home and take a lot of rest. If you have travel in last 14 days, then please do not attend this drive. If you feel unwell during the drive, please let trip lead know so he can plan an early exit. Not more than 3 pax in a car and if all 3 aren't living together, then they should wear the mask inside the car too. Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. MUST WATCH: OUR NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING: Drive Details Level: Newbie, Absolute Newbie and Above (All Levels) When: July 03 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 5:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Tawi Nazwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/LjPWf8DebrAuNSWg9 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 09:00 PM End Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria - https://goo.gl/maps/MxnMF2fHeGnKZ4vf7 P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 2 Senior Members + 12 Members. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 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. PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

Join us in exploring the Al Qudra Desert to see what's beyond the lakes, and learn the art of offroading at the same time ! This area is a very versatile playground for Absolute Newbies on their first offroad adventure. If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control. Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and front and rear tow hooks. You can bring your family, friends and kids, but if you are absolute new to sand offroading it is better to drive alone first to learn offroading without any distractions. What you'll learn: Introduction to off-roading Desert driving basics and etiquette Desert driving tips, techniques, myth and best practices Off-road and safety gear familiarization and recovery procedures Vehicle orientation, risk analysis, deflation and outdoor safety advice First time with Carnity Off-road Club: Please share your vehicle details below Prior off-road experience (Yes/No) Confirm front and rear tow hooks Why should i join ? We will teach you how to drive off-road safely and learn the best offroad driving and recovery techniques. If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control. Can my vehicle do this ? This drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and front and rear tow hooks. If in doubt please first announce your questions on the drive thread so we can advise you further. Any stock 4x4/4WD are most welcome, you don't need any modified vehicle. Can i bring passengers ? Yes of course, but if you are absolute new to offroading it is better to drive alone first to avoid any distractions. What can i expect ? You will learn about the following subjects: Introduction to off-roading Desert driving basics and etiquette Desert driving tips, techniques, myth and best practices Off-road and safety gear familiarization and recovery procedures Vehicle orientation, risk analysis, deflation and outdoor safety advice Are you joining us for the first time ? Please share your vehicle details below Prior off-road experience (Yes/No) Confirm front and rear tow hooks are in good usable condition STRICTLY: For ABSOLUTE NEWBIE who are driving for the first time with Carnity. MUST READ - COVID19 PRECAUTIONS MUST WATCH: OUR NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING: Drive Details Level: All Levels When: July 3, 2020 Friday. Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Al Qudra - https://goo.gl/maps/r2BLKWdcSiWdxhPU6 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 08:30 AM End Point: Qudra Parking - https://goo.gl/maps/eV6UEio13s97pKSp8 LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 5PM. 1 Lead Marshal + 2 Senior Members + 12 Members. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list 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. PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

@E.C. TAN Keep impressing us with ur gadgets...fishing rod and now these lights woh...😀 Really looking forward for the drive tomorrow...😇

SUPERB.

All absolute newbies driving for the first time with Carnity off-road club, please watch 15 minutes newbie briefing video. It is mandatory for everyone even if you have previous off-road experience. Trip lead will verify by asking questions from the briefing, so please watch it in advance than watching it on deflation point and making the whole convoy wait. @Biju Abdul @Adam Koster @Islam Soliman @Anam Fatima @Ahmed Farghaly @Edgar @David Ortells

Thanks a lot @Fuad. Long way to go before being fully grown into such a position of responsibility. But enjoying the ride, so far.

If you can arrange a flag it would be good. Else it's fine as this is an absolute newbie drive

Hi @Srikumar hope your doing fine, Jeep Wrangler JK off road experience only at beaches front and back tow points

congrats @Ale Vallecchi...Soon to be Marshal

@Ahmed Farghaly front and rear tow points are mandatory for any off-road drive as depending on a stuck we might have to recover either from the front or the back. If your rear tow point is not there. I would strongly recommend that you get that fitted first. This is for your own safety.

@Shiju Manuel @asifk I am also thinking of this but on the non original bumper. I think the non original will cost below 400 Do you think we should cut the original bumper. If anyone else want to share thoughts please advise.

Stock xterra normally comes with back tow point also. Are you sure you only have front. It should be left side of your vehicle at the back.

This just the more direct, fast and no tools or faffing about required approach. Two different methods to look for the same result. Because I remember long before diagnostics tools were cheap and only available to dealers. Had a Land Cruiser with the same issue. Everything checked out but car was sluggish. After a long day of looking for the issue decided to call it a day and when switched off the lights of the garage saw a glow coming from under the car. Looked under the car and the exhaust was glowing orange and viola culprit was found. It's just a bolt on ricer ground effect kit, can't you see with the bling wheels it was a mall crawler all it's life. Which is actually good news knowing it was never abused off road. Probably has a big bass bin the back too! Lol!

I was the wake up caller for my friends when I was in university. I wake up with the first note of alarm. If someone had an exam the next day, usually in Turkey students work hardest on the pre-exam night (To cover up the days of drinking)... They were calling me to set up an alarm clock and wake them up. Some heavy sleepers even were staying at my apartment so that I can use physical force in case of emergency I can do long calls to wake up if someone needs

@asifk I am scared of the early wake up to!! But as we say in Italy "Mornings carry gold in their mouth".....sounds better in the original language, but you get my meaning 😅

I got my tiny lightbar installed. I am ready for darkness. It looks like an Inspector mustache though 😄😄

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi. Got my front bumper cut on the Paj, and looking forward to the drive this weekend (only slightly scared of the early morning start time !). See you soon !

@Frederic done.

I'm with Fred, shoot your mechanic. Seems like a case of blocked exhaust to me too. Simple check by hand while reving to see if the exhaust is blowing out enough. At night drive your car around for a good while then park in a dark spot and give it revs and then get under and see if part of the exhaust is glowing red.

The morning after the first official Carnity Weekday drive, here is a quick report of the trip, for future reference. We set out to explore an area that for most of us was completely unknown: Al Lisaili. I had driven past it many times, while on the way to Faqa, but never knew this region, hidden behind Dubai's major cameldrome and its connected camel farms, would be able to offer such an interesting off-roading ground. We started with @Wrangeld and @Jeepie in second lead, correcting perfectly my at times rougher trajectories, @Desert Dweller managing very smoothly in third, with @Foxtrot Oscar as her navigator, @Xaf piloting the way for an ever improving and fearless @Vanessa8580 and finally @Emmanuel watching expertly over the convoy as sweep. We followed the track under the pylons until we were able to go past a very long and well hidden camel race track, then proceeded to enter a very technical area of dunes with soft sand, through which we finally reached the more open, long range dunes, where the fun begun. We crossed many dunes, and did some ridge riding, on sand which was much firmer than at the beginning. No major problems occurred, other than a very nice self-recovery by Vanessa (after a bit of digging by the gentlemanly Xaf and Emmanuel), who also enjoyed the thrill of a little bit of flying, while crossing a steeper slope. Very few refusals during the whole drive, plus a couple of hard nose bumps with my FJ, while descending seemingly friendly steps, that ended on small but treacherous pockets. We managed to almost reach Solar Park, when a sudden engine oil light on Richard's Jeep prompted us to descend toward the dirt track and the exit point, which by the way allowed us to enjoy a beautiful sunset. All in all, a very relaxing drive, in a very nice patch of Dubai desert, that will surely see our Carnity vehicles again, soon.

Need to stretch my leg!

Hello @Emmanuel, Sorry but I had some work on Friday luckily got over today itself and I don't wanted to loose this apportunity so I sign-up. Anyways Thank you for your advice, will take care in future. Enjoy your drive guys, see you next week👍

I’ve double checked the rear end, but it seems there is no point to two

congrats @Mehmet Volga

@sertac donot think buying a relatively newer used car will sort your issues, because it is still a used one and you will have to get some things sorted. What I have seen with mechanics, as per my limited experience is that they start telling "it's an old car anything can break and not work", when they are not able to pin point to a specific problem.

Shoot that Mechanic.... I've heard the same excuse from incompetent mechanics so many times before. If they can't find it they just start throwing excuses around. There are many possible reason for sluggish behavior. Did you try with another MAF sensor, or just unplugging it to see if there is any difference ? It will throw a Check Engine Light when you unplug it, but should reset itself when you put it back. I do not believe his story about the transmission. You should try to find a guy who is willing to spend a day going through all possibilities. 0-100 in 23 seconds is indeed an issue. In my particular case of sluggish engine, it was the timing that was slightly off, which resulted in good mileage but horrible performance. Since i got that sorted the car has been fine and plenty powerful for a little 3.0 Other things that rob power is the AC or clutch fan if it's fully engaged, the CAT that might be blocked, faulty sensor throwing wrong data to the ECU, clogged injectors, faulty spark wires or coil pack....