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  1. Thank you for noticing and informing me @Sunil Mathew Sorry my bad, so let's make it 4:30 pm so that we do not miss anybody....however let's make sure we are all deflated and ready to start the drive at 4:30 PM sharp... @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Marwan Haddad @Christopher Assal @Zixuan Huang @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Sunil Mathew @Darren Brooke @TT_Dubai @darren thompson @RooRzOn
    8 points
  2. Its simple @Chaitanya D. Remove the fan clutch from the engine. Separate the fan clutch and the fan. The fan clutch is made of 2 circular parts secured with 4 or 5 screws. Unscrew them and tap on them to separate it. Before you do this make sure you mark the 2 pieces so that when you assemble them together the grooves inside align. There is a small wedge inside a groove in one of the circular ring and make sure you don't lose it when splitting them. Pour the silicone oil purchased previously from the AC spare part shop and reassemble making sure the outer O ring is perfectly placed and not pinched. Re fix the fan to the clutch and reinstall this assembly to the engine. The silicone oil is made by Toyota for LC and is 18ml in a tube. Grade you get here is 10001 cts which costs 20 AED. It would have been better if you get the lighter 7000 CTS grade but is not available anywhere. The principle behind this is the viscous fan clutch is actually a torque convertor you find inside your ATS gear box. There is a bi metallic strip which controls the opening and closing of the valve which holds the viscous fluid inside a reservoir. The valve opens when the bimetallic strip reaches the pre set temperature and releases the fluid into the grooves of the fan which then locks up both parts as a clutch. The fan then starts to rotate. Unfortunately the cars manufactured in America is calibrated to engage the clutch at a higher temperature to reach the optimal operating temperature of the engine faster as they have cold climate. So the fan doesn't engage for sometime as cold air is anyways flowing over the radiator. The scenario in middle east is different and its very hot climate. Its more aggravated when we take our cars to the desert. We cannot calibrate the bi metallic strip. Its pre set. The only thing we can do is increase the volume of the oil inside the clutch so that the grooves get filled up faster and lock up the fan. After this mod I think I put one tube more as the fan engages much early. Should have tried with 1 tube and then increased gradually if not satisfactory after a drive. I am not very unhappy too as my car cools even when idling as the fan gets engaged fast but the fan roar is something you have to live with when it engages. The increase of the fluid makes the fan's ratio to the pully also more and it runs faster. As I understand the max rotation of the fan with a fan clutch is not equal to the rotation of the water pump and probably fixed at 70 to 80%. In this scenario it almost reaches to 90% of the water pump's rotation. I suppose this is what makes the fan to roar. Its not always but you notice it while idling and accelerating. I have a good audio system and it doesn't bother me much. All this info I got from X forums prevalent in Australia as they have similar issues of overheating as theirs is a hot climate in the desert similar to Middle East.
    7 points
  3. @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Marwan Haddad @Christopher Assal @Zixuan Huang @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Sunil Mathew @Darren Brooke @TT_Dubai @darren thompson @RooRzOn Hello Everyone, I hope you all are doing well and i am looking forward to see you for the drive tomorrow. Our plan for the drive, is to start from Murquab area, work towards Lisaili and Qudra until sunset. We will go through different types of terrain with a good mixture of technical and long range dune too. I have attached the convoy list below and we will be using the Radio Channel 1 (44600625). Till then, take care and be safe.
    7 points
  4. Super drive this afternoon! We started with military precision and finished on time. Really enjoyed the tight technical stuff, a first for me . The pace was good and we covered around 62kms so we managed to stretch our legs as well. I know everyone says this but everyone drove so well, even in the soft powder criss crossing without knowing what is on the other side. We enjoyed a glorious sunset set against a postcard dune backdrop. Nice to see familiar faces and to meet new ones. Thanks again @Anish S for the planning and the lead and to the impeccable support from @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil@Lakshmi Narasimhanand @RooRzOn I came straight from the office so didn't have my big camera to take many snaps unfortunately. Have a good week ahead!
    5 points
  5. Thank you @Anish S for putting me as your second lead. You know how much I like this position I had a few refusals today, I felt that I didn't deflate my tires enough at the beginning of the ride and also probably because I was too close to you at some moments and couldn't calibrate my momentum. Overall, I really enjoyed the ride especially that you took us into unusual dune path. You really made the best out of the 3 hours of driving. Sometimes technical dunes are "too technical" but as mentioned during the drive, your track made us all enjoy it (even @RooRzOn ??) @Lakshmi Narasimhan and @RooRzOn you made such a good job that from my position I almost never saw what was happening in the back except when we were looping and got to see everyone riding superbly ! And @Marwan Haddad very well done, you managed to rectify the route perfectly several times. Cheers !
    5 points
  6. Many thanks to @Anish S and @Lakshmi Narasimhan and @RooRzOn for managing a great drive… I enjoyed every bit of it and kudos to all drivers for a very smooth drive. Definitely need to work on my big dunes more 🙂 looking forward for many more to come 👍👍
    5 points
  7. Dear Desertnauts. A few updates about tomorrow's afternoon drive. Please note that the time has been moved from my last PM drive. We will now meet a little later, at 4:00PM sharp. The sooner we start, the more time we have for the drive, which will not be a night drive. The meeting point will be just past the Mosque, on the other side of one of the racing tracks at Lisaili. We'll move along the pylon track as long as it will be necessary to pass the camel track to their left, which runs for quite a bit. As soon as the camel track ends, we'll leave the pylon track, and enter a small but "busy" technical area, aiming for the long range dunes. We'll pick the radio channel as soon as we'll all reach the meeting point, looking for one with as few interferences as possible. First the drive will explore the parts of Lisaili closer to Margham, roaming in a south-easterly direction, then we'll turn to the west, to drive along the plateu's cordons, for most of its length. Before reaching Solar Park, we'll hang again toward the south-east, one more time, to look at some more long range, wide dunes. If all goes well, we'll look to prolonging the drive in the Qudra area, until the sun sets. In essence, given the level of the drive's members, we'll mix a well practiced track with a couple of exploration stints. Tomorrow's convoy order will be as follows: @Kalahari in Second Lead, @siddharth maheshwari at #3 @M.Seidam at #4 @Gok Krish at #5 @Islam Soliman will drive at Center Forward @Thomas Varghese at #7 @GauravSoni at #8 @Rob H will be #9 @Ahab Shamaa is #10, and @Shaaz Sha will Sweep the convoy. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon. Have a nice evening.
    5 points
  8. Viscose clutch fan doesn't work like a PWM controller to operate fan at variable speeds. To best of my knowledge they either fully engage the clutch (100% crank pulley speed) or not (40-50-60% depending on manufacture design). They might take few seconds to engage and disengage from 50-100% same way thermostat open and close in slow motion. BUT once engine bay temp hits the set degree required, they remain open. Water pump is mostly running 1:1 irrespective of the fan clutch engage or not as pulley and belts move at same rate without any interaction with silicon fluid inside the viscose clutch. You can switch to smaller "Water Pump Pulley" if you want faster flow. If you hear fan more now, that means your old clutch must be dead and congrats you have serviced it in low cost, as these viscose clutch are close to thousand dirham (at least for my Pajero). And sadly, most mechanic here never recommend doing such silicone top-up service, that is very famous abroad. For most off-road cars that tend to overheat borderline, switching to direct clutch fan is the first good remedy here in UAE if you wish to off-road during summer. Many years back I waited for this first step as many brainwashed me over fan noise, fuel mileage drop, loss of hp, and operating temp will take long time to reach ideal temp. Sadly all of these claims were either bogus, or not applicable here in UAE. I am running direct clutch since last 5 years and didn't felt the loss of 1 or 2 hp over 225 ponies (must be lot more with AT tires), and didn't felt 0.5L/100 fuel mileage drop as we burn more rich fuel at 6K on long climbs. If you drive this more on highway, you can keep a two set of clutch. Buy another from scrap and give it to turning shop to put two bolts across and seal it. Don't do single bolt as many lazy mechanic does, as it will result in irritating rattle. Use the direct clutch in summer and switch to OEM one in winter. Easy 50-100 dhs solution for more cooling.
    4 points
  9. I'm so surprised to see that you have done more than 600000kM on your X. 👌
    4 points
  10. Great. Try to observe performance continuously for some time!!!
    4 points
  11. Interesting @Thomas Varghese. Share more pictures of how you did it?
    4 points
  12. Dear All, From the start of the summer season I have experienced engine over heating issues in my X. I have experimented various ways to over come the same and spend lot of time and money to solve it. For the beginning I flushed the cooling system and cleaned it. No use. I changed all the pipes, coolant. Didn't help. Changed the radiator and the fan clutch. Result was same. Fixed additional electric fans, the over heating issue remained. I was at my wits end and had almost decided to pull out from offroading altogether during summer. It was going to be a tough decision as I don't want my car to suffer at my off roading. Whatever time I do off roading whether its early morning or afternoon or night some sort of overheating issue remained. Did more and more research on various X forums and found out there is a solution which has been overlooked by so many mechanics. The fan clutch supplied by Nissan or for that matter any other manufacturer can cater only for general use and if manufactured in America it is calibrated keeping the colder climate into consideration. It cannot be used in hot demanding conditions as it comes in stock condition or for vehicles which tow heavy loads or for offroading. The additional electric fan which I fixed in front of my radiator was actually aggravating the cooling as it disrupts the air flow when the main fan is running. That additional fan only aids cooling when the vehicle is at a stationary position when the main radiator fan slows down or stops. 400 AED and time spend sourcing the fan and fixing it went in waste. 1 day I forgot to switch off that fan and was stranded as it drained my new battery. The overheating even took a toll on me as the ECM cuts off the AC when the engine gets overheated and imagine running in the desert now without an AC. I was feeling exhausted and delirious. EUREKA. I found out that the stock fan clutch can be enhanced by adding little more silicone fluid inside the reservoir. I decided to give it one last try or give up summer offroading altogether. Bought 2 tubes of Toyota LC fan clutch silicone oil rated at 10001 CTS and opened the fan clutch and poured into it. Each tube is 18ml and costs 20 AED in a local AC spare parts store. The car runs 10 degree cooler and takes little more time to reach operating temperature but the guage needle is only half way through from C to the 2nd level whereas it was over the 2nd bar when running on tarmac till now. Wow. Now my AC runs cooler than before, cools at even idling but there is a sound of the fan running even at idling speed. I don't care as I have a good audio system installed. The fan is tighter than before when the engine is stopped and engages much faster so that engine starts to cool early. I believe as the fan engages much earlier it engages the water pump which in turn circulates the coolant even more efficiently. Maybe I could do with just 1 tube of silicone oil instead of 2 to eliminate the fan engaging sound. Another thing I noticed is that the engine oil pressure guage runs more higher than it was previous. I suppose this has enhanced the oil circulation inside. No idea what is the connection between fan clutch and engine oil circulation.
    3 points
  13. As @Islam Soliman has agreed to lead one more convoy we shall be increasing the RSVP. @Gok Krish i have added you to the drive. Please confirm
    3 points
  14. Thank you @Anish S. Please confirm start time - is it 4pm or 430pm? Calendar shows 430pm and drive detail mentions 4pm
    3 points
  15. Thanks @Anish S for todays drive, it was a stress buster for me and enjoyed it very much. Mix of slopes, technical dunes which was enjoyed by every one. You have an amazing copilot on action over radio today, thanks @Veedooshee. @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil good drive, you enjoy second lead position much!!!, enjoying the drive is the objective, continue enjoying!!! You have improved a lot on side slope couldn’t see any fish tailing, it was a pleasure watching you. If you manage to maintain the right momentum on climbing small dunes you will be perfect. But you self recover very well keep it up. @Marwan Haddadyou did drive well, nothing to worry about exiting side slope early, you will perfect it with more practice, most important is to know when to exit which you did well today. @Christopher Assal it was pleasure watching you from behind, couple of areas you slowed while approaching the dune but you managed to push at right time and crossed without getting refusal. Good drive!!! @Zixuan Huang - Charlie you really drove well today maintaining safe distance. @Sunil Mathew I could see you driving beautifully, and your confidence level has made you enjoy the drive, well done. @Darren Brooke hope you enjoyed the drive and managed on churned up sand and technical areas well. Hope you fix your car asap and rock as usual. @TT_Dubai didn’t hear you on radio, as you mentioned you enjoyed technical area very much for first time, that too from behind. Good job, continue enjoying. @darren thompson hope you enjoyed the drive with your monster Raptor specifically in the technical areas and churned up sand driving at the back of the convoy. You were quite through out the drive which shows you managed and enjoyed it throughly. @RooRzOn thanks for sweeping the convoy and you did great job. Hope you also enjoyed the drive. Over all we covered good distance in short time and exited on time with most of the time driving. It was a wonderful drive, thanks to every one in the convoy. See you all soon!!!
    2 points
  16. Ohh I forgot to mention. The 1st tester of this technique was @Shaaz Sha. We discussed this problem of over heating and the probable solution of filling up with silicone fluid was suggested by our regular mechanic in Ajman. @Shaaz Sha promptly tested it day before yesterday and found his engine temperature maintained at manageable levels and promptly reported to me. I did the same yesterday and found it worked for me too. Everything is good except for the fan rrrrooooaaaaaarrrr when you accelerate. @Shaaz Sha also complained about the roar but its still ok if we can offroad with AC blasted on without overheating issues. I fixed additional fans for solving overheating issue as it seems these fans are bought by everybody and installed. The fans are sold like hot cakes from the shops as outside temp rises. As you correctly said these fans block air flow and it actually only helped when the car was in idle by aiding the AC to cool whereas the AC was cut off during this idling time. If you run these fans during running time it tends to increase the temp guage and I suspect these fans disrupt the air flow to the main radiator fan. By the way @Shaaz Sha's fan clutch also took 2 tubes of silicone fluid to become full. Its also a relatively new fan clutch. I suspect the manufacturer doesn't fill up the reservoir completely for some reason known to them.
    2 points
  17. Awesome @Thomas Varghese! So it's a new fan clutch but for some reason was not in "full-tank" mode 😂 Glad it wasn't because of a leak... as an owner of 2002 LC, I also replace old parts and hope it will last for another 10 years 😅 Another question: any specific reason why you install the SPAL fans in front of radiator (Pusher) type? This does block air flow and that's why most recommend behind radiator (Puller), _unless_ space is an issue ☺️
    2 points
  18. I replaced the fan clutch with a new one just 2 weeks ago. The thermostat valve was eliminated at the same time and coolant is now free flowing into the engine. When I removed the fan clutch to refill the silicone oil the reservoir took in additional 2 tubes of 18ml to become full. As its a new fan clutch and after thorough inspection no leak was found. My older fan which was replaced 1 year ago was found with a leak and that is why new fan clutch was bought.
    2 points
  19. Great job finding the solution @Thomas Varghese, however the engineer in me is curious for the "climate" reason 😁: 1. You have a Thermal-type Fan Clutch: there is a spring that's when heated between 70C-100 Celsius, it opens up the valve and releasing the silicone fluid that allows the Real Fan to engage and cool your engine. 2. The temperature that triggers the spring in the bi-metal fan clutch is the temperature at clutch's face. So if engine is already overheating + middle-east weather of 50 C, this should actually make the fan clutch engage faster 😊 3. You have fixed the issue by re-filling the silicone fluid, which _may_ indicate that there was already a Leaking Silicone Fluid issue. This would explain point #1 & #2 above where the extreme hot weather + engine overheat actually triggers the spring in the bi-metal, but because there was not enough silicone fluid, the fan did not engage (or engage some time later slowly). 4. Since your XTerra is 2008, has your fan clutch been replaced during its 13-years tenure? This would also prevent future mechanical failure of the clutch + spring issue + valve stuck in open/closed state which cannot be fixed by just re-filling silicone fluid. Granted, it's a AED 450 OEM replacement (Part Number 21082-EA200) . Or a cheaper but Heavy-Duty Hayden's 6601 But glad you solved the issue and brought interest to the fan-clutch-supposed-to-engage-fan-at-certain-temperature thingy 😊
    2 points
  20. 2 points
  21. Take good care of your car and it will run for ever
    2 points
  22. Hello, Looking forward to Friday. 1) I have a 2021 Jeep Rubicon which is fairly new. Before this I’ve practiced main on a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Sports Willys Edition. 2) I’ve been on a few basic lessons with friends. Over 10 bbq nights which required some basic dune driving but I’m looking to become more confident and understand the best way to use my jeep to its full potential safely while having some fun. 3) tow hooks equipped and ready to go ! thanks again for the following info. best Jason
    2 points
  23. Hello Gaurav, I would love to have you on the drive but the RSVP is full n there was no drop out so far... If ever there is any drop out, I will let u asap...
    2 points
  24. Now I have trimmed the bumper, even though its not rubbing, its in the border line. In future I am planning to increase tyre height profile and to go for wide body fenders!!!! These will definitely solve the rubbing problem but not the original issue!!!
    2 points
  25. Correct u can play with the height profile and width but not radius as far as i know. So u are still having the issue @Lakshmi Narasimhan?
    2 points
  26. I changed my rims from 18 to 17, but maintain the same tyre height profile. I had rubbing issue, even after 2” lift I had developed the same problem after few off-road drives. I guess the bumpers and fenders tend to lower/ bend after offroad drives. Need to understand this better!!!
    2 points
  27. @Abdul Rahman AK For sure, My stock rim size is 16 inches (R16). There is no way you can fit a R16 tyre on a 17 inch rim and vice versa. Instead u can opt for slightly different width and profile of tyre (at you own risk unless u have mods) but u cannot opt for a different radius unless if u change the rims. It's strange that u are having the rubbing issue since u upgraded to 2" lift kit despite the fact that u put a slightly different size of tyre. I would love to know your experience with lift kit. Which one did you put? How is it on the road?
    2 points
  28. A working bumpstop might also give the feeling of bottoming out. The reason I feel this is because from the pictures the distance of the tyre from the fender seems to be higher
    2 points
  29. I measured the distances but since it is in an angle, the distance between the gap of the bump stop and the gap between the tyre and fender varies so its hard to know the correct distance. But i think if i extend the height of the bumpstops, it might solve the issue.
    2 points
  30. This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Off-roader 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. Drive Details Level: Intermediate Level and Above When: 16 June 2021, Wednesday. Meeting time: 4:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Action Plan: Following the early exit of the Faqa drive 2 weeks ago, and the later Carnity ban from Faqa's area, we are offering a sequel in a similarly complex and interesting terrain, with this sustained paced drive, tackling a mix of technical dunes (the infamous Lisaili entry sector) and a majority of long range, tall dunes, starting from the Cameldrome, first heading toward the Margham sector, then back toward Solar Park and beyond, as far as the daylight will allow us. Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/V1SQwxnUEXJLGh4X6 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 7:30PM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Intermediates and above drivers. RSVP will close on Tuesday - 9 AM. 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 BELOW CALENDAR
    1 point
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    Drive Details Level: Newbie and Above (All Levels) When: 11 June 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 6.00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Lisaili Fort - https://goo.gl/maps/DXQMU4rbaYKPsohe8 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, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 9.30 - 10.00 PM
    1 point
  32. Fast paced and technical drive in the heated summer afternoon, long slopes and tricky dunes. Thank you @Anish S for arraging this mid week "3 course meal", and support team members for making the drive smooth and enjoyable @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @RooRzOn and ofc @Marwan Haddad for rerouting the tracks on numerous occasions. @TT_DubaiTim could you please give me the link for that 4 cylinder compressor you mentioned? my little compressor has come to its end of life surely
    1 point
  33. I never commented anything on the "level" of silicone fluid. On call too I mentioned that if any traces of leak is there then topping up silicone fluid can service the clutch. Now level is another issue that can only be answered by Nissan engineers who knows why they are keeping fluid level so low, probably that depends on when clutch should engage vs not - just my educated guesswork here.
    1 point
  34. Hi, I am driving a 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero 4x4 with tow hooks at front and back. No experience in desert driving. Hoping to get a good start with your guidance on coming Friday 😁 Regards, Yogesh (aka Yogi)
    1 point
  35. Dear @Anish S, As far as I know the standard tire size on a 3.5 LWB Pajero is 265/65/R17, but you are driving 265/65/R16 (I feel it's R17, please check again.). I used to have same issue as your with my Pajero after I upgraded my stock tires to 265/70/R17... the issue controlled to some extent after I went for a 2 inch lift with a suspension upgrade (But still I feel my tires hitting fender in Fewbie Plus and Intermediate drives). My recommendation would be to reconfirm your tire size and see if that helps. I am planning to go back to the stock tire size (265/65/R17) as it also helps in getting a better fuel average.
    1 point
  36. Hi Any one have difficulty to up load video. I am getting file not supported, eveytime I am trying to upload video. Thanks.
    1 point
  37. Better upload the video to Youtube and then share the link (embed it)
    1 point
  38. @Christopher Assal For night off-roading, light bar and spot is much more effective than trying to upgrade the headlights. Headlights are more suited for on road use. There are light bar that have combinations of both spot and flood lights so that you can get a good wide angle brightness. On the other hand, You can also opt for set of cubic led spot and flood lights and install it as per your requirement. e.g for the sides you can use the flood light and for the forward you can use spot light to enhance the brightness. you can also check the below thread, there might be some interesting information for you
    1 point
  39. Hi Wrangeld, Thanks for guiding me to the right driving lesson. Done the things as per your suggestion. Regards,
    1 point
  40. Actually i was getting this issue with the OEM shocks and that was the reason i got all the shocks and bushes changed. Today, i had a look to Vanessa's car and Yousef's car, both had the trace of the tyre touching the fender but not as bad as mine. Yes, thats a great idea to measure the gap between the bump stop and gap between the tyre and fender...i will check this out in the morning.
    1 point
  41. Yes Sri, correct, the top side of the tyre is hitting the fender. Bump stops also were changed already together with the bushes two months ago. May be i should try to go for a bigger bump stops, what do you think?
    1 point
  42. Is tge top side of the tyre is hitting the fender, time to change your bump stops.
    1 point
  43. Hi Fred. It is great to see now you have an analog camera. Which model of Canon is it and what type of lens it has? There is an amazing analog community in Dubai. We are on facebook and group name is Analog Photography in UAE. You can join there. We are making photo walks and sharing lots of good information. Places you need to know are GPP Gulf Photo Plus; They are selling variety of films and equipment. You can find a Trix or Tmax from here. https://gulfphotoplus.com/products/category/10/Film/ For developing and scanning film. He is a friend of mine and does this as secondary job, he is very good at it. https://filmoticon-spacelab.com/contact If you are in to printing your photos to the paper yourself via enlarger you can use Tashkeel. They have an amazing dark room with all the equipments you may need. https://tashkeel.org/artists/analog-photography-uae Some other links below https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/is-analogue-photography-making-a-comeback-in-the-digital-age-1.56348 https://www.thephoblographer.com/2021/05/29/dubais-analog-photographers-dont-mind-spending-on-their-love-for-film/ https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/glimpses-of-life-in-the-uae-1.63607835 https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/mindful-photography-1.2249848
    1 point
  44. As we have been respecting authorities guidance & Carnity COVID guidelines to resume desert drives with caution by keeping social distance and wearing mask at all times outside the vehicle Unfortunately few off-roaders have difficulty in understanding and abiding these guidelines. As published in the national newspaper of UAE, everyone need to understand that still there are no gatherings allowed and authorities are issuing fine for 10,000 AED for host and 5,000 AED for attendees. https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/people-caught-violating-covid-19-safety-instructions-prosecuted-1.1591381059748 If you spot anyone stepping out of the car not wearing a mask, please remind them on the radio immediately. As we all are in this together, so we all have to help each other to remind. Failing to abide below list of restriction will result in an immediate ban from Carnity Off-road Club: FIRST WARNING Minimum 1 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. SECOND WARNING Minimum 6 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. If you do not like these restrictions, please stay at home and do not join for any off-road drives. Every Carnity Off-road Club Member has to COMPLY WITH THESE COVID19 GUIDELINES FACE MASK IS MANDATORY, WHENEVER YOU STEP OUT - NO EXCUSES. LEARN TO CONFIGURE YOUR RADIO, before the drive. Nobody will teach you or exchange radios like before. Read the detailed instructions posted here - to configure. If you still cannot configure, ask on forum ahead of time. Click "TOTALLY AGREE" Emoji here before RSVP any drive or else trip lead will remove your name.
    1 point
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