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As Always, you cannot be disappointed when driving with @Hisham Masaad especially in Badayer!!. the drive was a bit more challenging than usual as the sand was much softer . but nonetheless, we had an exceptionally capable convoy that drove amazingly well with confidence. by the way, It was a bit intermediating for me driving with such good drivers @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Charbel @Fabien Monleau @Rob S @Tom B @Amir Amiri @Chris Wing @Lawrence_Chehimi especially I was the Only PAJERO in the convoy 😂🤣 thanks @JeromeFJ for the support and sweep . its always a pleasure driving with you. see you all soon in the sand

Thanks @Hisham Masaadfor organizing the drive. It was really fun, my passenger was also amazed by the area and the style of driving. looking forward for more drives together. Thanks @JeromeFJfor the support, it was good seeing you again. Guys, you all drove pretty well. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Charbel @Fabien Monleau @Rob S @Tom B @Amir Amiri @Chris Wing @JeromeFJ @Simon Dawood

Great support for the drive with @Pacific, @Thomas Varghese & potentially @munkybizness. While I still must come to bring @Sita Sharma, deflate/inflate the tires, and put up the flag, but for a change I can just chill during the drive hopefully.

My best bet after the fuel prices is to switch to "Suzuki Jimny" I believe even that will cost 240 for a full tank.😜

Big challenge - To be or not to be an offroader after getting today's fuel prices shock

Another great Saturday morning!! It is great i can book it on Mondays, so the rest of week i can excited about the Saturday mornings:)) i am looking forward to meet and have fun with all of you together.

I wish you hadn't left this message... Now knowing that you're not driving, you will be counted upon for shovelling duty 😛

Thank you @Hisham Masaad for the great drive yesterday ! Two intense sets of steep climbs, sharp crests, narrow bowls and high ridges. Everything needed to get our shot of adrenaline and high sensations you managed to find an exciting route coping with the existing tracks and the other convoys in the area. The convoy was awake in no time to follow your tracks, and it was a pleasure to watch from the back, with the front cars already a few dunes away. The level was there as expected, and newcomers to the IM level @Simon Dawood @Fabien Monleau @Rob S @Tom B showed that they fully deserved their promotion. From what I could see, excellent 2nd Lead from @Simon Dawood. We had a few situations in the middle of the convoy with some cars stuck in a narrow bowl or with a steep angle, all of it was sorted with the support of @Davie Chase @Lawrence_Chehimi @Rob S , and the self recovery skills of the drivers, and a great team spirit from all. @Tom B you may have sand in your tire as we had to take your car down from the dune after the pop-out. It is a good precaution to have it checked if your experience vibrations while driving. Excellent week to all !

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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and above When: 5 June 2022, Sunday Meeting time: 06:00 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/41b7rm2KWY79C5Kv9 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: 10:00 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A 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 Fewbie Plus and above drivers. RSVP will close on Saturday - 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 Below Calendar:

Point noted... Now i know how to set the convoy order.👻👻👻👹👹👹

Hi, Vanessa! 1. Jeep Wrangler JK 2. Had 1:1 Desert Driving Course two weeks back 3. Towpoints equipped front and back Will bring pressure gauge, tyre deflator and air compressor. Looking forward on Sunday!

@Frederic, these are stunning! And after speaking with you last night, your voice really speaks through it. I especially love the grades of shades on the monochromatic Trooper photo, especially the shadows.

I hope they came in peace !!

here's a photo from yesterday, @Shaker helped me a lot with the settings, no galaxy but if you look closer will see my car 😄🧐 and here's Shaker 😄

Thank you @Srikumarits was the best and most exciting drive so far with @Carnity with faster pace, many bigger dunes and all intermediate & above team member. It was worth coming at location mid night and sleeping in my car there.

Thanks Gerrit for documenting the fun

😅 it will be a pleasure to have you in the drive!

Great to have dear Richard back, I once recall he was behind me on a drive ( as a convoy driver) and I was superlative nervous to have a Marshal behind me. Near-half way of the drive he had to exit as his car was having some engine problem and I then could totally relax.

Thanks @Looper for your encouraging words. Being only Fewbie+ Guy in convoy and that too with very first drive after promotion, kept my heart beat faster as how to keep pace with the convoy and not let much refusals/stucks. Thankfully with all support from all of member, hopefully it ended much better 😊

Another amazing drive! Thanks to @Hisham Masaad , the master of badayer:) Always a pleasure driving with all of you and thanks to @JeromeFJ for helping us throughout the drive and tricky situations. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie hope you get everything fixed for next weekend! Honestly i didn’t notice that you were struggling that much:) you drive very smoothly. @Rob S i believe that was your first IM and you didn’t have any trouble at all:) well done @Davie Chase sad that we won’t see you for some time but looking forward to our next drive soon. @Simon Dawood excellent 2nd lead👍🏼

It's another early morning in Badayer, I always like to go to Badayer, not only it being the nearest desert drive destination from home, but also because of thrills from continuous climbing, and the iftar-super bowls. Thank you @Hisham Masaad for bringing us back again and leading the drive. Driving IM after a month gap in sand indeed caused some trouble, struggling to climb in narrow terrains, lack of momentum on other climbings too. But great to see that@Chris Wing behind me who did not get affected at all! I actually noted that the steering boot was cut and leaking some liquid when everyone was helping the pop out, by then the steering was all good, and thought not to announce it as the drive is ending anyways. until I got stuck at the soft slop where a lot of steering was required in sand. It should be an easy fix. and I shall be ready for this week's IM inshalla @JeromeFJNow I recall that I didnt respond verbally to your instruction during self recovery, but I did follow your instruction in actions ( steering left right but more to right, try to reverse). Apologies for not responding verbally, will avoid next time. Everyone drove very well, as Hisham mentioned we did have a strong convey. See you all next time somewhere in the sandy pit!

@Waqas Parvezi have the video will share it soon

👏👌👍🙂we always love hearing you Lexus lion roar bro

It's become a habit for me to get up in the middle of the night and start driving from home, but I have no regrets. On the drive, I met a few new folks from Abu Dhabi, and it was a pleasure driving with you all @Josh T.@Xavier Treasurer@Salim Akhtar, @Vanessa8580 was anxious about how we would get the car out when it broke down due to a malfunction in the airlifter, but her car reflected Vansesa's attitude of never giving up and made it to the first section of the road. @Srikumar I was looking forward to driving with you in @Carnity and you did not disappoint, I was discussing the drive with @Vaibhav and @munkybiznesswhat we could expect with the terrain, the terrain had beautiful big bowls and high speed crest crossings with virgin track, for a desert enthusiast it was heaven, @Srikumar you deserve a round of applause for finding the tracks for us and making sure we were all safe and enjoyed it thoroughly I'd want to relate my first popout incident; generally, I'm very careful with my steering input and never resist gravity, So I was following @Vaibhav and he missed the track of the car in front of him and took a different route that was challenging which we as intermediate drives expect to handle, so basically it was a side slop crossing and I missed to accelerate instantly and slid down into a ditch. I had two options: save my front bumper or steer aggressively to avoid hitting the front on impact. If I could go back in time and tell myself what I could have done differently, I would tell myself to listen to the sound of the car in front of me to hear the engine roaring and realize that I needed to step on it, overall it was a good learning experience and will be more vigilant in future, the cherry has been broken of the tyre and rim, as @munkybizness said, and I am now a member of the popout club 😃 Thank you @Looperand @munkybiznessfor your support @Ranjan Das @Mohamad Anwer It's always a pleasure to drive with you guys; we have a lot of fun conversing and watching you drive. I look forward to driving with you all in the future till we meet again in the desert.

So well written @munkybizness 👍

It's taken me 10 months from my first Absolute Newbie drive to get back into a drive with @Srikumar. To say that he's the first person responsible for me wanting to be a part of @Carnity would be an understatement. On that humid morning in mid-July last year, I arrived at the meeting point in Qudra, 10mins late, and never having deflated a tire before with those quick-release gauges I'd bought the day before. Sri was the perfect host, welcoming me in, calming my nerves (from being late), and sending help with a support team member to help me get down to the right pressure. And before we could leave, we had a Pathfinder whose tire was leaking air. Unlike most other clubs, which would have sent that driver back, Sri rolled up his sleeves, got under the car, pulled out the spare, and then helped the driver swap his tyre. The entire ordeal set us back by 40mins, which in the summer would have been brutal. But he did that nonetheless, and I've never respected and admired an individual as much as I did him on that warm morning. And then, on this Absolute Newbie drive, he also made me his second lead which heightened my nerves to no end. Fast forward, ten months to yesterday, when I finally again found myself on his drive, he walked up to me and asked me to repeat that role all over again. The serendipity wasn't lost on me. And it helped cap my 49th off-road drive, bringing the journey a full circle. To say that our drive was eventful, too would be an understatement. With two pop-outs - one on my car, and the other on @Waqas Parvez, and a sensor failure on @Vanessa8580's "Big Blue", we ensured that much of the time that Sri wanted us to fight off through an early start and sleepy eyes, was lost to fixing them. Much was remarked about how Old Lady may not have given her all of her blessings, but I believe these were just the sacrificial rituals she warranted for a lot of new faces traversing these slopes. Of course, it doesn't take away from the error I made climbing up where I should have exited 20 seconds sooner. With the steep gorge at the top, I then landed my right wheel smack into the middle of a little wall where Vanessa and I both heard the air escaping as the bead unsettled itself. About an hour into the drive, and having just left Old Lady in our rear view, I had the good fortune to also bring @Vanessa8580 into my cabin. This came off the back of her misfortune, but it gave me the opportunity to really get to know her, the Marshal she is, and gain access to a second pair of trained and experienced eyes. For this experience alone, thank you Vanessa. I learned so much from hearing about your story, and for the advice that I intend to carry on with me in drives to come. I also hope that the "Big Blue" is back in its natural habitat soon, putting to test, those lovely new riveted flared fenders. With the Pajero parked on the track, we continued back inwards into the dunes, and this is where I saw Srikumar's penchant for not looking back. I also was witness to where he sees a path emerging. And it is quite unique to many of the marshals I've been out with. With every marshal, this close up front, it's a special treat to see where they are seeing a path through. It gives you a view into how they plan a track and then lay it down - in the moment. At some points, I did lose sight of him because he is like a child with endless wonder darting from corner to post and back again, but as long as I kept my eye on the little red flag bobbing in the wind, and the deep tracks of the Cherokee, I knew where I needed to head. The virgin, almost untouched sands, ensured that his were the only ones there. But most of all, seeing Sri lead, and being in the second seat right behind gave me a newfound perspective on some of the angles I would have previously thought I should not attempt. I learned first hand yesterday, how a marshal also uses every passing car including his/her own to force into compliance a step that will eventually disappear when car #6 gets there. Sand, unlike tarmac compresses. And good marshals will use that knowledge to create paths where you may not see them at first. A fantastic lesson for me. Sitting at the top of the hill, I think @Salim Akhtar, you really deserve the most honors for not giving up. With @Vanessa8580's tested advice from years driving the Pajero, the 4HLC unlocked a new avenue of power delivery for you. And you put it to great use. Well done in your first Fewbie Plus drive, and also for being the first at the meeting point. Your eagerness to participate and fly through the hills was felt by all. To everybody else in the back, including some of my favorite people, thank you for making this such a great day out. And @Srikumar, the spell is broken, and I hope to return to see Sweihan or wherever you call us to go, much sooner than this last one. See you all out on the sands soon. [ 🐵 ]

Thank you @Hisham Masaadfor yesterday’s drive. Lots of fun! This was my 2nd IM drive and loving the pace so far of the IM drives. @Simon Dawood great job as 2L and thanks to @JeromeFJ for providing solid support in sweep position and fixing my pop out in record time!

@Hisham Masaad thanks for a great drive today, had a fantastic time, it was quick but safe and hardly any refusals or stucks. great to meet some new friends and see some old ones again and everyone drove exceptionally well allowing a lot of KM to be covered @Simon Dawood @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Charbel @Fabien Monleau @Rob S @Tom B @Amir Amiri @Chris Wing @Lawrence_Chehimi Thanks @JeromeFJ for the sweep and I learnt a lot from your guidance today have a great rest of your weekend and see you all again in the sand soon

Yes, as @Rob Smentioned, another great drive and another fun drive, with great team. All were ready on time, and had to rush before other convoys start and spoil the tracks, which was already done earlier. Below what you guys has achieved, same would not have been possible with strong convoy. Many thanks for all joiners, @Simon Dawood @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Charbel @Fabien Monleau @Rob S @Tom B @Amir Amiri @Chris Wing @Davie Chase @Lawrence_Chehimi. Special thanks for @JeromeFJ . Pleasure meeting you again Lawrence after some time. Look forward to see you again. Nice week ahead.

Another great drive today @Hisham Masaad, Thanks for leading us through the dunes! Thanks to @Simon Dawood for SL, various members of support crew and @JeromeFJ sweeping us! The starts are getting earlier . . . . Sand is getting softer . . . . . . See everyone again soon!

30 Fuel Saving Tips For Saving Over 30 Percent On Fuel Cost Hypermile: Extreme Energy Efficient Driving Hypermiling is the art of saving fuel by understanding and reducing the driving habits or ways that sips extra fuel on every mile (km) you drive. Without knowing the below little secrets we conveniently blame the vehicle or car manufacturer to design such fuel-thirsty cars. Of course, we agree some cars are more fuel-sipping than others that have been engineered with fuel efficiency in mind, but still, you can control the fuel efficiency by over 30 percent by simply following the below fuel-saving tips. For result-oriented fuel-saving, one needs to understand the basic science behind fuel consumption in simple language. When your body works out hard or runs a long stretch, you eat more food. Similarly, car fuel consumption depends on this basic science too, that how hard you drive and how much load you carry from place A to place B. Secondly how you can reduce the drag against the incoming air as a basic law of physics. Engine and Drive-train 1. Avoid Idling: One of the biggest factors affecting the fuel mileage is to let the car engine run idle for a long time in parking, while loading/unloading while pulling over for phone calls or GPS routing etc. You should even switch off the car engine on a longer traffic signal that lasts more than 30 seconds. Roughly every 1 minute spent on idling consumes fuel for 2 km's drive (this may vary dramatically based on the size of the engine and use of A/C). During idling the combustion of the air/fuel mixture is not completed efficiently, meaning that some fuel gets deposited on the cylinder walls. This removes the protective lubricating film, which in turn causes increased mechanical wear, and oil dilution over long periods. 2. Check tire pressure weekly: Second most important factor for saving fuel is to drive with fully inflated tires. Even if your car has TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring system) still keep a close check of all tire pressure all the time. TPMS will raise an alarm when the tire is generally lower by 5-7 psi and this variance is enough to cause additional drag for your car to consume extra fuel. Lower the tire pressure = higher fuel consumption. 3. Use higher gear: As much as possible, use the highest gear available in your car. If your car has an option of OD (Overdrive), leave it engaged all the time as this will switch to the next higher gear as soon as possible. If your car gear transmission comes with economy mode, leave it on ECO mode always as it will shift gear faster for achieving better fuel mileage. In manual transmissions match the gear selection to the road and engine speed. Using too higher gears can actually use more fuel because a bigger throttle opening is required to overcome the effects of gear ratios that do not match the car’s speed. 4. Regular car service: Periodic servicing as mentioned in the car owner's manual must be done to change the engine oil, and engine oil filter, and clean or replace the engine air filter. This regular maintenance is very important for optimizing fuel efficiency and also to keep your car engine running happy and healthy for a long time. 5. AC on circulation and Eco mode: Set your car air conditioner to recirculate cabin air as it will use less power to keep the cool air cold, than cooling the outside hot air to cool in an open vent setting. Also use AC in an eco mode that frequently switches off the compressor and works more with re-circulation of cold air, which reduces the significant load on engine fuel economy. Driver (Real nut behind the wheels) 6. Drive at ease: Driving at easy behavior to accelerate gradually and braking slowly will amazingly increase the fuel efficiency, then sharp speeding and braking while driving in rush. 7. Plan your brakes: Anticipate the traffic or turn ahead of you to avoid hard braking. Always keep an eye on the brake light of 3-4 vehicles ahead of you and leave the acceleration as soon they brake. This will give you enough time to slowly approach the braking vehicle and slow down your car with little or no brake. This conserves a lot of fuel and also saves the brake pads and brake rotors/discs. Always keep a long enough following distance to the vehicle directly in front of you to avoid having to adapt your own speed to the traffic flow all the time. Maintain a following distance of at least four to five seconds to avoid continually having to brake and accelerate. 8. Plan your stops: While approaching a red signal, leave the acceleration from a distance and hold the brake gently as if to approach the signal when it’s green. Idea is to use the car's momentum as much as possible and not to start the car from a standstill point (if possible). By sticking to the speed limits, you can catch all the lights on the green if you catch the first one on the green. The majority of the traffic lights are synchronized to the speed limits, so by driving smart, you can avoid having to stop at all traffic lights. 9. Rev less: Try to drive around 2000 rpm or less by driving in a higher gear or by a softer acceleration in automatic cars. Higher the engine rev’s it takes a lot more fuel and covers less distance. Leave high revs for the fastest car in the world and not for daily drivers. Drive a manual car in its most effective rev range. Smaller engines need to be run at about 3000 to 3200 RPM to work comfortably, so use proper gear selection and matching engine speeds to use the least amount of fuel. Making small engine labor at lower revs requires bigger throttle openings, which uses more fuel to maintain power and speed. 10. Shift to Neutral when stopped: Make a habit of shifting gear in Neutral as soon as you stop in traffic or elsewhere where your car is not moving. Keeping the car engaged in D (Drive) wastes a lot more fuel when the engine is pushing the car forward and the brake is holding it back. Vehicle Dynamics 11. Tire size and weight: Always get the OEM tire size of recommended tire brand. Increasing the tire size or the weight can cause a dramatic change in fuel consumption. Lighter the tires, better the fuel efficiency and vice-versa. While it is true that correct tire pressures can improve fuel consumption by up to 3%, much of this saving can be offset by using non-standard tires. Fitting wider and bigger tires can actually use more fuel than standard equipment due to the increased rolling resistance of wider tires. Always keep tires as close to the original size/width as possible to get the biggest savings. 12. Switch off DRL: Turn off the DRL (Daytime Running Lights) if it’s not needed on a bright and shiny day, this also adds a bit of extra overhead for fuel consumption. 13. Close Windows and Sunroof: While driving at a higher speed, it’s better to drive with all windows and sunroof closed to reduce the aerodynamic drag. 14. Clear your trunk (boot): Remove all unwanted stuff from the trunk and backseat, as every single object weight “really” adds up to increased fuel consumption. 15. Remove unused roof rack: Just like above, if you aren’t using those roof racks frequently then better get rid of them and save a few liters on every fill-up. The roof rack adds weight and also affects the aerodynamics of the vehicle. Make better Choices 16. Drive on tarmac than off-road: Prefer to drive on tarmac than on loose gravel or sandy patch that has less traction and results in consuming more engine power at higher fuel consumption. 17. Cruise control or steady throttle: Idea is to drive a vehicle at any constant speed to increase fuel efficiency. Cruise control is good for straight roads but bad for incline and declining roads. It is best to develop a throttle control to keep it at a set constant position all the time for best gains. 18. Choose a less crowded fuel station: Plan your fuel fill-ups in time, especially in the evening or night, and avoid a busy fuel station that will keep your car running idle for minutes and spoil the fuel economy further. 19. Don’t warm up the car: It’s a thing of the past now, as all modern cars don’t require warming up the engine for 5-10 minutes. While you start, driving gently (no hard acceleration) is more than enough to warm the engine oil and protect your car engine. 20. Use soft music while driving: The choice of soft music will make you more attentive and considerate on the road with all of the above fuel-saving tips. The fast or upbeat number will aggravate you more to forget all and drive fast as possible and race to the finish line. Plan and Monitor 21. Track your fuel consumption: For improving the fuel mileage, one needs to track it on every fill-up and then compare it with previous mileage to improve further. Fuelly is one good site and app that offers tracking fuel fill-ups very efficiently and do the cross-comparison with previous tank reading to encourage driver. 22. Display fuel consumption in cluster: If your car comes with a fuel consumption display then drive it with that all the time to keep a constant eye on your driving behavior and constantly challenge and remind yourself to improve it. 23. Take the empty roads: Prefer to choose an empty road while routing than the traffic-filled road, as car consumes a lot of extra fuel in stop and go traffic. For example, a 5 km stretch in 20 mins will sip more fuel than a 10 km stretch in 20 mins. You can plan the shortest and fastest route by using GPS navigation by using the traffic layer. 24. Drive around the economy zone: Every car speedometer has two little green points around the 40-60 and 80-100 range indicating the best fuel economy zone. Try to drive within or around that economy zone as much as possible. 25. Start early to avoid rush: Start 5-10 minutes early to avoid rush hours or rushing at high speed or getting stuck in stop-and-go traffic which is worst for fuel mileage. External Factors 26. No to drive-ins: Start saying no to drive-in restaurants and cafés that get you stuck in the queue for several minutes and spoil the fuel economy. It’s better to step out and stretch a little while waiting for your order. 27. Pick the clean lane: While driving in a clean lane you can control your gradual speeding and plan your brakes than in a busy lane that forces you to brake and speed up all the time. 28. Honk if needed: If you suspect the car in the next lane gliding towards your lane without an indicator, just honk a little to get to his attention and avoid any hard braking or sudden maneuver. 29. Adhere to the speed limit: If you adhere to the assigned road speed limit then you are among the majority of the car driver on the road and you don’t have to slow down or pace up suddenly. These sudden increase or decrease in speed takes a toll on the fuel mileage. 30. Park in shade: This will heat up your car less and will use lesser air conditioning to cool the car cabin and resulting in less fuel consumption and a more comfortable drive.