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Thank you @Davie Chase for the great drive, and the amazing leading skills and communication (very informative, clear and gives an ease of mind for the rest of the convoy). Special thx for the backbone of every drive he is involved in @Frederic, always a pleasure seeing you and deiving in the same convoy. Great job in the center for @Dodi Syahdar, brilliant. Amazing driving from the rest of the team. Happy to see old friends and new faces, I see a lot of enthusiasm happening from the last couple of drives and I see how busy the intermediate drives going to be in the end of the summer. See you all soon.

@Patrick The CTIS Central Tyre Inflation System is always connected to the wheel/rim hubs and perfect for those who don't want to get down to deflate, similar to G Wagon that can deflate & inflate back with a button inside the car. What's best is you can set it to constantly aim 10 psi and the system will deflate/re-inflate accordingly during your hot summer drives 😁 Pic below: *just realized max upload is 16KB, so here are temp photo links

I hope recommending spare parts shop is not as strict as recommending garages 😅 so here goes: - Royal Pipes Trading LLC in BMW Road Sharjah, either buy flexible ones or PVC Blue that can handle 7 bar or the extreme braided ones that can handle 12 bar. - Wika 150 psi Digital Gauge from neighboring hardware shops along W Road

@Pavel Pashkovskiy@Patrick allow me to provide my two cents on this: Self-declaration of how many drives one has done can never provide a real safe off-roading environment. We have noticed on multiple occasions where members declare they have driven for example +10 years offroad in the UAE, but upon joining we notice they don't possess even basic skills, and after some digging deeper they finally admit that this 10 years was more kind of camping and BBQ drives , Imagine taking someone like that on a higher level drive and getting into accidents and rollovers.... The same thing applies to drives done in another club. There is no common level with skillsets agreed across clubs in the UAE, so a Fewbie level with us could be a Newbie level in another club for example. Here at Carnity we use numbers as we have learned that for building a skillset or drive level it is a good healthy indicator. Of course, we do know that some people need more drives or other people need less drives to be ready for the next level, but every promotion you see passing by here has gone through a voting system amongst the marshals first and apart from the drive count we look at many other factors as well (see grading structure). Setting up a convoy for example a Fewbie Plus level drive in our current grading structure ensures that the drive lead at all times can be sure that his joining members are up for that level, and there are no members who would be out of their comfort zone or would get themselves in dangerous scenarios or slow down the convoy excessively. Please take note that all of our drive leads thoroughly look at the number of drives each person has done in order to decide on the proper convoy position and to keep an extra close watch on whoever is new on that level. The grading structure did not fall out of the sky in Carnity, it was built and tweaked numerous times thanks to the input of our members and leads to ensure maximum safety and enjoyment for everyone. There is no business aspect in that. Allowing a marshal to invite members from a lower level onto his drive ? How would that work ? And how fair would that be towards others ? "sometimes wish members were placed in the levels they belong based on their actual experience instead of having to do drives just for the sake of earning credits 😁" Please define how we would gauge your "actual experience" safely? A trip lead who is leading the drive is looking 90% of the time in front of him and would not see someone in the middle of the convoy fishtailing or fighting gravity, unless one of the other senior or supporting members would notice that. I would recommend you join to enjoy each drive, without counting as i have personally seen so many off-roaders rushing their drives to reach IM level as soon as possible, and then burning or fading out due to boredom. Driving in the desert is a fantastic hobby. Get to enjoy each drive, socialize, and don't focus too much on the numbers

thanks @Davie Chase for organising the drive. it was smooth.. I have enjoyed it and got the chance to experience my New Fj. it seems I was driving an elephant 🐘 (my LC) in desert compared to FJ. it was great to drive again with @Glenn W @Frans M, @Ishak@Dodi Syahdar , @Frederic .. @Marketa Dobesova u did very well for ur 1st fewbie. it was abit relaxed in the back of Convoy with few managed refusals. Thanks again all for all support and fun we had today. Ahmad

Please Read Carefully Hello and welcom to another episode of inter emirates crossing and this time is more challenging in terms of difficulty of the route as we will be driving against the slip face from south east to northwest . please make sure from the begening of the week that your vehicle is fully ready as well as your gear per your rank. expect all sort of terrain from technical to long range dunes as well as wide landed sabkhas to cross over. very imortant to get very well rested the night before as you will need it to keep focus and attention to keep up with pace and time spent in drving. Note 1 : please keep an extra hour buffer in case of any delays Note 2 : its highly advisable not to join this drive if its your first Fewbie Note 3 : its highly advisable not to bring passenges not accustomed to long drives ( 85 km plus ) or known to develope motion sickness. Stay tuned for more info toward the end of the week. We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie and above When: 13 May 2023, Satuerday Meeting time: 05:45 - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/JnANM9MrDPGzKrod7?coh=178573&entry=tt Approximate finish time: 09:45 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close one day before the event . If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close couple hours prior to preparing a convoy 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

Yes @Jona, for @Krishna R's benefit, I confirm that one is the gas station where you may refuel. See you later.

@Ale VallecchiThank you. I am confirmed to join. I was a lil worried that you might call off the drive. I am not familiar with the route to sweihan, so if you don't mind, can you share the location pin of the fuel station as well?

Dear @Jona dear @Krishna R, just a few words, first to confirm that the drive is still on, even with a super short convoy. It should be quite a fast paced one. Please note that you may refuel at Sweihan's ADNOC station, opposite the wedding hall. The meeting point is on the other side of the road from Sweihan, so be careful to take the right turn-off. We'll decide the convoy order on the spot, with plenty of opportunities to switch positions. See you all tomorrow. Have a great night.

Same here I also bought 4 for my ARB, but I recently bought another Jeep and there was a compressor build in with 2 hoses. I think that's the real sweetspot. Way less space and hassle. So I would always recommend 2 instead of 4 at least because that's easier and more fun to use. to the details: I bought mine for 600 and in sale instead of 700 at quickflate - it comes with a digital gauge and it is a really good quality. (quickflate_uae on insta)

Thank you very much for a wonderful drive, my first Fewbie, my first time with a fog in the desert, and my first pop out experience!!! Thank you @Davie Chaseand @Fredericfor leading the convoy today! Hope to see you all soon again 🙂

Got two pictures only..... 🙃

Went to Iceland a few weeks back and these bad boys had air build in, you can see the hose going into the wheels! That would be sick but not sure how practical as a daily driver lol

Just a thought, believe this standard 2 hose arrangement that comes with FJ and Jeep should be possible to upgrade to 4 hose one easily. There is one brass Chuck which is used for deflation - connecting another 2 hose arrangement with that should do the trick (?) Something I believe might be worth the try. After using two hose arrangement - am more and more inclined to go for 4 hose arrangement. Yes will take good amount of time to fill up - but then no need to stand next to car - can chit chat during winters and can be inside the car during summer.