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Dear Dune surfers! Please find the Convoy List for Tomorrows Drive. @Looper @Krishna R @Imran Kashif @Benjamin @Chris Wing @Gerrit Bus @Mohamad Anwer @Beide Worku @Santoso Marjuki @Mario Cornejo Conv no Driver Car 1 GauravSoni Pajero LWB 2 Looper Jeep SWB 3 Krishna R Xterra 4 Imran Kashif FJ 5 Benjamin Jeep LWB 6 Chris Wing FJ 7 Gerrit Bus Gladiator 8 Mohamad Anwer SSafari SWB 9 Beide Worku F150 10 Santoso Marjuki Jeep LWB 11 Mario Cornejo SSafari SWB we will be using channel 2 :446031 @Zed have you changed your plans.? Please be ready to move by 5 am as we plan to have maximum drive time to enjoy comparatively cooler weather and keep our cars happy! see you tomorrow!

Dear Desert Drivers, @Stumpy Paj @Deepak Eswar @FERNANDO SYRIO @Bravoecho @Bjoern @Naveen Raj @Mehmet Volga Thank you for signing up for the drive tomorrow. I'm looking forward to meeting you again after a few weeks. It is getting hotter now, so be sure to have enough water and some sun protection in case we have to shovel a bit. Meeting at 5:45 am in Nahel at https://goo.gl/maps/xJ4Nzi7tNNkxNWXE7 The convoy order will be We will use radio Channel 3. Enjoy the evening, take as much sleep as you can, and see you tomorrow morning !

Congrats @Bjoern! Well deserved looking forward to a drive together

Deepak has become the spine of many convoys in the club. There will be no doubt that he will be the life of the party in the center spot

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED @Simon D@Michael Chattle@James Lovell@Marketa Dobesova@DP1011@Hugo@Bjoern@Rob H@Tareq Al Turq@Beide Worku@Amr Aydin@Fabien Monleau Good afternoon all ! Just closed up the convoy. Please find your convoy positions posted above. We will be using Channel 2 - 446.031 Mhz See you all tomorrow !

Congratulations @Bjoern for reaching the Intermediate Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. What you'll learn Basic GPS and navigational skills Basic tow rope and winch recoveries Extreme side sloping and long hill climb Tall dunes ridge riding and criss crossing Precise control over technical dunes Fast pace desert driving Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing Skills required Adventurous and thrill seeker but in a safe manner Level headed under stressful situations Responsible, dependable and accountable Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS. Drive teamwork Manage center forward position with Trip Lead’s permission Learn/assist recoveries under Trip Lead’s supervision Re-route convoy and coordination, when needed Learn to lead small portion of Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Intermediate and Exploration drives only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @Bjoern, see you soon on IM drives!

Happy to see your great skills on sand 🙏🏼

@Amr Aydin, happy to drive with you again 😎☺️🌻

Herzlichen Glückwunsch @Bjoern well deserved and enjoy the new level.

Congratulations @Bjoern enjoy the new level

Yes @Marketa Dobesova - First time Twilight 🌻🤩

@DP1011behind 🌻 again ☺️

Congratulations @Bjoern enjoy what comes next . More power entails gentle push and you are one of those sure 😉 .

Congrats @Bjoern !!

Awesome area @Srikumar been there couple of months back and found almost all vergin dunes. See you tomorrow.

Sounds like a good idea but I am already committed and looking forward to driving with @JeromeFJ. Next time for sure

Oh looks like we are gonna have some real fun tomorrow with such a capable convoy!!!

Nope, i was interrupted with meetings and forgot to click WaitList again for this drive. Will already be in Sweihan tonight for Sri's drive then sleep then hopefully alarm can wake me up 😂 Keep the convoy list, i'll just sneak up when i'm awake and arrive 👌🏻

@Bjoern If you are available , try your luck to join him tomorrow IM drive in Sweihan , would be a best way to start IM drive series

Congratulations @Bjoern ! Truly well deserved and enjoy the adrenaline of this level!

Thanks I would advise you to join a day drive for newbie . Night drives would be comfortable once you get aquatinted, 2nd drive onwards .

The meeting point has been updated. Seeing the strength of the convoy I have taken the liberty to experiment on the route and the starting point.

DRIVE PLAN The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an urban legend focused on a loosely defined region in the western part of the North-Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. In this installment, we will try to create a triangle-looking track somewhere between Solar Park and Lisaili. We will create three waypoints and try to reach them consecutively before exiting out. Expect plenty of shoveling, this drive will test your drive skills and ability to focus ! GENERAL OVERVIEW 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: 27 May 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 6 PM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Love Lake Road Entry: https://goo.gl/maps/7rnSK31o7Uha786T9 Approximate finish time: 10 PM 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 on Friday - 9AM 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. RSVP ON BELOW CALENDAR

Difficult to tell with all the rattle and shaking in my in my car Jokes apart - I have not experienced this scenario, what can happen though is like with any other wheel you can bend parts of it, in a beadlock wheel notably the outer rim is usually prone to it. Other issues I’ve heard about are finding a jammed bolt, but this is something you can mitigate through proper maintenance, for example when assembling the wheels the first time, and every time you service them, request to apply anti seize lubricant to the bolts, Coppaslip or Loctite copper grease are examples …I carry my own in case the garage has run out of it and I also make sure they use a torque wrench, at the recommended torque setting for the wheel, instead of using a power tool.

Hello @CasperPL I was in the market for quite sometime to get a 4x4 that was more of an off roader than my Infiniti QX. I had wrangler, FJ and Xterra in mind. They were finalized as these cars have been tried and tested in the desert and they have huge online communities to help with mods, repairs, questions etc. My budget was 25K for the car and 5K to get it desert ready (maintenance, skid plates, bushings etc) After 3 months of researching and test driving, the below was my analysis. Please note It's my personal opinion only and not some expert recommendation based on technical research. Wrangler: Great car for the desert. Market is overloaded with used jeeps within the budget mentioned above. Finding a clean stock one was just impossible. Even the advertised "clean, lady driven" ones had leaks and overheating issues. Reliability isn't their main forte. I have seen almost new jeeps failing in the desert and we couldn't figure out the issue and fix it. Based on my research, many jeep owners complained of leaks, over heating and transmission issues. Took it off my list due to long term peace of mind. FJ: One of the best cars for the desert. It's rare to find any desert drive without an FJ in the convoy. That shows how good and reliable these cars are, for dune bashing. Hard to find GCC FJs in decent condition within 30K aed. In this budget, mostly you will find US spec, 300k+ ODO or heavily abused cars. With difflock, crawl control, a trac and 2 fuel tanks (In most of the models), you have a desert ready car in stock condition. Reliability is gold standard and you wont have any issues if its maintained periodically. Spares are aplenty and labour is cheap as well. Only con is would say is visibility from the drivers seat but that doesn't seem to put off many happy FJ owners. Took it off my list as a clean one was above my budget. Xterra: One of the few budget friendly offroad cars which is reliable with great performance as well. Market is flooded with used Xterras but finding a clean one takes time but not that hard. I test drove 20 xterras before buying mine. Again, try to get one in stock that hasn't been abused before. They are available, we need to look hard. Pros: Performance - the torquey 4.0 V6 is good for 260 HP in stock which is more than enough even for intermediate drives. Reliability - It takes a lot of work to destroy this car mechanically. Even so, spares and labour are cheap. Yes, sometimes spares aren't available in nissan spare parts but we can get genuine spares within a day. If not, sajja is loaded with xterra parts. The offroad model comes with rear difflock and a slightly better suspension. TBH, mine is an offroad model but I have hardly used the difflock twice in 20 drives. Visibility is decent. The car can be abused to a certain extent as compared to American makes. Do note that you will find models with 200K+ on the ODO under 20K aed, but as long as its maintained well, it is safe to buy them and make them roar for another 100K kms. I bought my Xterra from a marshall and it was already modified and was certainly abused, however, the engine still purrs like a cat on highways and roars when climbing dunes. Also, some pre 2009 models were affected by SMOD (Google: Xterra + SMOD) but I haven't heard this issue from Xterra owners in the GCC. As always, whichever car you buy, check for off road abuse and try to get a stock one as much as possible. The offroad season is almost over, so don't go by the price on dubizzle/fb marketplace, you can negotiate and reduce the price by ~30% from the listed price. If you need any additional info on Xterra, please share here!

The system does acceptance if there are available slots after Wednesday deadline is finished. You can just waitlist on this drive once again.

Yes, they are totally worth it if you intend to drive like a rally champion (time of the essence) where you fight gravity extensively at 10 PSI or take the hairpin bend at 100 kmph speed - all the time. For regular leisure and fun off-road drive, beadlocks are really not needed. If you are happily in sync with your tire's lowest pressure (depending on your tire + car weight + your driving style), then you can simply ignore the occasional pop-out (once in 3-6 months). These accidental, situational, occasional pop-out happen to all of us. If you have a frequent pop-out then first you need to find the sweet spot of your tire's lowest pressure vs your driving style by bumping or reducing 1 PSI on each drive and then settle with that for the long run.

Dear @CasperPL im another happy xterra owner. i got mine about 3 years back. i got it from sharjah car market. it was zero accident super clean car. yes its hard to believe. apart from dubizzle and FB when you have time please rip through car market as well, you will find some good examples. wish you good luck for your search. 👍

@DP1011!!! See you 🌻☺️

@MMansoor Does she knws that U had signed up for this drive?😂

@Srikumar I am dropping this drive, Just realized its my Wifes Birthday on Friday. I hope to join next time.

that's a very tiny area ! (0.13km2). You can probably shovel that area out in Qudra !

@DP1011 perhaps here next time ? https://goo.gl/maps/fg5txpMVuf3Mzppe7

I like slip faces and obstacles @Frederic

I don't see a lot of desert here buddy:

@Frederic After bermuda Triangle, Can the next project be : A trip to Galesnjak Island in Desert without passports ?

Fredy i like this idea of bermuda triangle . we are the offroaders are dreamers , wanderes and explorers .. even in the darkest mysterious spots like Bermuda Triangle . wish to join you but truly i have another triangle in same time to attend with family . my son high school graduation ceremony.

Fredy, don't forget to count the cars before and after...!

😂😂😂 I love the idea!!!

Good afternoon All ! Thanks for signing up ! Confirmed for the drive: @Michael Chattle@Felix Obst@Bjoern@Fabien Monleau@Rob H@James Lovell@Sebb@Hugo@Amr Aydin @DP1011@Simon D Waitlisted Members: Beide Worku @Beide Worku Tareq Al Turq @Tareq Al Turq Marketa Dobesova @Marketa Dobesova I wanted to share the planned area for coming weekend. Below you can see the Bermuda triangle we are planning to concquer. The Idea will be to drive along the pylon track and make our way to Marker 1 (top of the triangle). Then move in a straight as possible line to Marker 2, and then further on to Marker 3, and from there back to Marker 1. As you all know we don't usually drive in a straight line in the desert, so the challenging part will be to try to stick to that line as much as possible, even if that included going over slip faces and other obstacles This also means instead of the smooth flowing drives that i am usually well known for, this could be quite an intense drive with lots of struggles 😁 Anyways i am sure we will have fun in the sand as always and can afterwards print out a screenshot of our track and it will look 99% like below. Although that would be a real bonus If you have not driven in the dark yet, no worries. If you have additional night lights on your 4x4 that will help but it's not mandatory as you will be following the convoy anyways. See you soon !

I have encountered it twice as your second lead,your like a lizard who suddenly disappears 😅,hope fully your brake light are working now😅 🤞

26th May is already pay day... don't tell the wife that 1000dhs already spent on fuel to Sweihan! 😂

@Zed Are you getting petrol from Oman or you discovered a well somewhere in backyard or got all your cars EV ?

I am not sure, but what I am sure of is that I am not going to be seeing the rear view mirror 😂

@Srikumar Bhai 🚙, is it still a FB+ Drive , I see 8 of 9 are IM and @Gary F is 0.5 IM Edit : Got my answer now, with @Asif Hussain bhai, 10th legend joining 😄