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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

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Last week when I drove here I mentioned on the drive report that I couldn't have enough of it. So here I am; back another time. Instead of going to Sweihan however, we will do a loop in Nahel Area and exit. Due to the weather conditions, it will be super hot, super soft with lot of push. Emphasize check your car, to make sure you don’t have any overheating or any mechanical issues in your car. It's going to be a challenging drive, Hence please be prepared and lets Loop with Looper! MUST READ AND COMPLY Off-road 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 Plus and above When: 28 May 2023 Sunday Meeting time: 05:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions). Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/A1Q6WarVVUY2EAPv5 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 AM 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 and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on FRIDAY - 12 PM 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 a day 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.

Likewise! Many thanks! Looking forward to our next drive! Many thanks guys! Really looking forward to driving with all of you on a new level! Also thanks to all of you who gave me the opportunity to learn and develop my driving skills! Many thanks!

Hello everyone, As title says, I will try to provide all information regarding Car Export transfer from UAE to Oman. Since many people have done it but I couldn’t find any blog/ forum with its explanation. So I thought of writing down this detailed procedure, documentation required with time and fees for car export from UAE to Oman. So all this started when I got job in Oman. Since there are less options for second hand cars in Oman and my car was in good very condition too, so I took the decision and decided to take my car along with me here. Because its better to keep your car rather selling it on loss and buying again in Oman. So all below information is only my personal experience, any one other may has different experience, or rules may change in future…if you feel anything is missing, just let me know I will add in main post… Lets start now.... In general main steps are; Land in Oman Get residency card Get a license Get debit/ credit card from any Oman based bank Come back to UAE and export car to Oman (REMEMBER: you have to keep your UAE visa valid, otherwise .......you won’t be able to come back ) Details are as follows: Get residence card in Oman (it takes only one week for it). Get any credit/ debit card from any Oman based bank (this is must must… otherwise you will be in trouble, Oman custom guys will never accept UAE based bank debit/ credit card for payment, and there is no option for cash payment) Apply for license, for license it was to my surprise that there is no Automatic license in Oman. You have to have a manual license, luckily I had Saudi manual license, so I surrendered it and got Oman manual License. In case you have UAE automatic car license, you will have to go through Driving test procedure in Oman. After getting license come back to UAE, either by road or by air. By road, Mawaslat buses take 8 to 10 Omani rial and in 6 to 7 hrs you reach dubai. By air its 45 mins air arabia flight from Muscat to Sharjah. Since I exported car from Sharjah, so will explain steps in Tasjeel Sharjah, I hope Dubai and Abu Dhabi will have similar steps. Go to Tasjeel along with your mulkiya & license and car obviously… J At entrance tell counter guy that you want EXPORT TEST… (don’t forget to mention). He will provide you a small slip stapled to your mulkiya mentioned “Export Vehicle” on it. Export test booth is behind booth 12 of normal testing booth. A guy there will take your mulkiya and will enter few details in system and will ask you to go inside. In actual there will be no test….. Remove number plates, go inside tasjeel building. (as far as I remember I was asked to go direct to counter 10 without any token). A lady there will take 100 dh for test (which actually didn’t took place J) Then you have to take insurance till UAE border, it was for 210 dh in my case with validity of two weeks. Take token from main counter mentioning them that you have to export car to Oman. On your turn, your mulkiya will be kept and a paper having details for you and your car will be provided. Hand over your number plate at that counter and pay 170 dh for export sticker. REMEMBER: you have to mention every one at counter that you will be driving car yourself to Oman. Generally they assume that car will be taken on truck….. So you will be provided with 2 blue color export stickers which you have to paste at both ends of your car.. now you are good to go out of UAE. There are two border posts to enter in Oman, Al Ain border and Hatta border. If you want to go to Muscat, choose Hatta border. Or just google map your destination in Oman, wherever map takes you… follow it… J AT UAE BORDER: After crossing first security check post… Second check post which is actually an immigration counter, tell them about car export.. They will ask you to park car at left and go to other building. So park your car at road side after crossing 2nd check post and move to building named “Khatem maleha Boder Custom Service”. At Khatem maleha building, mention them again about car export, they will make a paper call “Bayaan” for your car. Its basically valuation of your Car to be exported. You will be asked about your car value, Very carefully mention them your car value, because based on that value you will be paying 5% Custom Duty in Oman. Pay 130 dh there. (cash is accepted) After bayaan, go to immigration counter again, since your car has already crossed that check post, so you will have to join the guys who are standing in queue to get their passports stamped (mostly they are truck drivers from UAE who are exporting items to Oman). Pay 35 dh there (Only Card payment, no cash). You will be provided a small slip. Now you are all done in UAE. Show that slip to next check post and exit UAE. …. Get back into your car and move towards Oman border. AT OMAN BORDER: Main steps are: Passport control Car insurance Custom duty payment Custom Police verification/ signing Border crossing Go to Passport control, show your residence card, he will stamp on passport and will provide you small slip. Go to insurance office, its just adjacent to passport control caravan. Take insurance. For me it was 13 rial for two weeks. Next step is Custom Payment, usually there are few agents (called PRO there) moving around to catch any customer, they belong to different Custom Clearance Companies…. So one guy took me to a caravan where there were many Custom Clearance Companies. You have to pay 5% of Custom Duty, 10 rial some documents fee plus Service fee for that Custom agent. You will be provided with some papers and will be asked to go to Custom Police office which is at bit distance (go in your car there). Police will enter details in system and will ask to go back again to Custom agent. Take your car back from same track. Custom agent will give you some Colored paper. And will ask you again to go to same Custom Police…. J Police (its actually a border Custom Police) will sign those papers and you can exit Oman then… So while on exit from Oman you have to show that paper signed by Custom Police to security person, then he will ask search you car.. will let you go… So you are in Oman now…. Enjoy your drive till your destination… Get your car registered in Oman after insurance.. and enjoy…… REMEMBER; When you are going to put the export sticker, put a paper or a card behind it in a way that only 1 to 2-inch border of the sticker is stuck to the car. Because while registering my car here in Muscat, the Police guy at the counter asked me to handover those stickers to him. And it took me time and effort to put off those stickers. Its adhesive was pretty strong, and a sticker is of plastic flexible material. So while you will try to pull it off, it will be deshaped due to elasticity and its adhesive will be stuck to the bumper and trunk lid area. However a major portion of that bad looking adhesive was hidden behind new plates, but for visible marks, I will have to put hot water on it for removal. So better not to stick a complete sticker on the front bumper and rear trunk lid area. CAR REGISTRATION IN MUSCAT:  This is very much similar to UAE Get the car insurance (prices are bit lesser as compared to UAE) Go for Car Inspection in Vehicle Registration Office (only difference in UAE and Oman inspection I found that here in Oman, they check front and rear axle by keeping a car on some vibrating plates for few seconds, and those plates vibrate vigorously, I think it is to check the ability of axle to withstand vibrations) Pay for plates and registration (mention plate size at registration counter) Make a payment which is Card Only, NO CASH…(for me it was 38 rial for first-time registration which will be 23 rials next year as per that Police guy at the counter) Get your mulkiya from there within a few minutes Get the plates from an outside small office Get them fixed (1 rial)……..and you are done…….

Take rest and See you soon @Jaro Tuzinsky

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.

@Mark B, you also have to take into account what your needs are. Beadlocks we’re designed for rock crawlers so they could air down large tyres (35s) so they could wrap around larger rocks and boulders and increase surface area and use the sidewall. Rock crawlers also go very slow. They are torque drivers. Then there’s dune bashing where if you get to a certain extreme level, a beadlock will give you that same peace of mind that your vehicle can air down and not pop out as you tumble from ridge to ridge, bumps and all. This is why you’ll also see Baja drivers use them. But, if you look at the Dakar rally which is the pinnacle of endurance that crosses many terrains, you’ll see that almost no teams use beadlocks. This is because, you can’t fix a beadlock on the go. Endurance and overlanders would rather have a forged and heavy load tyre that can be beaded on the go. They worry less about pop outs because a non-beadlock will enable them to fix it easily. Put it up on a jack, seat, air up, air down, go. So, I would look at your driving use case and where you intend to draw out the performance. If you’re planning to do high speed desert driving or rock crawling, a beadlock will give you peace of mind and allow you to air down without debeading if you suddenly land with too much impact. On the other hand, if you are planning to do long distance travel and want endurance and ease of operability, then a forged off-road rim that is load rated for your rig is the way to go.

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.

Hi @CasperPL, i can see in your profile that you have a 2006 pathfinder which by itself is a great car ( I believe with the same 4.0 V6, not sure if there is a diff lock option). Just the diff lock is not a deal breaker if you are thinking so - as long as you are driving with a group. I suppose you can prep your present car itself which can easily meet your needs for off roading. Unless there is something major which might be super expensive. Members here have driven on all levels with this car As a Xterra owner myself - two of them - it is a great car which will never fail you and over time you learn how to play around to at least get out of desert in any issue, but getting proper parts - especially OEM/genuine is a bit of wait /pain at times. This might be an issue with all other older model cars. Another advantage with the xterra is there is a amazing support group of xterra owners available here with tons of advise.

@DP1011!!! See you 🌻☺️

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

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

How many markers would we need to make this in Qudra?😁! I M IN!

@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, 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 !

Knowing him he will probably end up there even if he is not the designated sweep.

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

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

Good to know @Zed wont sweep.

Chivalry and marshal politeness: "I join your drive (Salamat), and next time you join my (night) drive" 👍🏻

@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 😄