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Is it weird that my hands are itching to go back? That does speak a lot about the outstanding experience we all had. Thank you very very much @Frederic for organizing this, I have rendered this trip as an Oman experience, and I'm happy with it. I have to say, I genuinely had doubts before joining the convoy. But Fred believed in me and gave me that 'one chance' (lol) and I can now proudly say that I am LIWA certified (awaiting the sticker Fred). Wouldn't had been possible without our amazing convoy and it's leaders. @M.Seidam@DP1011. Some highlights below Soft sand is an understatement when it comes to Liwa. I got a refusal 3 mins into the drive, back of my mind I was like 'what did I get myself into' - but further down my sight I could see Fred and Deepak sir quietly watching and assessing. Immediate motivation booster haha! The dunes sang for me whenever we headed down, that was a true ':O' experience. I thought I had a pop out and its creating that sound. Nonetheless, all captured on video. 😳 Deepak sir had a simple yet interesting situation, jerry can leaking. When @Amr A used his surgeon steady hands to transfer the fuel, it's only to find out that one is leaking too lol. 😋 Fred being on standby while DP checks out the dunes and gives the go ahead really saved us from some tricky bowls. Well done! 👍🏼 Unfortunately, I looked away for 5 seconds on the sabka and went off track and hit the front of the car from a step. Which caused my car to create weird sounds when I braked and when I took a half left turn. Bothered Fred from his well deserved break to check out the car and he was kind enough to do a thorough check just for my peace of mind. Although the issue was not identified and the grinding and grunting existed till the end of the trip, massive respect for Fred was gained. 🫶🏻 Heading to our final camping site and seeing the beautiful sunset was a sight to behold. But an even better sight was when our second convoy rolled up on our camping spot one after the other, next to each other with loud music blasting from their cars. @Simon D @GauravSoni 👏🏼 After a quick spin by the second convoy, @Imran Asghar decided to retire the rush and set camp as you cant be lucky thrice. Wise move sir! 🫡 The beautiful sun set as the stars came out, a blanket of pearls in the sky with little to no light pollution. Couldn’t stop looking away. Our fireside stories began and one by one, we voiced our experiences digging deep into our Carnity journey. ✍🏼 Headed straight to the tower the next morning, no rush, at ease at our own pace. @Batuhan Kulac got to try the Jimny and fell in love. @Amr A was able to squeeze his legs in the driver seat and immediately smiled once settled. ✅ As we inflated and said our goodbye’s, I was excited for this to happen again next season. 💪🏼 Learnings from the drive: I have a whole another level of love for Jimny’s Create your own lines when the going gets tough Push, but don’t over push. Fine line between getting bogged and making it out Any and I mean any mechanic can fix a Jimny. That incident costed me 20 dhs and a screwdriver to unbend the disk. Heads up the person behind you and request patience, @Alphin Aloor being a champion with that. Thank you. See you all post Eid. #JimnyPower

Hiiiiii @Gaurav @Vanessa8580 Looking forward to Saturday! Sorry for the delay. I’m driving a sage green 2021 jeep wrangler JL, which has all the requirements. I’ve done one absolute newbie drive with Vanessa I think probably 2 years ago now and that’s the only drive experience which I’ve forgotten. Am an expert side kick/passenger on Carnity drives with @Amr A though ☺️. Can’t wait. thanks Sophie

@Nivi @sophiedana @Xandi @Emma @Bindi @Giovana @Rasna @Juanita Great to see you all joining this Absolute Newbie drive for ladies to celebrate International Women's Day with Carnity. I have trained more than 1,000 Absolute Newbies in my off-road tenure and know exactly how each of you must be feeling now or on the day of the drive. Be rest assured, you will enjoy the day out in the sand with complete safety and will return loving your car more than before. That's the usual comment I keep receiving from people, why we haven't tried this before...! Thanks, @Vanessa8580 (Carnity Lady Marshal) for joining this drive and sharing your passion for off-roading and experience of several years to help introduce the fun and excitement of desert with newcomers. I would request you all to please introduce yourself along with your car and off-road experience (if any), which will help me plan the convoy list soon. Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details. Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets. Confirm that you have watched this: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

Dear Desert Wanderers @Robk, @Pajy McPajface - luke, @Frans M, @Mohit Gurnani, @Mark B and @george charbel in the interest of safety I will be cancelling this drive due to heavy rain forecast for this area on Saturday morning. Apologies for the inconvenience and I hope to see you all in the sand next week.

@Gaurav , @Vanessa8580 Thank you for organising this women's newbie drive. I'm Nivedita. I drive a White, Land Cruiser Prado (2014). My car has the front and rear tow hooks. I have zero off-roading experience. I have watched the video briefing and excited for the drive on Saturday. I'm bringing along my daughter, Prakriti, for the drive.

Hi Sunil, Replies: 1. Yes. I've got a radio. Will program channels later 2. Wrangler JL. It has front and rear recovery points 3. I have a flag and compressor 4. I've done 4 drives with other groups. 5. I have watched it Thanks,

Hi Sunil I have a radio, flag and compressor, and will be driving a Grey Suzuki Jimny with recovery hooks front and back. I did the master Class with Gaurav about two weeks ago and I have watched the briefing video.

@Rafey Hashmi You called it singing. I would call it the sand getting possessed by the devil hahahahaha. My heart skipped a beat when I first heard it also thinking my whole car was falling apart or something. See you next time on the sand brother. #JimnyPower Also, If anyone has a video of the POV standing at the campsite watching the second convoy turn up... I NEED it. PLSSS.

Hi @Islam Soliman I think a very good and sensible decision here. Regretful because we all love getting to the sand but safety must come first! Thanks for the update and see you on the next one

Dear all, we have been monitoring the weather condition developments and based on different sources the storm is expected to hit over the weekend with peak starting Fri evening till Saturday evening. As safety of everyone is a key priority I have no option but to make the unfortunate decision of calling this drive off. Apologize for the inconvenience and looking forward for driving with you all soon. Stay Safe!

Hello all! I'm so excited for this drive I've got a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, White, 2024 model (as of today). I have no previous off-roading experience. But I hear lots of stories from my friends @sophiedana and @Amr A. Bringing my husband but he also promises to be a good boy. Em

Heads up: the UAE met department forecasts heavy to very heavy rains for the weekend, and all roads leading to the valleys and mountains will remain closed and fines announced. We will monitor the situation and update on the drive by Saturday afternoon.

Sad times! But looks like a bad one so better to be safe than sorry

hI @Ale Vallecchi ..please squeeze me in for tomorrow 🙂 i have included myself in RSVP

Hello @J-P L and @Dariush Eghtedari , welcome to Carnity offroad club. As you would be driving with us for the first time, please help us with answers to questions below , ((((@SShan and @RiadJL - both of you are currently in the waitlist. In case you are confirmed for the drive by the lead @Islam Soliman , we will need your answers as well to these questions ))) 1. Confirm you have a Radio programmed to Carnity channels . click link - (Two Way Radio Guideline) 2. Re-Confirm which car you will be driving and whether it has recovery hooks - front and back 3. Confirm if you have an offroad flag and Air Compressor 4. Any previous offroad experience or attended Carnity Masterclass? 5. Confirm you have watched the absolute newbie briefing video as below

@Ale Vallecchi, sorry, got some work on Friday afternoon. Have removed myself from the drive list. Tx

Why this has happened what do you think ? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2c7cl9qCP9/?igsh=ZmJlOWlmMHJteWIw

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Momentum was too slow to go that high unlike FJC speed of attack (more linear). Fought gravity without momentum (BIG NO). Left gas just before the flip. Inexperience hand to not to control fishtailing in time. He kept steering full right without having enough momentum when caught up in deep soft sand patch (0:35). Even FJC before had close call, but controlled well by marginally fighting the gravity and then steering it down just in time. Attacking soft sand slip face for the second car has to be done with greater momentum as sand is already broken now. Such super soft sand sideys should be avoided for the second or third car or announce the caution so that second or third car is aware of such higher risk and factor greater use to momentum and/or exit in time. LC is far heavier and underpower than FJC to try similar sidey without factoring the car limitation. Guess: FJC has better off-road AT tires to control the fishtail precisely and LC seems on HT (road) tire.

Hi @RiadJL. Unfortunately not. Sorry about it. Thanks for asking.