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Dear Desertnauts Eid Mubarak to all of you. Let's prepare for tomorrow's trip. We hope to start as close to 8:30 as possible, so please try to reach the meeting point a few minutes before the meeting time. Fuel can be purchased at Sweihan's ADNOC gas station. The plan is to drive westward along the third cordon of dunes visible from Sweihan along the Al Ain Road. It's a quite lengthy cordon of dunes, at the end of which we may loop back, or more likely, given my propensity for long range drives, we may cut across a couple of sabkhas and farm areas (fences permitting0, to reach the Sweihan's Pond, and from there return to the town itself across the Tilal area. The convoy order looks as follows (with higher ranked members "planted" every couple of Fewbies, to better tutor them: @Emanuel in Second Lead @Andrew John Melvill at #3 @ZakWarah at #4 @Marek at #5 @Misha Puskar at #6 @Sandeep Nayar at #7 @Rob S at #8 @Mahmut at #9 @Hani Howeedy at #10 @Mark B and @munkybizness will alternate in Sweep. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning. Enjoy your Eid feast.

No worries @Mark B. See you another time.

@Islam Soliman Make, Model, Year, and Color. - Nissan X-terra 2008 Black. Does your car have 4W Hi and Lo gears? - Yes, It has 4W Hi and Low Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets - Yes, Front Hook ,but at the rear it is a trailer hitch bar. Confirm you have an offroad safety flag - Yes I do have one. Do you have a programmable radio? Yes. Do you have any prior off-road experience? I have driven off-road once as a part of a car campaign long time ago. No recent experience other than some out of the tarmac drives in Qudra and Wadi areas.

Hello @Misha Puskar. We should finish around 12 noon. There are several exit points we can take all along either the Sweihan-Al Ain Road (E16) or the AD-Sweihan Road (E20), but surely make your own calculation as far as how much time you'll need to drive back. Fell free to decide as you feel more appropriate. Thanks a lot Hi @Sreenath G. sure I will add you to the convoy list. See you toimorrow.

@Davie Chasethanks Davie, this is exactly what ive been looking at so good that you ve reconfirmed

for people with cute little fuel tanks ... adnoc at Sweihan seems to be the last refuel place, or are there any other stations on the E16 that are not listed on maps?

Hi @Emanuel as long as we have at least 3 cars in total the drive will still be on

@Simon D @Mahmoud Taha @Shiju Raju @Batuhan Kulac @Frans M @Anish S @Deepak Eswar @Ishak @Rk ram @Mohit Gurnani. A short video of the drive. Hope you guys like it.

was good to be back after a year's break thanks @Davie Chase and the team, enjoyable morning

During offroading, the aim of an offroad safety flag is to improve visibility in the dunes, so that other members, or even another convoy can spot you from far away. This is an essential safety item that every offroader should have. We like to define a "proper" offroad flag below: Minimum height: 7-10ft (2-3m) above your car height (roof). Should be mounted vertically, preferably on roof or on side window. Should be sturdy and fixed properly to be visible through out the drive. Allowed Flag Types: Any solid color flag Any country flag Sports team flag Social cause flag YOUR FLAG SHOULD NOT RIDICULE OR MISUSE OUR OFF-ROAD CLUB Not Allowed Flag Types Torn cloth, towel, safety jacket, plastic bags are strictly not allowed. Political or religious affiliations flag. Any other off-road club flag. Any brand promotion flag. Offensive text or logo.

Ali! I’m sorry I have to drop out! I assumed this drive was Saturday! Didn’t even check the date 🤦🏻‍♂️ what an idiot appologies for that

thanks! okay then I think am gonna withdraw hope to join next time when its closer to dubai

Hey @Ale Vallecchi Got something come up last min, dropping out, have fun!