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After 3 seasons of driving with us in Carnity, @Aser will unfortunately be leaving us as he is relocating to Canada. We want to thank Aser for his help and support he has provided to so many of us in the club and wish him well on his future adventures! Perhaps not in the sand but maybe with an F150 in the Canadian woods! Let's all say THANKS and wish him all the best!

Hi @Zsolt @Menon Arun @Aringga @Nikki1007 @Dodi Syahdar @Lazy Frog @Hartzel @Riyad @Mahesh_ @Shary @Glenn W Thank you for joining this drive, and for being on time so we could start moving at 6.40 🫡. After crossing the farm track, we had small refusal but @Lazy Frog quickly get back on track. I got trapped after following@Dodi Syahdar half track and ended up in a small nasty pocket 🤣. Maybe Dodi was feeling guilty so he pulled me out of it 😁. Thanks to our 2nd lead @Zsolt for polishing my track and adjusting it whenever needed. @Menon Arun good to hear that you were not afraid of heights during the drive. You need to join more drive and you will get addicted to climbing... maybe 😅. @Aringga it seems like the new tires are way better than before, but it is not only the tires, the driver also getting better 👍👍. @Nikki1007 well done on your first Fb drive! you drove very well, I thought you might have many refusal but I was wrong 🫡. Thanks to our support team @Dodi Syahdar and @Mahesh_ for their support during recoveries. With the clear and gentle instructions, keeping everyone calm and building confidence. @Lazy Frog welcome back to the sand after couple of weeks away. Please join more Fb drive to better understand the Frog's behavior 🤣. Overall you did a great. @Hartzel it seems like you and the Fortuner have relly clicked. She will be sad when you drive the wrangler on Sunday 🤣 @Riyad looking forward to driving with you on higher level with the beast. You will enjoy tomorrow's training with @Mark B at the garden @Shary the last climb was challenging as the track was already churned up, Even I had a refusal with 14 psi, if we lower the pressure it would be just fine. Other than that you drove very well. Thanks to our "no man left behind" @Glenn W for making sure everyone stayed on the track and thanks for the rerouting. Having you at the back gives me peace of mind. We ended the drive on high note by exiting the bowl and everyone got out from the bowl without any refusals, well done 👏👏👏. See you on the next drive

Leading in the desert is one of the most rewarding and satisfying experiences — blending adventure, strategic thinking, and teamwork in a dynamic off-road environment. You will be learning the basics of leading in the desert in three different sessions: Leaders Lead – First Session is a structured training session designed for selected Advisors to begin their leadership journey under expert supervision. This program offers a safe, supportive environment to build your leading skills with clarity and You will be guided through three focused learning modules in session 1: Advanced Sand Reading: Learn how to interpret terrain and anticipate challenges Lead Route Planning: Master the fundamentals of designing efficient and safe routes Exit Strategy Planning: Understand how to assess and execute safe exit routes under various conditions This marks the beginning of your journey to becoming a capable and trusted desert leader — where every decision you make influences the safety, flow, and success of the entire drive. Throughout the session, you’ll be equipped with proven techniques, guided by experienced mentors, and supported in every step. The structured environment ensures you can learn the art of leading with clarity, confidence, and complete peace of mind — free from pressure or uncertainty. Level: Selected Advisors only - @ChrisW @Andrew John Melvill & @Sam Selim When: 07 June 2026, Sunday - First Session Meeting time: 5.30 AM, (Sharp, without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Al Faya Abu Dhabi - https://maps.app.goo.gl/8qvZscBdHJ8xvqtf6 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM Please RSVP on the below calendar:

Thank you to the BIG Carnity family, all the leads, support, members and specially to @Luke K P for introducing me to this club where I found everything I was looking for, a way to learn and explore with a focus on safety. If I ever was too "direct" to any of you in my "support" role please keep in mind safety is integral part of my daily job. 😅 Don't stop learning on every drive and enjoy the desert freedom! I will keep an eye on the gallery and deeply miss sharing the desert with all with you. For the newbies, keep that convoy and radio discipline, "Enforcer out"! 🤣

Join us for a stargazing session in Al Razeen Abu Dhabi! What to expect on June 13: Best shooting window: roughly 10:00 PM – 3:30 AM Milky Way core direction: southeast to south Best composition time: around midnight to 2 AM when the core rises higher Moonlight should be minimal and likely only affect the horizon before dawn. Bring your Digital Camera, and we will help you practice getting the best results out of it. The plan is to have a meetup with max. 10 members to practice and enjoy the art of Night photography and learn from each other. Bring whatever Digital camera you have and have a look at the advisable settings in your camera's manual or ask in the forum. After the event you can publish your photos in our gallery! Meetup Location: Al Razeen, Abu Dhabi https://maps.app.goo.gl/AqfvMcdzgXsUsnrZ8 What to bring: Red headlamp and/or flashlight, camping chair, Camera or Smartphone, tripod, film/memory cards, extra battery, Recommended Lens(es). A tripod is recommended for night photography. Please do not bring big LED flood lights. We want to make sure our eyes can adjust to the dark. This is not an Off-Road Drive, but we will have to deflate at the entry point and head into the desert for 7-8 km so we have minimal light pollution. For the members who are joining us, please let us know which camera/lenses you are using and if you have practiced night photography before. @Imran Asghar@Luke K P@samamara

Position Name Car Rank Drives 1 Frederic White Temporary Whale Crew 318 2 JC_E 2024 Toyota LC Prado 250 - White Fewbie Plus 53 3 florent sierens Jimny 2025 5 doors Newbie 1 4 Lukas Wii 2026 Toyota Prado - Sand Newbie 3 5 Rasna 2022 Jeep Wrangler-4door-Grey Newbie 5 6 Walter Palk Jeep Wrangler 2024 Newbie 5 7 Rajath Shetty 2023 Toyota FJ Cruiser White Newbie 6 8 Ishak Pajero - LWB - Black/White Expert 133 9 Nikki1007 2019 Mitsubishi Monterosport White Fewbie 11 10 Lazy Frog 2014, Toyota FJ-Green Fewbie 12 11 Albert_Spa 2021 Jeep Wrangler - 4 Door - Red Fewbie 14 12 Jason M 2020 Mitsubishi Pajero White Fewbie 16 13 Hartzel 2022 Toyota Fortuner 4.0 - White Fewbie 17 14 Infaz 2014 Dodge Ram - 4 Door - Silver Fewbie Plus 24 15 Diego Blue Raptor Intermediate 45 16 Aser 2018 Jeep Wrangler - 4 door - black Support Team 118 Good afternoon everyone! @JC_E@florent sierens@Lukas Wii@Rasna@Walter Palk@Rajath Shetty@Ishak@Nikki1007@Lazy Frog@Albert_Spa@Jason M@Hartzel@Infaz@Diego@Aser Thank you all for signing up! I am sure we'll have a great morning out in the pristine dunes of Fayah. Just a couple of pointers: 1. Please try to arrive by 6.15AM. There are some road-works along this road, so be extra cautious. Also take note that there is no 20km/h grace speed in Abu Dhabi 😁 100=100! 2. Don't forget your flag, radio, compressor, and pressure gauge. 3. Upon arrival you can deflate to 14psi if you have highway terrain tires, and to 12psi if you have all terrain tires. @florent sierens your Jimny can be deflated to 10-11psi to achieve good flotation See you all in the morning!

Morning guys. Had a blast yesterday and left me eager for more. Was really fun and was also great to learn quite a few thing on the drive. Thanks to the experienced team members that organized and supported the drive. @Emanuel @Aser & @nitesh. I was great to meet the rest of you. See you soon on the dunes.

Newbie Drive Report – Faqa to Bab Al Shams Thank you to everyone who arrived early and were ready for the 7:00 AM briefing—great discipline and much appreciated. This was a newbie-heavy drive, including @Esteban Ayala's first Carnity drive—welcome! I hope you had an enjoyable introduction to desert driving. Welcome back @Rajath Shetty and @Ghaithh after a break. Hope you had some fun while getting used to things again. We supported a few of you during setup with tips to improve performance, including guidance for Pajero drivers on managing ABS/traction systems. @Mariem and @Pramod Sathyaseelan, please take time to learn your Prado and Fortuner offroad features (especially 4L and diff locks if you have them) to build confidence. We started with a gentle warm-up through Faqa, heading west through slightly bushy terrain. Some drivers also practiced hill climbs with Aser’s guidance—great effort refining control and cresting technique. Followed by a break on the sabkha. Entering a different dune patch, we encountered very soft, technical sand, where you all handled stucks and refusals well as a team. I also needed a hand with some shoveling to get me moving again. We exited and continued along the sabkha edge dipping in and out of the dunes here. We saw plenty of camels and gazelles here too. The final dunes were again challenging, but you managed well, with good teamwork and learning throughout. After a Prado transmission overheating stop, JP and I ventured forward and found a nearby track ~400m north, giving us a quicker exit as we were running late. From there, we overlanded smoothly to Bab Al Shams. Thank you @nitesh for a good Second Lead and for @Aser Support in the back as Sweep. You were pretty busy yesterday. Overall, a high-learning drive—well done for your progress, teamwork, and perseverance. Looking forward to the next one! Here is the track we made together yesterday. You all should be proud of yourselves. That was some drive yesterday. We covered an amazing 70kms and saw some nice parts of the desert here.

@Giacomo hope you don't mind being second lead again mate @Chema @Frederic118 @Riyad @Steffi @sam @Noufal @Thomas54675 @khurramm @Abdullah A. @herman Goood Evening guys and Gals! hope you have had a relaxing week enjoying Eid break, looking forward to a nice drive in Qudra tomorrow, hoping it will be a fun morning with a few soft spots and some nice ridges! Convoy order is below As always try to be on time 6:50 ideally, any issues my number is 0528763370 we will be on Channel 4 Get some rest and see you in the morning

Hi Guys, very keen to join you tomorrow. I'm from Argentina, 12 years here in Dubai I used to ride in the desert with a motocross, but I changed now to the cars... Less aggressive and allows me to still be in the dunes. I drove a few times in the sand, but I have a lot to learn. Hope I can improve by joining the community. My car is a black SWB Pajero 2011 stock with bash plate only. I have the equipment mentioned above and watched the video. See you tomorrow.

Thank you @Ishak for the great drive last Friday morning, it really was enjoyable. The sun was hot, the sand was soft but a fantastic morning overall. Thank you for the second lead @Zsolt and support from @Dodi Syahdar & @Mahesh_. Everybody drove really really well, very few refusals and some great patience shown by @Shary on one of the final climbs to enter the double bowl. have a great week. See you all again soon.

Hey @Ishak, thank you very much for the wonderful drive. Really appreciate the support from you and the support team @Dodi Syahdarand @Glenn W, along with everyone else involved. It was great seeing you all. Have a nice weekend, and hope to catch up again on the next drive.

Dear Desertnauts. A quick briefing for tomorrow's drive. The goal and drive plan are simple: drive as fast as possible (terrain permitting) between the star dunes along the Pink Rock to Super Bowl route, and climb as much as possible once we reach each star dune formation. We plan to stop and enjoy the sunset at Super Bowl, hoping to find it with as few people as possible. The convoy order will see @Giacomo and @Glenn W share the Second Lead.and Sweep duties, with @Hartzel and @Jeromestarting at #3 and #4, and switching positions as well throughout the drive. See you all.tomorrow for a timely start around 3 PM.

Thanks for getting me into off-roading! chsnge the yellow dunes for the white snow, best of luck there, I’ll miss your sharp comments on the radio and stopping the convoy so you can adjust your shocks… yet once again buen viaje amigo!

Hi @Aser it has been a real pleasure learning the desert together over the last almost 3 years. From the Newbie days through to tackling the RDC together earlier this year. Getting to know you as a person and not just another club driver, as well as your lovely family (including the dogs!) You will be missed by many, including those who have been on the end of your enforcer radio voice! Many NB's and FB's have leant a lot from your no-nonsense approach to safety and radio discipline. Will miss seeing you master the big bowls and dunes of Sweihan, Al Salamat and Liwa! All the very best for your new adventures in Canada!

Nice one! Yes i just noticed this is on a Sunday, so could be a perfect boy's getaway

My Sons are still talking about the sunset drive this week! It was a great drive, thanks again @Frederic, I’ve just posted the episode of Sandy HipHop with the footage of the drive on YouTube: Sandy HipHop Episode 2: Boys, Camels & Sideys https://youtu.be/6T6DdPxLVKc Cant wait for the next drive. Any chance there would be a Father’s Day event?

Thank you @Ishak and the entire crew. The drive today was sensational. I enjoyed every second of it. First time for me at Nahel, so far it was the nicest desert. @Ishakalso looking forward to those more advanced drives. Just need a couple more intense criss crossing sessions and I am there. thank you again and see you next time

Welcome to Carnity @Esteban Ayala

Congratulations @Lukas Wii for reaching the Fewbie 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. FEWBIE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Basic side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Good luck boys! Apart from the brilliant mentoring Asif will provide, the camaraderie and teamwork these sessions will provide will create a lasting bond. I genuinely look forward to be in your convoys soon! Have fun!

Ha those are winter numbers lol and yeah is a little IM must be the trigger practice come with experience 🤣🤣

Thank you @Aser I am happy I was able to drive with you in the last few drives recently. Even on the last drive you were about to leave early but still you stayed with the convoy and supported us throughout the drive. You might not remember but you've corrected me on couple refusals and guided me. Thank you for everything. Wishing you all the very best and much success in your new life in Canada!

@Aser it was a pleasure to meet and drive with you! You trully were the safety keeper in all the drives I had with you😂 All the best for you and your family in this new adventure in Canada! Gracias por todo! Suerte👊

I've just opened up the RSVP I've just opened up the RSVP @Zsolt if you have a digital camera (DSLR or mirrorless) with a tripod you would be fine with a wide angle lens that you have. For night photography it would ideally have to be a fast lens (f/2.8 or lower). Even with Iphone you might get decent results, but you would definitely need a tripod as well.

hi @Frederic - pls count me in (somehow can't figure out how to join). I'm not a big photo geek, but will figure out And would not like to miss the good company

We will be driving on Channel 4. There is a good section at the start which can sometimes quite interesting depending on how the wind has sculptured the dunes. after that we move towards Little Qudra and take a break before we cross a Sabhka which will be 1 of 2 that day. Next we will some technical dunes and play in the dunes across little Sweihan. After we cross over the second sabkha we will reach what we call little Sweihan. We will enter at the start of the triangle and end near the military area. After that we will drive to exit either at the Science Center or at Bab Al Shams.

Welcome to the club @Esteban Ayala!!

All the best @Aser good luck to you and your family on your next adventure

It was a pleasure to have known and driven with you. You're going to a great place. Maybe our paths will cross there sometime.

All the Best @Aser truly I enjoyed driving with you in the day and night . Wish you happy and joyful life where ever you land . You will be remembered 🌹👍 in Canada woods there lots of wilderness to hunt , you might get across Gazals too 😅

We will give you a free lift into the dunes. (old DCT start point). Canon 5D mk2 with Samyang f/2.8 14mm

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I'm in - can drive to meeting point but will need a lift for off-road section. Old Nikon full frame camer + Nikkor f/2.8 14-28 Seestar s50 telescope.

Wishing you the very best to you and your family @Aser Cheers!! 😊

Awesome! Count me in 100%

Some great footage of the Jimny in this video @florent sierens, and of you @Ishak 🙏

Hi we will be using Channel 10: 446.231 MHz

Thanks for the advice @Frederic all sorted!

The Relive video I made of our drive can be found here: NB Faqa to Bab Al Shams Desert Drive Finally for today, each drive has a special Gallery where you can post photos of our drives together. The one for this drive is located here. Wishing all of you a wonderful Eid break and see you next time in the sand.

Hi @Bjoern, I just removed you from the list 🤣

@Ishak it’s done.

Nice shots @Mahesh_ please also put them on the gallery here https://carnity.com/gallery/category/2621-morning-fewbie-desert-drive-6030-nahel-to-sweihan-abu-dhabi-29-may-2026/

Mabrook brother. Its good driving beside you.

Congratulations @khurramm

@khurramm Islam is unable to post, maybe because the subscription has finished. He remembers it's Profender, but I remember the label Bilstein. Give me some time, and I'll try to take a photo and send it to you