Gaurav

11 hours ago, Hariharan said:

Hi i would like to join this drive. Let me know if i can join

@Hariharan just saw you signed up on my newbie drive at qudra today evening, but please note I cannot accept any late signup and also drive is completely full.

I'm sorry, please wait for sunday to sign up for the next friday drives.

15 minutes ago, Hariharan said:

Hi i would like to join this drive. Let me know if i can join

This drive was last week.

All drives are full for tomorrow and all RSVP has been closed today morning at 9 AM.

Please try to RSVP early next week on Sunday as drive these days are getting filled literally within minutes of posting. 

3 minutes ago, amro elshafey said:

@Gaurav Very happy to be able to join and learn, see you tomorrow.

is the gathering location shared?

There is no gathering. We are only driving......!

Go to the first page and read everything

https://carnity.com/forums/topic/15003-covid-19-compliant-evening-newbie-desert-drive-al-qudra-dubai-5-june-2020

Thanks @amro elshafey for all the info. I'm happy to hear that you have driven before in dunes.

For tomorrow it is the newbie level (lowest one) and we do go through dunes, but nothing extreme and drastic pushing as at newbie level we stick to track and some dunes to have a good feel of desert and advance the learning phase.

Without the LO gear it might be difficult, but though we are in Qudra which is always running parallel to tarmac track, so in case of any difficulty we can always exit out. And these things will show up in first 10-15 mins, so you are welcome to join tomorrow drive but please come with an open mindset, and we will do our best.

Thanks @amro elshafey for the vehicle information. Have you driven your Touareg before in sand?

As per edmunds it show 7.9 inches of ground clearance, that means you "HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL" while desert driving even at this newbie level. If you have some removable bumper skirt with some clips or few bolts, I highly suggest to remove it before coming for your vehicle safety.

Please make sure it has front and rear tow hook or screw in tow hook available, as they are mandatory for any off-road drive.

All of these ATV rentals are close atm, as they are mainly for tourist attraction than the residents.

@syed salman raza and @amro elshafey please share your vehicle details and your offroad experience (if any).

@syed salman raza, @amro elshafey and  @Mehmet Volga please go thru the newbie briefing video posted on the first page of this drive thread for "YOUR AND YOUR VEHICLE SAFETY"

Keep your distance when deflating and do not "gather" upon arrival. Deflate your vehicle and step back in the car so we can convey the briefing over the radio. Whenever you need help to deflate, announce on the radio and a senior or marshal will come to assist.

Make sure you have a deflator, flag, and your radio. We will be ending nearby the gas station, so a compressor is optional.

See you tomorrow !

Radio Channel

Please make sure your radio is charged and set to this frequency when you arrive at the deflation point. 

We will be using the radio Channel 1 - 446.006'25, so please make sure your radio is set to this frequency.

If anyone dont know how to set it, please go through this instruction.

Convoy Numbering

1. Gaurav - Silver Pajero
2. Matti Brockman - Red Wrangler
3. amro elshafey - Silver Touareg
4. syed salman raza - Red Wrangler
5. Mehmet Volga - Black Pajero
6. Yousef Alimadadi - White Pajero
7. Ale Vallecchi - Silver FJ Cruiser
8. Luca Bregni - Grey Wrangler
9. Rajeevan Vickneswaran - Blue Wrangler
10. E.C. TAN - Grey Wrangler
11. bunty_and_pops - White Wrangler
12. siddharth maheshwari - White Wrangler
13. Wrangeld - Red Wrangler

Sorry to hear all about this non sense and spending money with a big question mark and a doubt in the end.

There are ways to identify and troubleshoot almost everything before changing all the parts and going with the assumptions only.

Anyways, first and foremost move the car to other competent garage who know what they are doing.

30 minutes compression test can reveal all 6 cylinders health and also if there is any tiny or big leak in the head gasket. Once that is identified, get the head gasket repaired and back trace the cause of such overheat in the first place, to prevent blowing head gasket again.

P.S. Who ever repair the head gasket, must be able to give you written warranty that you can drive the same car in the desert again because over 90% "SHADY" garages will walk away when you ask them to write anything.

Be careful this time.

Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club.

You can buy most of the stuff from Dragon Mart as advised above by Frederic.

Alternatively, you can buy better quality stuff from Speedex or ACE hardware like Shovel, Compressor etc.

• Flag and Shovel: AOR (American Offroad brand)
• Compressor: (Bushranger, TJM, Smittybilt etc.)

Still for buying programmable radio you need to visit Dragon Mart.

• Motorola MT777
• Crony 777
• Baofeng UV5R

P.S Please switch off the caps lock, as some people might consider ALL CAPS as shouting here.

@Shiju Manuel and @amro elshafey you have been added to this drive as I have increased the count from 10 to 12 cars now, because restrictions are easing up everywhere. 

Make sure its Jeep and not Ford, to lift your cherokee

On 5/31/2020 at 6:42 PM, Jolly Abraham said:

I want to join😀

@Jolly Abraham added you to this drive.

20 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

I would like to add my name to the waitlist for this fewbie drive. @Emmanuel please let me know if any vacancy arises.

This current global crisis is causing no vacancies everywhere 🤣

I and Emmanuel (Trip lead) highly recommend you to join a newbie drive first with your new Xterra and get used to this new ride in the desert.

Secondly, solar park is quite technical and tricky at few places, you might loose confidence.

Please put your join in request in any newbie, and trip lead will add you.

On 5/31/2020 at 6:39 PM, Incognitoes said:

Please can I rsvp if a spot comes up? Thank you

@Incognitoes Added you for this drive.

On 5/31/2020 at 11:28 PM, bunty_and_pops said:

Add me to queue - if any cancellation - thnx

Your name has been added to list @bunty_and_pops

18 hours ago, amro elshafey said:

Please add me to this drive

where can I buy a radio please?

Hi @amro elshafey, welcome to Carnity Offroad Club.

You are now number two in the waitlist, hope to see you soon.

21 hours ago, Nikhil Saju Paul said:

Hi please let me know if anyone is leaving a slot open , would love to join 

cheers 

Your name has been added to list @Nikhil Saju Paul

@asifk @sertac @Mikhail Lukichev @Jose Martin

Please upload your drive images in the drive gallery

https://carnity.com/gallery/category/201-newbie-mahafiz-sharjah-29-may-2020

Congratulations @Vanessa8580 for reaching the Intermediate level with Carnity Offroad club. 

As per your recent drives, you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. 

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Keep up your great contribution on the forum and get socially involved in the newbie and fewbie drives to impart your knowledge.

Once you have all the gear required, you are most welcome to join the intermediate level drives with Carnity offroad club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Intermediate:

Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @Michael sammy for reaching the Intermediate level with Carnity Offroad club. 

As per your recent drives, you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. 

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Keep up your great contribution on the forum and get socially involved in the newbie and fewbie drives to impart your knowledge.

Once you have all the gear required, you are most welcome to join the intermediate level drives with Carnity offroad club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Intermediate:

Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @Foxtrot Oscar for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the fewbie level drives with Carnity Off-road club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Forum participation and helping with community spirit is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @Shiju Manuel for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the fewbie level drives with Carnity Off-road club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Forum participation and helping with community spirit is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @Lorenzo Candelpergher for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the fewbie level drives with Carnity Off-road club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Forum participation and helping with community spirit is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @siddharth maheshwari for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the fewbie level drives with Carnity Off-road club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Forum participation and helping with community spirit is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Welcome to the COVID 19 "new normal" lifestyle with restrictions and precautions for everyone safety.

Moving forward and respecting authorities guidance all desert drives will be done under strict control.

MUST READ: Not following these rules and precautions = Not allowed to drive.

No Gathering | No Briefing | No BBQ | No Eating Together | No Touching | No Hugging

We are only allowed to drive through the desert, as we are driving on the road now. So we will only do the desert driving just by sitting inside our cars at all the times and leave the drive without socializing or coming close to each other.

Just like before we like to continue our desert drives through out the year, but this time we need your immense support to understand the strict control and to help everyone follow them all the time.

How to maintain "STRICT" Social Distancing

• Meeting point will be set slightly (100m - 200m)  inside the desert track.
• You individually deflate your tires on the tarmac before reaching the meeting point.
  • While deflating tires, stop cars 10 meters away from any other car.
• Drive signup on calendar will be closed on Thursday morning by 9 AM.
• Convoy numbering and briefing will be posted here on this drive post before 6 PM on Thursday.
• All participants need to read & acknowledge the briefing by clicking "Totally Agree" reaction 
• Switch on your radio when you reach the meeting point on the set frequency advised by the trip lead in the critical briefing here.
• Once everyone reaches to the meeting point, everyone stay inside the car at all the times.
  • Trip lead will do the roll call, convoy numbering recap, critical briefing over the radio.
  • Any suggestions or issues will be discussed over the radio too.
  • You can also speak to other members through the radio only.
  • So please make sure that your radio battery is fully charged.
• Once all set, trip lead will start the drive as before.

Refusal and Recoveries with Social Distancing

• Every drive will have 1 lead Marshal and 1 or 2 supporting senior members/crew.
• Whenever there is a stuck or refusal, only a Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is allowed to handle the situation.
• Everyone else including the stuck car driver, stay inside the car - AT ALL TIMES.
• Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is only allowed to step out to access the situation and do the recoveries:
  • They will wear mask and gloves at all times when they are outside their car.
  • They will try to help self recover through the radio guidance.
  • If not they will use required recovery gear and do the needful (shovel, tug or winch, as required).
  • If at any time Marshal require help, then only you are allowed to step out by wearing face mask and gloves at all times.

Drive completion and inflation

• There will not be any gathering or sitting down together for food-break like before.
• Once drive is finished, after reaching the tarmac, everyone is requested to move away 50-100 meters before starting their inflation.
• For drivers having no compressor, can head to the near by fuel station.
• If drive is ending at a place where there is no fuel station near by, then trip lead will inform in advance so that drivers having their own compressor can join only.
• Strictly no sharing of compressors, radio, shovel or any recovery gear, at any times.

Mandatory things you require to attend the drive

• Face mask - at least TWO face mask is needed in case one get damage or fly away.
• Disposable rubber gloves - at least two sets are needed.
• Wear face mask and gloves at all the times, when you are out of your car.
• Carry plenty of hand sanitizer and object sanitizer (spray).
  • Use your sanitizers generously, whenever you step out to help or recover.
  • Sanitize your hands before getting back into your car.
  • Sanitize your recovery gears, if you have used them.
• Fully charged and programmed radio - without any excuse - No radio = No drive.
• Shovel - Must for every car, to do little self recovery
• Safety flag - Must for every car, like before
• Compressor - If joining the drives that is ending far from the fuel station.

Mandatory precaution that you need to take at all times

• Do not step out of your car UNLESS/OTHERWISE advised by Marshal / Senior Member / Crew.
• No shaking hands, hugs or touching each other.
• No sharing of food, drinks or recovery tools.
• If you are not feeling well, please stay at home and take a lot of rest.
• If you have travel in last 14 days, then please do not attend this drive.
• If you feel unwell during the drive, please let trip lead know so he can plan an early exit.
• Not more than 3 pax in a car and if all 3 aren't living together, then they should wear the mask inside the car too.

Two Way Radio Guidelines

• Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic.
• We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. 
• Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving.
• Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops...
• No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it.

MUST WATCH: OUR NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING:

Drive Details

Level:  All Levels

When: 05 June 2020, Friday.

Meeting time: 4:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: Qudra Area -  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Rnv8kvp2WhQGU46D6

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:  8:00 PM

End Point: Qudra Last Exit https://goo.gl/maps/uAS3yNeypFW1V1xy6

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
  • 1 Lead Marshal + 2 or 1 Senior Members + 9 or 10 Members.
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting 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.

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

13 minutes ago, Frederic said:

Sorry buddy, i pulled this out of outdated excel file. 

Oops, I thought Colin + Wrangler = Advance level (Javier joke)

Everyone please read the main drive post fully and click on totally agree (reaction).

 @Denizzalbayrak @paolo dassi @Tero Vallas @E.C. TAN @Javier M @Gregory Perkin @Rajeevan Vickneswaran @Colin Jordan @bunty_and_pops @Nikhil Saju Paul @Mels Wolf

Watch the briefing video again, its just a 15 min long, but can refresh your memory on so many points, when you are new or resuming after a long break.

Please make sure your radio is tune to Channel 1: 446.006'25 and fully charged.

P.S. If you dont know how to set your radio, please read it through than coming to meeting point and expect someone to set it. It's a COVID era, we are living in, so please be serious and respectful.