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@treks very true. After 2 burnt clutch which burnt a very huge hole in my pocket I learnt my lesson so much so that I don't recollect when I last had the foul smell of a clutch burn. On the contrary, I am more afraid when I leave my car with @shadow79 , that he might burn my clutch while test driving it. @shadow79 I have no intention on buying another clutch. Thank you.

Hi, I need to purchase few items which are available on the US online websites, but unfortunately they dont ship to UAE. Does any one have some experience of using this parcel forwarding companies such as Boxinus or shopfans, etc. ? I am not a regular shopper, so I might use it this one time to get what all small items from different websites I want together to avoid the high shipping cost. Thanks in advance.

Wow...nice surprise. Am in

Congrats @Julien V. Well driven and well deserved

@amir.rophail welcome to Carnity Off-road Club. Our trip leader @Rahimdad would answer shortly

@ace1988, that's strange for a Rubicon. You would have tow / recovery points at both the front and back. Just have a look again. This is quite essential for the drive

@Frederic Nuyttens once you start to love offroading, it becomes difficult to sleep at night in the anticipation of the early morning drives

will be there with full support.

@Panda82 appreciate the kind words. It was good to have such fast learning Newbies on the drive. Regarding dragon mart the basic items are available in the following location for the flag there is one shop in EB section of dragon Mart near the exit which is a dune buggy shop. That's the only one that has the flag. It costs AED 10 for the 1.5 m and AED 15 for the 2.5m Opposite that shop is a hardware shop where you can buy the yellow suction clamp to fix the flag on to your rear side window. Regarding the radio you would find plenty of shops in the B section of dragon Mart. Preferably buy the Motorola unit. Costs about AED 160  You can get a deflator and Tyre gauge in the main aile of dragon Mart hardware section. Preferably buy the simple spring type pressure gauge and not the dial gauge type. Should cost you AED 5 each.  For a shovel, the best we have found is in Sharjah Industrial Area (Chor Bazar) where you get metal shovels with a steel grip handle and pointed 'V' shape shovel for AED 10-15. Location is in the below link https://goo.gl/maps/xnECJgp7XoJ2 

No issues @Jocreative. We have another newbie Drives next weekend , Dec 7. Hope to see you then. Take care

Hi Oliver, it would be much better to have a tow hook at the back as well. Maybe the lead can shed better light @Gaurav Regarding the BBQ, we would be ending the drive near the road and those who wish to join for BBQ can come. If you wish to leave early someone after the BBQ some one will accompany you till the road. Also, we have never left anyone in the desert. I am saying this out of personal experience when I was a Newbie in carnity.

You can get them in Sharjah Industrial Area or in Ajman (behind Nissan showroom). There is a shop named Jumaira which keeps it. You can probably call them first before going there Sahel Jumaira Auto Spare Parts Trading Ajman 06 748 0193 https://goo.gl/maps/YX6BmwPXvot