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@Salarios thank you for your kind words. It's such a touching moment when people can see the genuine intent and value of a community. Unfortunately Covid19 has my arms tied behind my back. Still love to embrace like minded people and feed them my Aloo Paratha and chai.

If leak in hose you can get new hose from Dragon Mart for AED 60.

The easiest thing to check is a fuse on the wire which normally melts with the heat while operating. Clean up fuse space and put in a bigger fuse and it should be good to go.

Darn I'm the worst again. I only wash once a year when passing comes.

Proud of you Dr @Chaitanya D. You have stuck to the Nissan family and proved with the right driver and attitude behind the wheel all Nissan's are capable off-roaders. Keep riding the high dunes and congratulations on your well deserved promotion.

Congratulations @Melenany.

Congratulations @paolo dassi. Waiting for you to return safely from waves back to sand and heat.

It seems @Remco Snoek was doing double duty this Friday, he was second lead and centre forward for your drive @Asif Hussain bhai. Double cheers for him. @Remco Snoek and @Jolly Abraham are pushing the limits with the 2.7 litre Fortuners.

Trip report from my point of view. Firstly I would like to apologize for the 20 minutes delay. But Captain @Wrangeld briefing before take off was enjoyable, I'm glad I didn't miss it. By 5:30 am though we were all ready to move. I'm glad I took @Wrangeld invitation to join this drive, I would not change my mind for any other drive this Friday. There comes a time when as off-roaders we have to learn that for some time on playable long range dunes we have to go through some small technical dunes as well. This Friday drive it was a great learning for everybody to stay on the track as set by the leader, as if you are a bit off your car is going to slide into a really challenging situation. It was also a day to put self recovery learning to practice and I saw so many such feats which made me very proud. @Wrangeld choose the perfect path and gave us loads of opportunities to learn from this trip. Thanks to the wonderful weather he even extended the time of the drive to allow everyone more time at learning even though he had a drive to support in the afternoon. @Lorenzo Candelpergher surprised me with the ease with which he manuevered his beast. I would have never thought I'd see the day when I'd see a Y62 do so well in those small technical dunes, but I have had a change of heart now. I believe the advise for the gears also came from @Wrangeld and @Frederic, put to great use. So yes driver wins. @Jolly Abraham has been one to teach me that a 2.7 litre 4 cylinder is also a Toyota and still capable as long as it's in the right hands. My thanks to him for joining me for a recce trip to find a quick exit. Just needed one tug while attacking a front face as I did not want to create multiple tracks to confuse anyone. Quick Learning as the next front fave was even steeper but he managed well. @Yousef Alimadadi is learning real fast. I believe he is the master of self recoveries and I feel very proud to see him grow and do so well. @RohanH is very patient and follows instructions well. Just see some hesitation at times, and experimenting at times. Although some experiments don't work well, but every stuck and refusal teaches you a valuable lesson and seems you are on the right track. @Shiju Manuel is always in the right spirit and the right frame of mind. I'm sure as he grows in experience he will make a great off-roader. @asifk maybe it's the name. I have lots of respect for the name @Asif Hussain. But I have seen glimpse of brilliance at a very early stage. Really love the calmness with which he handles situations and is a very strong and helpful character. I'm sure @asifk growth in this sport will be just as remarkable as @Asif Hussain and just waiting to drive with him time and time again. @marks just stopped to surprise me. Sure he has an FJ, but he is not the only one with an FJ. He has shown week after week that off-roading is in his DNA. Very capable but quiet individual who nobody notices since he quietly slips under the radar. @Nizam Deen another quiet individual. Still work in progress. Still learning. But largely on the right track, coming out week after week and learning and putting our teachings in practice. Love the cool and calm nature, follows instructions well and wants to watch and learn. Very keen learner and should start seeing some real goid changes real soon. @Mehmet Volga keeps things interesting. He accepts whatever comes his way with a huge smile and lit of enthusiasm. Trying to learn and grow within the Carnity structure at his own pace and not phased out by challenges faced by him. Lovely personality and has offers to put smile to anyone's face. Thanks for offering the energetic orange juice, but I'll be waiting for my other drink. @Janarthan what a pleasure knowing you were in sweep and out to help me with my duties to keep the convoy moving. At one point there was some exhaustion, but you never showed it and kept your energy up throughout the drive. Recommendable trait to follow. Off-roader are tough, but everyone can get through with some help, I'm so glad that I had you for help. @Wrangeld love your lead. You never want to take the lead in an easy area. Always finding areas where you can challenge yourself and develop everyone in the most complete manner safely. You did it again. You found the best track, in the best area with wonderful weather. Hats off to you. This is what @Gaurav bhai promised me in developing new leaders. A different flavour every time. I love the @Wrangeld flavour and difficult to think any one in Carnity now who would reach your flavour. Hope you got some rest before the afternoon drive support. Love your energy levels and your briefing. Till next time I bid you all farewell with a promise to see you in the dunes again soon.

@Barry you tried coming out and playing with us. Damn if you continued with your calm and level headed approach you'd be over your fear by now.

See a film how rabbit is chased and out class monvers of rabbit! VID-20200723-WA0010.mp4

Sorry to confuse you @Bhaskar. But I would rather go for a brand new SWB Pajero. Tried and tested for over plenty years. It's not going to cost you over AED 85k and will come with lot of freebies like first year insurance, Salik tag, free services and lots more. Go for brand new SWB Pajero. Great resale value as off-roaders are always searching for it. Another brand new car you can go for is Suzuki Vitara with 8 years unlimited warranty or the famous Jimny if that tickles your fancy. Sorry once again, but go for new.

@topgear thank you for the honourable mention. However I'm not as patient as the people I mentioned. @Xaf you're always hard on yourself and give yourself a lot less credit than what's due for you.

And that makes one point clear, never panic. Just follow leaders like @Xaf, @Ale Vallecchi, @Wrangeld, @Jeepie, @Brette, @Srikumar, @Frederic, @sertac, @Shamil, @Gaurav, @Asif Hussain, @Javier M @Emmanuel and the likes for the best off road experience. They are very patient and never panicked which means they have the best solutions in record time to make every off-road experience a unique one.

@Lisa Pemberton unluckily I tried to buy one there but they don't have it available at any of the shops. Only possibility was online, but US site wants me to enter ZIP code and US card details, they don't accept foreign cards. Same problem I have filling up at US petrol stations, I can't pay at the machine and have to walk in and pay to the attendant. So I ordered through desert cart. The one I got cost me AED 110 including shipping. It took 45 days to receive. But for 6 years it's the best decision I made. RAM Mounts are really good.

I have a heavy brick for a GPS, I used different mounts and nothing lasted me more than 2 months. I was introduced to RAM Mounts by one of my friends only available through USA. Used desert cart to get one and happily using for past 6 years without any trouble. I would recommend RAM Mounts.

Congratulations @Febin Frederic.

Congratulations @Najeeb Mohammed.

Congratulations @Rinelle Sanaani. I admire the cool head that you keep while driving and the precision with which you follow instructions.

Congratulations @marks.

Congratulations @andy_macdxb.

I heard the flaps should o also be at certain angle to assist take off. On a serious note I will call on our experts to comment on what really went wrong hear. @topgear @Anish S, @Veedooshee, @Lorenzo Candelpergher, @Michael sammy, @Rizwanm2, @Mels Wolf, @luwaimn, @Tbone, @J J, @Rinelle Sanaani, @Chaitanya D,@Desert Dweller, @Vanessa8580, @Magellan, @Yousef Alimadadi, @Denizzalbayrak, @George Francis, @Colin Jordan, @marks, @Mehmet Volga, @Foxtrot Oscar, @Jun Zamora, @Vipin Shetty, @Gregory Perkin @AviG @David Ortells @Sreejith Sreenivasan

Thanks @sertac for posting this. Looks like he forgot to add wings to his aircraft. @Xaf can advise better as he is the pilot hear.

I have seen a few in my times. Would not recommend as a dedicated off-roader. I have to agree with everyone here and say if you have one and try to use it for newbie and Fewbie drives only to determine if you want to take it up as a more serious sport. I remember a Fewbie drive once in the Pink Rock area and playing in some lazy bowls. I had to deflate the 2005 Liberty to 8 PSI and I was literally standing on the gas pedal to get it out of its misery. The owner sold it the very next day and bought a TJ which he is still enjoying today.