Rahimdad

Congratulations @Pacific. You've been promoted at 1400 Hours Pacific time. Hope you continue to enjoy learning and polishing your skills at this new level.

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST 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: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Newbie and Above (All Levels) When: 19 Mar 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Mahafiz Tree Shade - https://goo.gl/maps/Tj9WXKFDYB43KpWZ9 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, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tyre inflation. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM End Point: Faya LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

@Niki Patel you've seen my vehicle and I'm not bothered if RTA passes my vehicle every year. Its my off-road toy and I keep it in good shape on the inside, the outside shows all the battle scars and everything gets touched up once a year while passing. @Brette on the other hand is very particular, or atleast used to be to keep a good shine on all his vehicles and could be more helpful. @Gaurav bhai I have high regards for to keep his 20+ year old car looking like it just stepped out from the showroom floor. I think important would be your concern in long term basis if its going to have any adverse effect. Don't want to see a nice FJC suffer in long run.

@Wrangeld, with the video footage you might as well keep @Melenany in second lead this time.😄 your only other option is to have a sweep and second sweep between @Melenany and @Shehab Alawadhi just like our lead and second lead. #iamnotJealous.

@Carnity the words of encouragement here are from @Osama Al Hamwi who sees right through us what we want to achieve as a community. Thank you @Osama Al Hamwi, my humvee friend. Your kind words brings tears of joy to see someone appreciates what we are trying to achieve as a family. Move forward with confidence in each other and supporting each other to amazing heights. My words to you are not just words, they are a true appreciation of someone who understands and wants to apply themselves. Rest assured we arealways by your side when you need help, but trying to self recover with the knowledge already imparted is a proud moment for all the seniors. Love you brother, keeping rocking up and growing with us.

Just to add to what @Gaurav bhai mentioned outside workshops will pretend to know what they are doing and Just Empty Every Pocket (Jeep) of yours before handing it back to you with unresolved issues. While they claim the parts changed needed to be replaced but your Jeep just needs more work.

Sorry for offending you @Thomas Varghese to ask you to research and post a new thread. My idea was not to offend you but have the information on a new thread so it will get more traction. Since the first part @Barry posted highlighted using second hand parts for rear difflock and most people would read that and not continue, I was thinking a new thread would get the right traction. My apologies again @Thomas Varghese.

@Thomas Varghese what @Barry has posted is regarding used second hand parts. Since Xterra never came with front lockers there is no solution using second hand parts. Maybe you can do some research and start a thread for front diff-lock options on the Xterra. ARB offers some diff-locks and could be interesting to explore that option.

Thanks Dr @Chaitanya D. What I'm trying to say is a rope recovery as was done with some space made in front of the Pajero right tire would gave helped. But I was not there and can't judge properly, you guys were there and had it sorted out. Kudos to your team.

@Thomas Varghese since I have not seen the situation and @Foxtrot Oscar made the recovery she would be in better position to answer your question. Since you have driven on many a drives you would appreciate the fact that every recovery has its own set of challenges and thus requires different solutions. In my point of view I have learned that normal recoveries can be easily made by a normal rope with ample of space around. You generally double a rope in cramped up spaces where you need a couple of hard tugs to get some control over the situation. I have even been involved 8n a recovery where due to very little space we had to quadruple the rope, @Gaurav bhai and I both learned our lesson from that recovery. Its been 12 years since I've been off-roading and still learning this art. I'm glad you're asking questions as it's the best way to learn.

I think a little digging around his front right tire would have made things easier. Job well done at the end and that's what matters most.

Trio Report Pleasant weather and an awesome convoy made my day another blessed day and worth waking up early in the morning. I reached the meeting point to be welcomed by most members deflating maintaining Social Distancing. After deflation and all flags flying high and proud I started the radio check by revising the convoy numbering, followed by a short but important briefing. With @Islam Soliman calling out the convoy numbering we were in our positions and ready to head out. As promised during the briefing we warmed up to some small to medium dunes and kept on scaling the drive. I was pleasantly surprised to catch some virgin dunes on the way. This tempted me to ride the ridges which everyone handled well. At some points we were just zig zagging our way giving me a view of the entire convoy. We did not have many stuckd or refusals, but @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader and @Islam Soliman were upto the task for calling a clear within no time. The smooth and quick way in which things were handled meant we had reached our first play area in no time. So we enjoyed playing at Pink Rocks before we saw another group coming in so we left the area to allow the other convoy to play. I'm sure there were some broken hearts at that point, but I assure you those dunes have survived my 12 years of off-roading and not going anywhere soon. So till next time my fellow off-roaders. I must compliment the way the Pink Rock crossing was handled as I think for my convoys it was the quickest ever for 13 cars to be on the other side. Here as promised we headed towards the rolling dunes as the convoy had managed each challenge well with a smile and as a well oiled team. These rolling dunes can feel a bit overwhelming on first view and surely we had a few hiccups as we traversed these dunes, but being the amazing team we were, we handled each refusal by being patient, listening and carrying out the manoeuvres as advised by the seniors. As we headed close to the Big Red we had to make a couple of stops and eventually exit @Rawad Bahsas as his sister Marwa was not feeling well. Please don't be sorry as we did the right thing by exiting you when we did, @Islam Soliman provided me sweep duties during the exit as well. Hope Marwa is feeling better now, and my apologies to her for being over zealous and I wish her all the best for her quest to find a pharmaceutical job. i was treated to a short lead by @Islam Soliman who led me back to the convoy. Although it was just 6 to 7 minutes back in, but I'm enjoying the new flavor of lead coming up. With little time left we continued to play around Big Red until we were at the base. We all had our fill climbing and trying to reach the top safely until it was time to inflate and head home. @Jasim Khumi was my second lead and was excellent to reroute or stop as necessary. I love to watch him learn and grow and wanted to give him the opportunity to watch and learn from me at front. @Danish Mohammad surprised me by cutting his Pajero into half and joining it. Yes, the seam in the Pajero is visible and you can't fool people by saying you got a SWB. I'm happy to hear my little sister wants to join us with her own ID and I hope she'll enjoy learning from us just as much as you. @Hossam Anwar, @Trekado and @Ahmad Shaker are a trio which I love. Knowing they will enjoy their time together I put them together and I could see how much fun they were having. Besides having fun it is a pleasure for me to watch them grow. They also do me a great favor by saying they are my fans and wait for my drive to be posted, really boosts my ego. @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader has joined me after some time now and I am impressed how well he is doing now. Having him as my Center Forward was also a blessing as he kept the convoy moving from his position. @Rawad Bahsas did amazingly well with his beast which was looking awesome. He had a pop-out earlier on which was well addressed by @Islam Soliman. You learn when you ask and @Rawad Bahsas was prompt to ask why drive around a couple of times before deflating again. Answers is to allow the tire to sit nicely on the rim before deflating again. Remember to clean that tire with a tire shop to remove any sand left inside. My apologies again to Marwa who is a wonderful individual. You're blessed with an amazing wife who gave her front row seat to Marwa on my suggestion. Lovely family and I'm looking forward to many more drives with you. @Osama Al Hamwi my Humvee friend I love to tease. I love one thing about him I'd like everyone to learn from him. Every occasion he had a refusal he would announce it and with a calm voice would add that he would take care of it himself. Guess what, he's not just saying it, he was following all the fundamentals and made sure he was out on his own. These are very proud moments for the seniors to see the members learn and put their knowledge to practice. @prajupramod was on the top of his game and I loved to see him improve with his throttle and steering control whenever I had the opportunity to see the back of the convoy. @Hardik Mody with his Xterra is looking unstoppable. Although everything that went wrong on this drive is his fault for reasons he knows best. @Larry Cadden was back for more of my drive and I hope he got his fill. He was pretty quiet, but I bet a couple of more drives with me and I'll make him just as talkative as me. I love to see him handle his Wrangker with smooth skills, something rare but amazing to experience. He already is aware the power and advantage he has with his Wrangler, and he just caresses his vehicle through all obstacles. My trip report cannot be complete without mentioning @Islam Soliman. The testament to our club and community growing in leaps and bounds is me getting to meet him personally after he's promoted the Advanced level. Having him in sweep put me at ease as I heard him have the cool and calm over the radio, repeating steps and making sure the member was at ease. It was such a pleasure to meet him and never felt like I didn't know him. All in all a wonderful time with wonderful people. My pics have been uploaded in the gallery. Enjoy.

Congratulations @Salty3Arab on your promotion. I hope you continue to enjoy learning and polishing your off-road skills at this new level.

Congratulations @Jasim Khumi. Today was the perfect drive for you to move on to the fewbie level. It was amazing to have you as my second lead and now I know what you were blabbering about during the drive. I hope you continue to enjoy learning and polishing your off-road skills at this new level.

Congratulations @amir amiri. I hope you continue to enjoy learning and polishing your off-road skills at this new level. Yes, you can join fewbie drives now, so on Sunday stay tuned by 7 pm to sign in for fewbie drives instead of 7:10 pm which is reserved for newbie drives launched.

Congratulations @Yahya Munir. I hope you continue to enjoy learning and polishing your skills at this new level.

Congratulations @Arshad Roojee. I hope you continue to enjoy learning and polishing your skills at this new level.

Thank you @Gaurav bhai for the unique solution. I love this the solutions are all there but the names and numbers masked. @Rawad Bahsas, I was already in love with your beast the last time we drove together, now I can't wait to see the beast awake early in the morning roaring at us small timers.