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That statement is more made after seeing how BFG performs on different cars in the club and a couple of friends that i go camping with. On a powerful Jeep (280hp on 2000kg car), BFG will perform great as you have plenty of power anyways to deal with the fact that the tyre is heavier. Loss in climbing ability would be negligible. On a LWB Patrol Super Safari (250hp on 2600kg car), BFG will perform great on wadis and rocks, but become quite heavy on a car that's already a bit underpowered in stock version. Climbing big dunes would become an issue. People often think, "oh it's only 2,5kg per tyre difference" for example, but this is not static mass like your vehicle weight, but rotational mass, which has an effect on how the car accelerates. Anyhow you can sleep well at night @DP1011, as a Rubicon would fly up the dunes even on wooden wheels

I will be doing the same coming summer and after some resource I’ve shortlisted these ones: 1) Michelin LTX AT: amazing feedback from fellow off-roaders @munkybiznessand @Gaurav here. 2) Yokohama Geolander G015: has been my go-to tyre on all my off-road vehicles so far and never really disappointed me. Perfect blend of on road and off-road capabilities and price is affordable. 3) Kumho Road venture AT: noticed recently on @Ahmad Nerathis new FJ and heard good things about them as well. The BF Goodrich KO2 are of course also a great alternative if you spend lots of time in wadis and rocky terrain. Unfortunately for sand they are a bit heavy and would rob you from some climbing ability which is already a bit of an issue on the Y61. Bridgestone Dueler I only have experience with the HT which is not bad but absolutely not a decent off-road tyre. Perhaps the AT version is better but I doubt it.

DRIVE PLAN The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an urban legend focused on a loosely defined region in the western part of the North-Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. In this installment, we will try to create a triangle-looking track somewhere between Solar Park and Lisaili. We will create three waypoints and try to reach them consecutively before exiting out. Expect plenty of shoveling, this drive will test your drive skills and ability to focus ! GENERAL OVERVIEW We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie and above When: 27 May 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 6 PM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Love Lake Road Entry: https://goo.gl/maps/7rnSK31o7Uha786T9 Approximate finish time: 10 PM 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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 9AM If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close couple hours prior to preparing a convoy 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. RSVP ON BELOW CALENDAR

Fantastic news ! That yellow little Jeep has become a Carnity cornerstone and whenever you appear you lighten up the drive with your photography skills, and now onwards we’ll be able to join your drives ! Countless drives and supports have brought you here and the journey just started ! Congratulations buddy !!

Yes definitely with the summer heat we usually revert to afternoon drives, SUPER EARLY morning drives, and many night drives

@Pavel Pashkovskiy@Patrick allow me to provide my two cents on this: Self-declaration of how many drives one has done can never provide a real safe off-roading environment. We have noticed on multiple occasions where members declare they have driven for example +10 years offroad in the UAE, but upon joining we notice they don't possess even basic skills, and after some digging deeper they finally admit that this 10 years was more kind of camping and BBQ drives , Imagine taking someone like that on a higher level drive and getting into accidents and rollovers.... The same thing applies to drives done in another club. There is no common level with skillsets agreed across clubs in the UAE, so a Fewbie level with us could be a Newbie level in another club for example. Here at Carnity we use numbers as we have learned that for building a skillset or drive level it is a good healthy indicator. Of course, we do know that some people need more drives or other people need less drives to be ready for the next level, but every promotion you see passing by here has gone through a voting system amongst the marshals first and apart from the drive count we look at many other factors as well (see grading structure). Setting up a convoy for example a Fewbie Plus level drive in our current grading structure ensures that the drive lead at all times can be sure that his joining members are up for that level, and there are no members who would be out of their comfort zone or would get themselves in dangerous scenarios or slow down the convoy excessively. Please take note that all of our drive leads thoroughly look at the number of drives each person has done in order to decide on the proper convoy position and to keep an extra close watch on whoever is new on that level. The grading structure did not fall out of the sky in Carnity, it was built and tweaked numerous times thanks to the input of our members and leads to ensure maximum safety and enjoyment for everyone. There is no business aspect in that. Allowing a marshal to invite members from a lower level onto his drive ? How would that work ? And how fair would that be towards others ? "sometimes wish members were placed in the levels they belong based on their actual experience instead of having to do drives just for the sake of earning credits 😁" Please define how we would gauge your "actual experience" safely? A trip lead who is leading the drive is looking 90% of the time in front of him and would not see someone in the middle of the convoy fishtailing or fighting gravity, unless one of the other senior or supporting members would notice that. I would recommend you join to enjoy each drive, without counting as i have personally seen so many off-roaders rushing their drives to reach IM level as soon as possible, and then burning or fading out due to boredom. Driving in the desert is a fantastic hobby. Get to enjoy each drive, socialize, and don't focus too much on the numbers

Congrats @Pavel Pashkovskiy !

Hi @Emmanuelle Ifrah! Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club ! @Ale Vallecchiwill be posting the meeting point here in the same drive topic soon. As this is your first drive with the club, kindly go through our Absolute Newbie video briefing: As essential tools to start off with, you will be needing an offroad flag, a two-way radio programmed to our frequencies, a tyre deflator so you can deflate your tyres upon arrival, and a compressor so you can inflate them again. If you do not have a radio yet we can usually lend you a spare one for that day. I will tag Deepak @DP1011also in here as he is also signed up for the drive and part of our Support Team.

Wouldn't want to miss this drive for anything ! @Davie Chase

Very good point, the higher on the Carnity ladder the heavier your 4x4 comes, and as a result the less higher you will climb

We will be just a bit further up north in Al Hayer and might hear your engines screaming

Wow that's a pretty big increase in size ! I did the same on my trooper when i installed the Rydanz Raptor R09 285/75/16 and later went back to my Yokohamas 265/70/16 when i sold the little Pajero. Felt slight improvement when climbing with the Yokohamas because of less weight. Self recovery worked better with the Rydanz as the profile was more aggressive. Enjoy it !

Wow that’s interesting to learn and I never looked into it. Weirdly enough I tried different sunglasses in the past and when leading in difficult terrain (bright white dunes with little shading) i still prefer no sunglasses at all. It takes a while to adjust but eventually trust my eyes better without glasses. I’ll definitely look into the cat3 glasses and see if that helps !

Fun DIY project, I’ve done it before but after having a couple of hoses and connectors failing on me, and finding it difficult to source a decent digital gauge and couplers online, I’ve done some math on it and came to a similar price as to what this off-road hose guy is selling them for (the slight difference would be his markup).

Yes that’s true, when i mentioned merging I meant that CalTopo can put them all into 1 gpx file, not that they would become one continuous track. CalTopo has a fantastic route planning and track library / organization setup, but the mobile app still needs lot of improvement.