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UAE Green Desert: Discover Spectacular Transformation After 75-Year Rainfall

Frederic

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  1. Have a look here: https://jomla.ae/ar/product-brands/miles-a-part/ Miles-a-part is a small company owned by a young Emirati. He sells Nissan Safari / Super Safari accessories. You can look on his insta page as well for more info (Milesapartuae) Ive ordered a rear backup camera from him as my Safari didn’t come with that option. The portfolio is not fantastic but at least you might find some items you like.
  2. Hi @Frederic118 Sure i will add you to my convoy. Any prior off-road experience ? Can you shortly introduce yourself with your experience ? First time with Carnity Off-road Club: Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details. Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets. Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING
  3. If you are an absolute beginner (zero off-road experience) it’s not recommended. If you have driven in the desert before and have basic experience, then you should be fine.
  4. Both will love it. The first part can be a little bit bumpy as we are driving on a farm track, but the second part is tarmac and gravel.
  5. Very True. You can add Google Satellite maps to GaiaGps by adding as a custom map.
  6. There used to be a time where Chinese 4x4's were rare in the UAE, and the overall consensus amongst the public would be to avoid them, or walk around them with some curiosity, not really being sure as what to expect and how these would perform in the UAE deserts. Over the last couple of years, we have seen the introduction of several 4x4's in the UAE coming from the Far East, often with a big marketing campaign and lots of bang for the buck. Often accompanied by very interesting warranty and service deals. In below topic, the aim is to compare the most recent models and discuss their potential performance and pricing. We will focus mostly on the 4x4 capabilities, and not so much on the comfort creatures or technology. To value these vehicles on their performance in the desert is not easy. But by looking at their specs in terms of power, ground clearance, and approach/departure angles, we can have a fairly good impression on what to expect from them. Of course, the real answer will only come after a couple of years to see if they really can rival with the Japanese reliability or the Jeep versatility and power. For now, let's have a look at below selection of 5 4x4's we compared: Jetour T2 BAIC BJ40 Plus Haval H9 Haval Dargo Tank 300 @frederic demolderand @Faraz94 are proud owners of BAIC and Haval 4x4's, and drive regularly with us. Would love to hear their comments and experiences, and invite everyone to chip in with their feedback and opinions !
  7. @Richard Franks@Adam Black@Wilfredo Perez@khlief@Juzer Talib@Abdul Hannan@Vijay Cowlagi@Theo09@Nathan@Mohit Gurnani@Bjoern Meeting Point: Rashidiya: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9qKoAHpzkG4R3PCw5 When you arrive, there is no need for putting a flag. Please do deflate to around 20psi, it's not needed to go much lower than that. See you all Sunday morning ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @Ahmed Wagdy@Vipin M@GS periwal @Andrew John Melvill@Sumedh Krishna@Soufiane@Ali-M@Xavi Moyano@Rafey Hashmi@Gary F@Brette Meeting Point: -Falaj Al Mualla Spot2 : https://maps.app.goo.gl/EKYWdof4BYNDwRXE8 When you arrive, there is no need for putting a flag. Please do deflate to around 20psi, it's not needed to go much lower than that. See you all Sunday morning ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @Amr Aydin@monkeywrench@Prithvi Raj@Hani Howeedy@Sandeep Nayar@karim hamandi@Mohammad Sayawoush Azad@Jeetu Sharma@Bhaskar@Mike M.@Ranjan Das Meeting Point: Falaj Al Mualla Spot1: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gngmhHmXvVsjd95U6 When you arrive, there is no need for putting a flag. Please do deflate to around 20psi, it's not needed to go much lower than that. See you all Sunday morning ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRIVE PLAN FOR ALL CONVOYS We have put 3 different meeting points so we can park and accommodate this amount of cars safely. The three tracks will run basically parallel (a few kms apart) from each other and the plan is to meet up with all three convoys at a nice tree on a huge sabkha in RAK. It will take around 1 hour to get there. After taking some nice photos with the three convoys, each convoy will move towards part 2 of the trip where we will head out into the mountains and small village roads. The exit point is also at the same spot. Below you can see Part 1 (up to the sabkha), and Part 2 of our adventure for Sunday.
  8. This one is about 20km closer: https://maps.app.goo.gl/soX1HikBfnwUwqvC6 Still about 40kms from the actual meeting point, which is not that bad if you drive regular speed and 2H
  9. If you fancy installing a smaller type of compressor behind the spare tire, have a look here: https://www.nsvauto.com/compressors The ARB compressors are also being mounted regularly in the spare tire space of Nissan patrols.
  10. This mod is usually being done when the tire size changes, so the spare tire doesn’t fit in the original stock cover anymore. Spare rim should be same size diameter as your other wheels if you’re planning on driving in 4H with center diff lock on. Otherwise your differential and transfer case might get damaged after a while as far as I can remember. In two wheel drive with open diff this is not an issue of course. If you rotate amongst 5 tires then definitely they should be identical.
  11. I’ve seen many guys with deep pockets going for 50kAED mods, only to realize 6 months down the line they like tennis more 😜
  12. Passengers ? Of course. But not people who are not registered as members in the club.
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