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Take all the rest you need @Jaro Tuzinsky I’m sure we will have many more Full Day Overlanding drives in the sand and the mountains coming winter. See you soon

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED @Ashutosh Garg@Bjoern@Yaseen87@Feras_Sh@Anoop Nair@Mike M.@Jaro Tuzinsky@Patrick van der Loo@Brett Eicher@Richard Franks@Dodi Syahdar We will be using Channel 2: 446.031 Mhz Attention: Lately many people are experiencing issues with the Google Maps location. Please doublecheck if you are entering the location in your Google Maps. The Meeting point is on the E66 Dubai Al Ain Road, a bit further south from Al Hiyar town. Go under the underpass and there is plenty of space to park your vehicle on the pin location: Please ensure you are fully refueled upon arrival. We will be covering a large distance and i hope we can fulfill our goal of reaching our destination in Al Khatim See you at 7AM !

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Wonderful idea @Looper ! Let me come up with the first statement: If Belgium wins the Worldcup i will organize a drive and camp, and free drinks are on me for the whole night

Should make no difference i think. Perhaps better to fill it up the day before so you still have some time to experiment with the location and how to strap it securely.

Hi @premindra rajaram yes that would work. as long as it's secured and not fly around in the car.

@Feras_Sh@Richard Franks Welcome to the drive ! Please check below post with some info and guidance about the drive. See you soon !

@Fabien Monleau@DanielN@Glenn Waters@premindra rajaram@Gary F@karlsberg@Ahmad Nerat@Nikola Bozovic@imranaasghar81@Mahmoud Taha Thanks for signing up for this drive ! I hope you are all excited and looking forward to it ! A few but very important pointers below. Please read them carefully so we don't have to send you back at the meeting point. 1. Please ensure that you are there at the meeting point on 7:30 AM SHARP. Late comers would be sent back. As there is a long distance to drive if you leave in the morning, make sure to leave ahead of time and keep at least 30mins spare time for refueling or a tea break. 2. Get lots and lots of rest the previous day. The more the better as Liwa will not only challenge your vehicle but your mind as well. We would need your complete focus, and fatigue due to less rest is the last thing that is needed on such a terrain. For those who prefer camping the previous night, you can do so at the starting point as its a nice spaced out area. Bring some firewood incase if you wish to have a bonfire to keep you warm. Cleaning up after the bonfire is mandatory. 3. Ensure that your 4x4 is well serviced recently and all the lubes and fluids are topped up. A vehicle breakdown in this terrain will result in not reaching our beloved Yellow Truck so please do the needful to get your 4x4 in the best possible condition. 4. You will be needing 100 litre total fuel amount before starting the drive. For example, if your existing fuel tank is 80L, then you need to bring a 20l jerrycan with you, safely strapped inside the vehicle (or outside if you have a suitable bracket or holder). Make sure your main tank is full. There is an ADNOC 15mins away on the way to the meeting point. Location of last Fuel Station: https://goo.gl/maps/Ug1sGJE1PP6eJBJNA 5. Spare tyre should be in good working condition. If not been used recently, ensure that you take it out and check the condition properly. Also ensure that you have the wrench that can be used to remove your tyre (if needed). In the past we have seen that people upgrade their tyres but still keep the the original wrench which is of no use to remove the upgraded tyre. So please ensure that your car has the right tool to remove the tyres (if needed). 6. Air compressor, proper shovel, flag, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, radio 7. Fully charged radio (tuned to all Carnity Frequencies) with spare battery / radio. If you have a car charger for your radio, please bring it along. 8. Please ensure that you know how to switch off traction control (turning off Air bags is not mandatory for this drive). If it requires pulling the fuse, please research before the drive or better still, post your queries on this drive post and we would assist. 9. Car charger / battery pack for your mobile. 10. Plenty of water, approx 5 litre per person per day. 11. Bring along your breakfast, lunch, snacks, etc in easy to eat packing. We shall be having breaks in between the drive. 12. Dry food, energy bar, cookies, nuts, crisp to munch while driving 13. Bring garbage bags along to carry your trash. Littering in the desert is strictly prohibited. Prior to starting the drive, we will inspect all vehicles to check if everything is safely strapped and you brought all your offroad tools and jerrycan. Please take this event seriously and understand that this terrain, due to its remoteness and size of the dunes will challenge everyone on this drive. If you decide to bring passengers, please make sure they have spent a full day already in a vehicle in the desert and are used to it. There are hardly any nearby exit tracks and rerouting might take hours, so once we are in this terrain the aim is to complete the entire drive and visit the Yellow Truck

Goodmorning @Amna Bhatti, our records show that you have not completed any drives yet with our club. On this drive (due to the intensity and difficulty level) we do not accept Absolute Newbies. Kindly sign up for a regular Newbie level drive first (regular is a 3hr drive) before joining this drive. I will remove your RSVP. Thanks

Hi @Tom B yes I did a couple of scenic drives last year that included wadis as well. The only difficulty is the convoy size as you can’t really enter the narrow wadis with a 15 car convoy, but I know a couple very nice ones that are scheduled for the winter.

@Mike M.@Jaro Tuzinsky@Patrick van der Loo@Nikola Bozovic@Bjoern@Anoop Nair @Patrick van der Loo@Nikola Bozovic@Bjoern@Anoop Nair@Brett Eicher@Yaseen87@Ashutosh Garg@Adnan Halepota Thanks for signing up to this overlanding trip through Abu-Dhabi ! A small screenshot below shows you the plan: a long crossing from East to West, comprising of some of the most beautiful desert areas UAE has to offer. As this drive is an overlanding style of drive, we will be driving "differently", as we will not be sidesloping or criss-crossing too much but rather try to accomplish the entire challenge before evening. The reward will be reaching our destination with the entire convoy ! Some information about overlanding here: Please make sure your vehicle is in tip-top condition, and you are fully refueled when you reach the meeting point. Bring some snacks and ready to pack lunch as we will be taking a small lunch break. See you all soon !

This article highlights the different kinds of off-roading being done in the UAE. The aim is to show the differences, and what you can expect on these kinds of drives, organized amongst friends, or in your favorite offroad club When we talk about offroading in the UAE, most people will think about the typical desert-safari dunebashing stuff, which exists of stuffing the maximum amount of people in a Landcruiser, and doing some quick sandshower-sidey's in the nearby dunes, followed by a belly-dance and BBQ dinner in the evening. Once you arrive as an expat in the UAE, and after reading some magazines and articles, you will come to know that in the weekends many UAE residents flee the city and make their way into the beautiful countryside, mountains, and deserts UAE has to offer. The gentle climate during the winter time, and the low risk of running into venomous creatures, makes the UAE a really cool camping terrain ! Of course, there are limitations. If you drive a modern day SUV with AWD functionality, you can venture out on the farm tracks and gravel roads to visit the Expo Lakes, Love Lakes, or follow a farm track or pylon track into the desert, but the low approach and departure angles and low ground clearance will not enable you to go for more challenging desert drives in a club. You will quickly damage bumpers or damage the vehicle and will ruin your weekend out. If you are one of the lucky ones to buy an FJ Cruiser, Landcruiser, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Xterra, or any of those rugged offroad-ready 4x4's you will be having access to adrenaline rush offroad adventures ! Below you will find different types of offroading: Easygoing BBQ, Camp and Drive (Difficulty Level: Easy) Typically making use of existing farm tracks or "washboard" road, you try to find a nice quiet location to enjoy an evening out with your friends and set up camp. Any modern day SUV can do this, and by deflating a bit to 25psi you will get better traction and flotation and this will also dampen the vibration on these washboard roads a bit. Google Maps will show plenty of these roads, especially more towards the north of the UAE. You will find nice tracks in UAQ and RAK and with the help of GaiaGPS or Wikiloc you will have access to previously recorded trails by others that you can try out. Wadi Driving, (Difficulty Level: Medium) If you enter wadis, the ground clearance and approach/departure angles of your vehicle now start to play a bigger role. Most entry-level wadis (if you follow the right path) are totally doable for any SUV, but be careful not to venture off from the normal track. There could be many side-tracks with very steep climbs and descents. Deflate a bit to 25 psi and drive carefully. Rock Crawling (Difficulty Level: Medium to Hard) In this type of off-roading, your ground clearance and approach departure angles will make the difference between successfully crawling over a boulder, or hitting it with your bumper. Low profile tyres are definitely to be avoid in this terrain, as it might puncture or damage the sidewalls and/or rims. The aim is to traverse a technically challenging track safely. Desert Driving, Dune Bashing (Difficulty Level: From Easy-Newbie to Hard-Intermediate) The biggest adrenaline rush providing type of offroading, where all above factors such as ground clearance, angles, and performance all play important roles. This is where SUV's will just manage on Newbie levels, but from Fewbie level onwards one or more of the mentioned factors will become a major hurdle (power, angles, or clearance). Recommended to join an offroad club to experience this safely and get a private desert driving lesson to grow your skills. Overlanding (Difficulty Level: Medium to Hard) While the desert driving and dune-bashing category focuses more on "playing" in the desert and exploring your skillset in side-sloping, criss-crossing, or ridge riding, the overlanding category might use these activities but will typically limit them for this single reason: The aim of overlanding is to successfully cross a terrain and is more about exploration and endurance, rather than conquering the next big bowl. Fuel needs to be preserved, and the trip lead will try to find interesting trails but avoid tarmac as much as possible. He can use "nice to see" waypoints or try to drive in a straight line as much as possible to find the shortest "as the crow flies" distance. Therefore, overlanding, which can be 1 day, months, or even years, requires precise navigation skills, and the mental resilience to spend long hours in your 4x4. The reward is in exploring unknown terrains and finally reaching your targeted destination after a long travel. Many overlanding vehicles are equipped with all the necessities to camp, cook, or even sleep, but this is all up to the owner of the vehicle, as he needs to be aware this adds a lot of weight to his 4x4 and will slow him down on the more challenging climbs or trails through the desert. UAE has a lot to offer for overlanding enthusiasts. From mountain trails, to wadis, to enormous dunes, we have it all. And for the really adventurous ones we can cross into Oman or Saudi Arabia to find even better trails, canyons, mountains, and deserts !

This is only the beginning of the season. Strap yourself to your Y61….

Hi @Mike M. please don’t underestimate these kinds of drives, as we will be doing 100+ Km. It will be a long day and for small kids perhaps not very enjoyable. If they are ok with long drives then of course you’re welcome to bring them along.

What is Yellow Truck ? Buried deep inside the Bu Hasa Desert near Madinat Zayed City, there is an abandoned water tanker truck, which due to its remote location, has become a pilgrimage for many Offroaders all over the UAE. How did it get there ? That remains part of the mystery..... What's the location ? You will have to join the drive to find it.... And why exactly should we go there as a club ? This area, together with LIWA Moreeb area, is the ultimate playground for offroading, where you will find monstrous dunes, stadium-sized bowls, and the sheer size and remoteness will make you really feel you are in a different world ! This will be an unforgettable experience and will make you become part of our yearly pilgrimage team ! When?? When ?? WHEN ?? We have several drives lined up during the UAE National Holiday Weekend of 2022. Check the drive calendar and BOOK NOW !! 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: Newbie & Above When: 2nd December, Friday Meeting time: 7:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/bZ77eVtDJqDhGJBm7 You can come early and camp in same starting point if you like. Last Fuel Station: https://goo.gl/maps/D6t1rXkuecZScyPZ9 NO 100 Liters of FUEL = NO DRIVE - Carry additional jerry cans accordingly SWB Cars = 2 Jerry can of extra fuel LWB Cars = 1 Jerry can of extra fuel 100+ liter fuel tank cars = No need for extra fuel. Lunch Break: 1 Hour in between with couple of short breaks (if needed). 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, lunch, snacks, face mask, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 4:00 PM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 12 cars only. 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 a day 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 FOR THIS DRIVE HERE

The expedition is actually better than the explorer, and Ammar drove it well. I think he had put a lift kit as well that helped with the approach and departure angles.

If 15k is your budget and you want a reliable off-roader, then there’s only a handful of options I think: - R50 pathfinder 3.5. - Jeep XJ Cherokee - Pajero generation 2 made until 1999 in 2 door version - Pajero generation 3 made until 2006 in 2 door version -Xterra is the best option if you’re willing to stretch your budget a bit.

good choice @Haitham Khattab let's throw some food on the BBQ instead of bumpers

CONVOY LIST "FEWBIE FRED" Hi @topgear@Manoj Soman@Murad Hamed @Krishna R@Adnan Halepota@Benjamin@Jessica Lambert@Salim Akhtar@Jaro Tuzinsky@Tareq Al Turq@Vaibhav We will be doing a gentle Fewbie Level drive of about 1-1,5 hrs to stretch our legs and explore the Qudra area a bit. Then we will head together to the Winter Welcome Gatering Point a bit further down in Qudra. Meeting point to reach at 3:30PM: https://goo.gl/maps/qP9L43xn1ZtCSSpU6 please don’t park next to the road as this is a private road. Move a bit further into the sandy area, I’ll make sure to be there a bit earlier. Hope to see you all tomorrow afternoon!