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Dear Carniteers @Adam James @Anirudh Dayma @Alfie Argana @Yogesh Chaudhary@Jonny90@Dodi Syahdar@Zubair@Alex Hollands @Ashok chaturvedi Please find your convoy positions in above list. I hope to see you all bright and awake at 05:30AM at below location: https://goo.gl/maps/CZGb6DH6hWnXCwim8 Please bring your deflator, flag, shovel, and radio. We will be using Carnity Channel 1: 446.00625 Mhz Have a look at below briefing video to refresh your basics: MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING See you tomorrow !

Thanks for informing @Ranjan Das if you are in the office, at least have a look outside your window and hope the stars will shine brightly for you

Get better soon !

@Morshedi i have added you to the event

Very good topic @Jessica Lambert ! @Melenany is a certified first aid instructor for the government. I will tag him in here as he might be able to chip in. I think you have covered it already really well. Accidents happen unfortunately and the better we are prepared, the better we can deal with them. In general if something serious happens, we are usually max 30mins away from the main roads on 90% of our drives we do (Liwa, Al Quoa, and other remote areas are more challenging). This means we can call the ambulance immediately and should be able to give a pinpoint location as to where the patient would need to be picked up. Within the Carnity club, we are lucky to have very capable members who are certified doctors in daily life, or people who have been trained in their profession to deal with such events. If i would have to rate the risk of occurence from my experiences i would say: 1) Burns (many cars overheat in the desert, or have cooling hoses or caps bursting off) 2) Dehydration. Is definitely something to look out for. 3) lacerations, crush, cuts, bruises, Not common but hence our training for recoveries and pop-out repair is essential. 4) motion sickness. Happens sometimes but with proper medication and exiting the drive this can be kept under control. 5) insect or snake bites. Not so common, and not deadly in UAE.

Good morning All ! Ranjan Das @Ranjan Das Hisham Masaad @Hisham Masaad Shaker @Shaker Quresh Pajero @Quresh Pajero Mario Cornejo @Mario Cornejo varunmehndiratta @varunmehndiratta Gaurav @Gaurav Mohamad Anwer @Mohamad Anwer Anoop Nair @Anoop Nair sri ganesh @sri ganesh Stan Hassett @Stan Hassett munkybizness @munkybizness Thank for signing up for this session ! Some of you have joined us before on these evenings and you probably know already what to expect from it. A few points: 1) We will meet up at the meeting point at 7PM Sharp, and deflate a bit (20-25psi is fine) and engage 4x4. Meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/CRwuFW8i6ZLnSoKn7 2) By 7.15PM we will head a bit into the Faqa dunes area. There is a nice group of trees with a small abandoned farm house that we will use as our subject. It's about 10mins of offroading. 3) From there you can park the car, set up your tripods and start shooting away. 4) Most people will be leaving by 10 or 10.30 latest i assume, whoever wants to leave earlier can be escorted back to the road. Please don't wander off alone as this area is surrounded by very technical dunes. Whoever wants to camp please go ahead as well. In daylight its very easy to find your way back to the road. 5) This is NOT an Offroad drive event, but a gathering of photography enthusiasts/hobbyists/pro's/newbies to practice astrophotography. So please stick with the group and don't go off-roading alone at night in this area. Bring at least the following equipment: headlamp and/or flashlight, camping chair, DSLR Camera or Smartphone, tripod, film/memory cards, extra battery, Recommended Lens(es). A tripod is recommended for night photography with your DSLR. In the meantime, it would be good to hear from you if your are completely new to this and might need some help with the settings. Let us know which camera and lens you will bring. There will be definitely people around that have experience with the same type/brand of cameras so we can help each other out. I will be bringing Canon 5D Mk2 with: -Samyang 14mm f2.8 - Canon 35mm f2.0 See you all soon !

For anyone who is rather new to astrophotography can have a look at below post:

According to the Moon Cycles we found out that the evening of 30 May 2021 is going to be excellent for night photography! We will have a new moon which will hide below the horizon right after the sunset. The plan is to have a meetup with max. 10 members to practice and enjoy the art of night photography and learn from each other. Bring whatever camera you have and have a look at the advisable settings in your camera manual or ask in the forum. After the event you can publish your photos in our gallery ! Location: Faqa: https://goo.gl/maps/CRwuFW8i6ZLnSoKn7 We will be deflating at the meeting point, and then head out to a nearby quiet Sabkha. Please bring your offroad tools as you would do for a regular offroad drive. (pressure gauge, deflator, compressor). What to bring: headlamp and/or flashlight, camping chair, Camera or Smartphone, tripod, film/memory cards, extra battery, Recommended Lens(es). A tripod is recommended for night photography. You can signup here:

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardise someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and above When: 29 May 2022, Sunday. Meeting time: 05:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/VyPiUd4WiR5pAJka7 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 09:30AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday 10AM 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 CALENDAR

Good point, i ran into the same issue somewhere last year and only had some brake fluid lying around. Tried that and it worked fine as well.

Hi @Siddick Sait that model can only be programmed with a laptop, special cable, and Crony software which is mostly in Chinese. So you are better off getting a model with a programming display. Baofeng UV5R, Motorola or Crony MT777 are all good models that are easy to program without a laptop and we have the programming instructions posted on the forum here.

@salah2u you are Fewbie+ according to your profile

Well, as you will be having a lift, the tyres should not be rubbing against the fenders, so that issue is already solved. But from an aesthetical point of view, ET0 might be a bit too much, as the rims will really stick out a lot (unless you fancy that look, then yalla do it )