Frederic

Congratulations with your ride ! Sure you will love it !

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 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above When: 15 Jan 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/2MekZyPrnrFEyrNe8 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: 11:00 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A POINT WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbies and above drivers. 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 Below Calendar:

Drive Brief Batayeh, located in Sharjah, is a beautiful scenic terrain with lots of challenges for beginner level offroaders. It's free of crosstracks, and has a scenic feel to it. General Infos 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and above (All Levels) When: 16 Jan 2022, Sunday Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/b5SPuMogi7bY27fGA 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 tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM End Point: TBC Limited Spots Available: Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Sat - 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

Drive Report Upon my arrival at the meeting point this morning i was greeted by a nice pond in front of us, where we used to have the official meeting point. Thanks to @M.Seidam his information, we lined up along the cycle track and once deflated, headed into the dirt track from where we did the briefing. The sand was maybe forgiving today, but honestly you guys and gals rocked ! Your enthusiasm and willingness to help others was spot on and that's what we love so much about these drives. A few highlights: - @Faiz Amir who brought the humongous Armada, was perfect as second lead. There was one hiccup where i crossed a dune and descended into a very rocky area, and thanks to him he did not follow and listened to my instructions perfectly and swift. - @Ayman Alqwasmi who took the challenge of bringing the Koleos, accepted the challenge with bravoure and drove excellent ! - @Yasirimam who was always immediately out and about to share his compressor, and help with the small inflation issue on @Jessica Lambert, you are a fantastic team player and i look forward driving with you again ! - @Mahmoud Taha Driving the Xterra without apprehension, they are fantastic offroad vehicles and you will surely get the best out of it. - The boys and girls towards the center and back, @Jessica Lambert @Thian @Simon Innes @Saleh Kuba @Beide Worku @Yesu Yarlagadda you all drove superb today, i hope you had a good time ! If you have photos to share, please feel welcome to put them in our gallery: Absolute Newbie - Al Qudra - Dubai - 9 Jan 2022 - Carnity.com Thanks to @Rizwanm2 for his great support ! PS @Jessica Lambert your Motorola radio will be useful for our Carnity Channels 1 till 4 (on your radio these will be 1,3,5,7) but you will need a radio that allows you to program all our channels. You will find a topic on that below: A Baofeng UV5r will only set you back 75dhs and could be your perfect backup in case we are using channels 5 till 10 on any of the drives. Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Monday at 11am, and they go live on Monday evening at 7pm. Due to the high demand, these drives get full in about 10 minutes, so please be online at 7 pm to book your spot. If you miss a spot, put your name on the waitlist asap. Generally, by Thursday with dropouts everyone does get a spot if they have waitlisted. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag, compressor and radio as a MANDATORY requirement. Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely Learn to fix a flag on your car Learn to program and fully charge your radio MUST READ: Offroad Club Structure, Levels and Rules Off roading - Everything you need to know Transfer your previous off-road experience Mandatory Safety Requirements Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Tire pressure deflation for off road driving Dune Crossing Tutorial and Techniques Emergency details for all off-roaders Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0 Team Carnity Grading Structure V.1.0 Multicultural Off Road Club in UAE Carnity Off-road Certification Off road Driving Etiquette's Levels of Offroad Drive Off-road Convoy Rules Carnity Drive Notification

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Convoy list for tomorrow: Rasif ABDUL RAHIM -Prado Faiz Amir - Nisan Armada Ayman Alqwasmi - Renault Koleos Yesu Yarlagadda - Nissan Patrol Grey Beide Worku - Ford F150 Blue Saleh Kuba - Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Simon Innes - Landcruiser Grey Thian - Jeep Grand Cherokee Yasirimam - Landcruiser Jessica Lambert - Prado Francois - Prado 1997 Mahmoud Taha - Nissan Xterra Convoy Lead: Frederic Convoy support: Rizwan Convoy numbering will be done after the briefing tomorrow.

You can join when published. You’ll see them on the website on Monday evening 7PM. We’ll reserve a spot for you No need to bring any tools for your first drive.

Sorry to hear that. Take care and hope to see you soon. @Francois @Mahmoud Taha you have been added to the drive.

Welcome @Harshal Tidkeunfortunately the drive for this weekend is already full. Please click on the Waitlist button, so you will be added automatically to next week's Absolute Newbie drive.

Goodmorning all ! I am looking forward to meeting you all coming Sunday ! (which used to be a workday lol 😁) Confirmed for tomorrow: @Rasif ABDUL RAHIM - Toyota Prado White @Faiz Amir - Nissan Armada Brown @Ayman Alqwasmi - Renault Koleos @Yesu Yarlagadda - Nissan Patrol Grey @Beide Worku - Ford F150 Blue @Saleh Kuba - Jeep Wrangler Rubicon @mohammad adil khan- Pajero 2015 @Simon Innes - Landcruiser Grey @Thian - Jeep Grand Cherokee @Yasirimam - Toyota Landcruiser 2001 @Sam H - Nissan Patrol SS 2021 @Jessica Lambert - Toyota Prado 2016 If any of the above mentioned members cannot make it tomorrow, please let us know here on the forum so we can add one of the waitlisted members listed below: COVID19 Rules Warning: Please wear a mask whenever you are outside the vehicle, and also during the briefing. Thank you ! Waitlisted: Francois @Francois Mahmoud Taha @Mahmoud Taha Charles Wallace @Charles Wallace Murad Hamed @Murad Hamed Andre Olivenca @Andre Olivenca If you are waitlisted, dont worry, we have an Absolute Newbie drive every single weekend, and if you decide to join the one next weekend, at least you have some time to prepare yourself by reading our topics, and getting some tools. Important links to read: Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0 Frequently Asked Questions - Click and scroll down. How do I join? Is my car fit for off-roading Many more FAQ's - ANSWERED. Mandatory Safety Requirements Essential Off-road Gear Ultimate Compressor Review Transfer your previous off-road experience

Sure @Yasirimam no issue.

These are very costly installations. Companies like ARB usually sell these. but you'll be easily at 6000AED to get it installed and working with compressor, piping, and the lockers itself + modifying the rear diff. For daily driver who needs these ? - Bluetooth (you can easily install after market radio with Bluetooth and apple carplay - Fog lights (in UAE, hardly ever used)

Looks like a very decent, and non-abused Xterra, could be your perfect offroader ! The standard model is totally fine, it does not come with a rear diff lock but that is not the end of the world, as many 4x4s dont have that anyways. I am not familiar with the current prices, i am sure other Xterra owners will chip in with more information.

Yes the user id and drive count is always related to the driver only, so we can track their personal progress and drive count, not the vehicle 😁. Thanks for understanding.

@Eduardo sos your drive count shows you have completed 1 drive already as driver, hence you cannot do this drive twice. If your friend wants to join this drive, he will have to create his own user ID and sign up for the drive.

Hi @Yasirimam Please have a look at below post: Recommended models, and these are also the models where we have the programming instructions for: - Motorola or Crony MT777 (+/- 150 dhs) - Baofeng UV5R (+/- 75 dhs) Both available in Dragon Mart.

Marjan, from the day you joined us, i have always remembered your perseverance and skills. Your drive leads have been impeccable, and you have supported numerous convoys and was a trusty companion within each position of the convoy. We always had great laughs, and you allowed me to brush up on my mother tongue regularly, so we could align with each other better at times. You will be sorely missed, and i hope you keep your TJ roaring in the sand, because that's what it's made for. I understand your reason for leaving and fully respect it. As much as we all have the passion to keep moving forward with the club, on each higher step on the ladder there comes more chores, demands, and rules along with it, and might take away the initial fun of hitting the sand. Carnity has been growing so extremely fast that we sometimes forget to clear our heads and just enjoy the ride. Take care and hope to see you in the sands nearby !

Wishing you all the best Lorenzo. Thanks for contributing and creating drives and events that people always loved and were managed perfectly. Take care !

Good morning and a warm welcome to all new joiners to this club ! @Rasif ABDUL RAHIM@Faiz Amir@Ayman Alqwasmi@Yesu Yarlagadda@Beide Worku@Saleh Kuba@mohammad adil khan@Simon Innes@Thian Great to see so many of you signing up for your first drive. As a basic introduction, kindly reply to the following: 1) which 4x4 are you bringing ? 2) Do you have prior offroading experience ? If so please clarify 3) Does your vehicle have front and back towpoints ? This is mandatory before being eligible to join. Tools Needed For your very first drive with us, we would like to ask you to bring a pressure gauge, deflator tool, and a compressor to inflate your tyres after the drive. (the one near the gas station is usually defective). The next tools you will be needing from second drive onwards, are a walkie-talkie, offroad flag, and a decent shovel. If by any chance you have these tools already you are of course welcome to bring them along on your first drive. @Eduardo sos as per our records you have completed this Absolute Newbie drive before, so you will need to sign out, and get into one of the Newbie level drives for this weekend. Thanks.

Scrapyards are quoting 9000 these days