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You deserve a Carnity medal for this post @Zed So transparent and true Not sure if Wikipedia is correct, i found this below on the DA website:

Congrats @Sergio Big Dawg !

Congrats @Morshedi !

Well done @Werno !!

Well deserved @Zed !!

In Area53 it is less easy to build momentum sometimes, and the massive amount of cross-tracks results in losing a lot of power. Generally when climbing you should build enough momentum and use tiptronic to go from first to second gear, and once you are running out of momentum, kick it back into first gear to get that last extra juice out of it. Omani hack.... to be avoided. In those cases, dont forget to double check your tyre pressure. Towards the end of the drive it might have gone up to 15-16psi. Deflating back to 10-12 (depending on your tyres) will make a difference as well. Chiptuning.. not a fan personally, but yes there options to get rid of that upshift issue.

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: 18 Dec 2021, Friday Meeting time: 7AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: E75 Al Fayah Road - https://goo.gl/maps/pH1UmMLcUUawgqQAA 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: E75 Al Fayah Road Limited Spots Available: Limited to 12 cars only. 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 THE BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

Interesting @Zed and @Lawrence_Chehimi and definitely something worth testing when the opportunity rises.

Thanks for joining us this morning! you all did great and I was happy to see the swift progress in all of you ! A big Thanks to @Mukundan Nair for the great support. We had an amazing morning with lots of learning. Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Sunday at 11 am, and they go live on Sunday at 7:00 pm. 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

Hi @Ryan Tan we have these sessions every Friday morning.

Dear @Tareq Al Turq @Myles Keague@Markus B @Ryan Tan @Rajat Verma @Meng kiat Ng @Mohammed Sirajuddin Thanks for signing up for your first off-road drive with us. Some pointers I wanted to mention: 1) Be very careful when you take the exit just before the meeting point. You will need to cross the bicycle track and it's busy on the track nowadays. They have the right of way at all times ! 2) Please be on time, or even better arrive 15-20 mins earlier so we can help out with deflating when needed. 3) Bring a pressure gauge, deflator, and a compressor please. There is a compressor at the Last Exit Petrol Station where we will be end, but this one is mostly out of order or working very slowly. 4) If you have a walkie talkie already, you can tune in to 446.006 Mhz when you arrive. This is our Channel 1 that we use for the Absolute Newbie Drives. If you do not have one yet, we will provide you with a spare one that you can use for the drive. 5) Please watch the Absolute Newbie Briefing video posted here above with your full attention, as this is the best preparation for your first off-road drive with us. 6) Please follow the COVID19 guidelines by wearing a mask whenever you are out of the vehicle and during the briefing. Seniors on the drive will by myself and @Mukundan Nair, we will be helping you out with deflating if needed, and during the drive if you have any stucks or issues. I am sure we will be having lots of fun tomorrow ! See you soon in the sand !

The LED ones you usually buy from places like dragonmart are maybe advertised as being 300Watts, but they are never that much (marketing) So lets do a quick calculation: -Imagine you have a 60Ah battery. This means it can last one hour for a load of 60 Amps. -A 300W led consumes about 24Amps (Amps = Power divided by Voltage) (300 / 12.6 = 23.8 Amps). So if the LED is consuming 23.8 Amps on a 60Ah battery you would be in theory good for about 160minutes. In reality, you will probably find that these LEDS only consume about 10 amps (many of them even have a provision to plug into the cigarette lighter socket, which has a 10A fuse). If that is the case you would be good for 5-6 hrs. As mentioned, it is indeed advisable to have an external battery, dedicated for your LED lights, but if the plan is to use it only for a couple of hours (and you have starter cables and a friend with another car that can jumpstart you in case needed), you can give it a try.

Hi @Rajat Verma yes i see you have completed 1 Absolute Newbie drive before. If you have changed your vehicle, it might be indeed be not a bad idea to join this drive. See you on Friday !

I've rebuilt my chain-driven transfer case (looks very similar to the video) twice now, and i can tell you without any doubt that if it would run without oil, it would not last long. I remember looking at the operating temperatures of a transfer case during offroading, and temperatures of 80-100 degrees Celsius seemed to be common. Rotation generates friction, which in turn generates heat... So should we be assuming that the stories of so many offroaders driving in 4L and overheating their transfer cases are all fake news ? I fail to believe so. @Gaurav his encyclopedic brain might come in handy here on how many offroader he has encountered that busted their transfer cases from driving in low gear all the time.

Good question, but not easy to answer as i've tried many and most of them failed miserably: * Glass suction cup models just fell off due to the summer heat sometimes. Tried a few and gave up. * The ones that stick onto the vent channels actually broke my vent channels. I ended up sticking some velcro to the dashboard and onto my gps phone, and this works fine for me.

Wonderful post @Zed My only thing to add is my assumption that when using 4L, there are more gears involved (used) in the transfer case, leading to more heat, hence the much higher risk of destroying your transfer case. Is that correct ?

Well deserved @Xavier Treasurer !!

Congrats @Simon Claes !

Thanks @Myles Keague. The nearest gas station is at Last Exit Al Qudra, but either you will be in a long queue or it won’t even work at all.

The owner manual will clearly mention that it should be avoided for speeds above 30-40 kmh. For speeds below that, you have indeed the choice of driving in 4L but then again why would you risk it ? and what would be the benefit of potentially damaging the transfer case ? Driving in sand requires you to keep your engine revs in the powerband. If this can be achieved in 4H then this is by far the better option. PS i am not an FJ owner (anymore)

@Tareq Al Turq @Myles Keague @Ryan Tan Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club ! @Markus B thanks for your introduction in the meantime. Kindly introduce yourself and provide the following info: 1) Which 4x4 are you bringing ? 2) Do you have any Offroading experience ? If so please specify. 3) Is your vehicle equipped with front and rear towpoints (the factory ones are fine) ? For your first drive there are a few minimum required tools: 1) Pressure gauge and deflator, so you can deflate your tyres when you arrive. 2) Air compressor to inflate your tyres again after the drive. If you have more offroad gears, such as your walkie talkie, shovel, offroad flag, you are welcome to bring it along.

Do not rely too much on what you read in the magazines. I made this mistake a few years back and came to realize that their news topics are outdated and either these places are super crowded or not even accessible anymore. I agree with @GauravSoni, if you have a 4x4, then better deflate and go little bit inside for a quiet night and much better scenery.

Good morning @Vijay Cowlagi As you have completed 2 personal trainings already, you can sign up for a Newbie drive (if you have all your gears), and you do not need to attend this Absolute Newbie drive. (i noticed you signed up for Brette his Newbie drive already).

@KAMALIO this drive is exclusively for first timers to the club, so I am afraid I cannot allow that.