Frederic

I would never buy a modified 4x4 unless I would know the owner personally and be sure he didn’t abuse it. Who knows it was flipped before or crappy aftermarket stuff is installed which can make it a potentially dangerous thing to drive. Secondly, a beginner off-roader shouldn’t be buying a lifted or heavily modded vehicle. It will distract him from learning the skill and might even cause him flipping over if he doesn’t know about the higher center of gravity on a lifted off-road car. On top of that, if one can buy a bone stock Wrangler or Xterra that has only seen malls or kids seats and was maintained properly, than you’re certain that the mechanics on that vehicle are still ready for a second life in the desert. So I’d prefer that one. There are exceptions to the rules and I agree that many off-roaders take extreme care of their cars, but I prefer bone stock and making my own decisions on what to install and for what reason I’d install it.

Drive Report The morning started beautifully with a cloudy sky, and I was delighted to see my Carnity family again. Lots of fellow members that have been out of the sands for a while, but all with a hungry desire to scale the dunes and enjoy the scenery Al Qudra has to offer. We deflated and @Brette and @Ale Vallecchi spotted the lack of a front tow hook on @Pickey Singh his Discovery. After some googling we noticed that the bottom plastic lip needs to be removed and alas there was a big black tow hook in the center. Well spotted guys ! @Adam Marston was my second lead, and his calm and composed driving style gave the perfect example for the rest to follow. @George Francis could follow Adam as he came with the same/similar Black Wrangler. We had a good mix of drivers that did some driving before and a few beginners, but the compacted sand was very forgiving so there were hardly any stucks or refusals. We did some minor sideys to practice the steering control and learn to approach and exit a dune in a smooth curve without fighting gravity. @Foxtrot Oscar clearly has prior off-road experience and it showed. She did amazing and I noticed she drove without hesitation to cross dunes or do slopes. Very impressive and we will definitely need to look out for her 👍 The Pajero team, @Anish S, @RohanH, @Yousef Alimadadi drove very well ! Well done guys ! @siddharth maheshwari @J J with the Wranglers also managed brilliantly. @Pickey Singh was still in snooze mode in the morning. You eventually found second gear and drove well. Nicely done ! Having both @Brette and @Ale Vallecchi as support in my convoy is a true blessing. Their calm and patient approach to every problem gives Newbies the confidence that we will always make it out together. A big thanks for that ! We exited around 10:30 as it was starting to get a bit too hot. I hope everyone enjoyed it and we can look forward to many more of these relaxing cheesecake route drives 😅

No worries I hope your Trailblazer gets fixed soon buddy. @Gaurav will be leading this drive so he can make the convoy adjustment.

Sorry buddy, i pulled this out of outdated excel file.

Radio Frequency will be Carnity Channel 1: 446.00625 MHz. Please make sure to bring your two way radio and have it set to this frequency.

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Convoy List Attendees Level Car Pos # Gaurav Crew Mitsubishi Pajero SWB 1 Denizzalbayrak Fewbie Chevrolet Trailblazer 2 Paolo Dassi Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero SWB 3 Tero Vallas Newbie Toyota Landcruiser Prado 4 E.C Tan Newbie Jeep Wrangler SWB 5 Javier M Advance Jeep Wrangler 6 Gregory Perkin Newbie Jeep Wrangler 7 Rajeevan Vickneswaran Newbie Jeep Wrangler 8 Colin Jordan Fewbie Dodge RAM 1500 9 bunty_and_pops Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 10 Nikhil Saju Paul Fewbie Ford F150 11 Mels Wolf Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 12

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Convoy LIST Attendees Level Car Pos # Frederic Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero SWB 1 Adam Marston Fewbie Jeep Wrangler 2 George Francis Newbie Nissan Pathfinder 3 Yousef Alimadadi Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 4 Foxtrot Oscar Newbie Nissan Xterra 5 Ale Vallecchi Advance Toyota FJ Cruiser 6 siddharth maheshwar Newbie Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 7 Nizam Deen Newbie Toyota Landcruiser Prado 8 Anish S Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 9 JJ Fewbie Jeep Wrangler 10 RohanH Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 11 Pickey Singh Newbie Landrover Discovery 12 Brette Intermediate Jeep Grand Cherokee 13

you're in the same boat it seems 😄

Completely agree. Although i am one of the victims of falling in love with my offroad car, and having all the pains and worries whenever there is a scratch or something rattling, or some issue is about to come up.

@paolo dassi @Tero Vallas @Mels Wolf @E.C. TAN @Rajeevan Vickneswaran @Denizzalbayrak @Lorenzo Candelpergher @Colin Jordan @Gregory Perkin @Nikhil Saju Paul There is no fuel station nearby the exit point. The nearest one would be the ADNOC at the E102, which is 20km away. A compressor will be a necessary tool to inflate after the drive.

Hi Jun, i hope you are fine. I heard there were some issues with your radio last time ? If i remember correctly, you are using the Baofeng 888 which does not have a display. They work ok as spare unit, but are not that great, and due to the lack of a display you can't really see which frequency you are one, or if the battery is still ok. I remember programming your radio with laptop and cable, i think it's either like this: Channel 1: Carnity Channel 1: 446.00625 Mhz Channel 2: Carnity Channel 2: 446.03125 Mhz Channel 3: Carnity Channel 3: 446.05625 Mhz Channel 4: Carnity Channel 4: 446.08125 Mhz Channel 5: Carnity Channel 5: 462.8875 Mhz (Carnity Backup Freq). Or like this: Channel 1,2,3,4: Carnity Channel 1: 446.00625 Mhz Channel 5,6,7,8 : Carnity Channel 2: 446.03125 Mhz Channel 9,10,11,12 : Carnity Channel 3: 446.05625 Mhz Channel 13,14,15: Carnity Channel 4: 446.08125 Mhz Channel 16: Carnity Channel 5: 462.8875 Mhz (Carnity Backup Freq). So for this week's drive on Channel 4, you will need to put the channel selector on Channel 4, or on Channel 13,14, or 15. These radios have sensitive channel selector buttons, that's why i remember programming some of those radios to have channel 1,2,3,4 on Carnity channel 1. So if you accidentaly hit the channel selector, you will still be on the right frequency. PS Dragon Mart still has the promo running for the Baofeng UV5-R, which is on sale for 75AED. It might be a good alternative to get this one if the Baofeng 888 keeps giving you troubles. The Crony MT777 is also very good, slightly more expensive (130AED).

Hi @Lorenzo Candelpergher i've noticed that you have signed up for 2 drives on Friday. With the large number of newbies we currently have and the limited drives, we are requesting to book/select only one drive. So please select one drive and unsubscribe from the other one so that space becomes available. Thanks for your understanding. Fred

To stay in compliance with Sharjah curfew from 8 PM, we are planning to reach the exit point (2nd December Cafeteria) by 7 PM. Radio Frequency will Carnity Channel 1: 446.00625 MHz. Please make sure to bring your two way radio and have it set to this frequency. @paolo dassi @Tero Vallas @Mels Wolf @E.C. TAN @Rajeevan Vickneswaran @Denizzalbayrak @Lorenzo Candelpergher @Colin Jordan @Gregory Perkin @Nikhil Saju Paul

Very sad to see. This has been mentioned time and time again but unfortunately still these things seem to happen.

the pads come with bolts so you can basically bolt anything onto it.

Hi @Yousef Alimadadi Have you done already a drive with us ? Can you please clarify which 4x4 you are driving and if the towpoints are in good condition ? Please also make sure to go through the Video briefing posted here above, and that you have the essentials such as deflation tools, a radio, and flag.

The viscous fan will indeed regulate the fan speed: