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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 MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Newbie and Above (All Levels) When: 18 Sep 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 5:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - Tawi Nazwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/rkkmz9FmyFwSb1jc8 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 and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 09:30 AM End Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 12 Members. 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

OMG i had been looking at that fuse but could not see through it because of yellow fading, walked back to my car to take my voltmeter, but around that time we tried with the booster cable and i forgot to measure out that fuse. Anyways i am looking forward seeing you again soon with your new offroad toy ! Keep us posted !

On @Vanessa8580 her Pajero that has the same 2008 front bumper as yours, we trimmed the bumper ourselves with a Stanley knife along the orange line. Make 4-5 cuts along the line and the whole bottom part will come off. On the rearside there are a few small bolts to be removed, but all in all this takes max 45 mins and does not cost anything

Nice ! Thanks for sharing !

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 MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (No Newbies) When: 18 Sep 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 4:30 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Murquab: https://goo.gl/maps/VvHKcjX4TjrUGHxC7 Action Plan: Evening drive till about 08:30 PM 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. Please also make sure you have all the equipment required on board as a Fewbie - Proper shovel, deflation kit, flag. THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. 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. End Point: Al Qudra Road nearby Solar Park LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars maximum. 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. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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

Drive Report While deflating nearby the Murquab mosque I realized that the last time I was here, we had to pull out a vehicle with a 4x4 issue. Little did I know that yesterday this was the second time Murquab would bite us in the buttocks. We started off wonderfully with the whole convoy easily following and digesting the amazing dune formations on left side of the farm and the smaller technical areas, scattered with barb wire and bushes. Once we reached Tawi Masayati I heard a request from @Biju Abdul that there was an issue with @Ahmed Farghaly his Xterra and asked me to come back to have a look. Upon arrival I saw the Xterra was nicely planted on a sideslope as the engine had cut off without any reason. Knowing that towing back a dead car over this technical terrain was our last resort, we first tried whatever we could to diagnose the car and get it to restart but to no avail. The immobilizer still kept thinking we were trying to steal the car and could not get restarted, even with @Desert Dweller her power booster. With the setting sun, we decided to pull the car out and tow it back into Murquab town, which needed the recce of @Desert Dweller and @Foxtrot Oscar to find clean baby tracks that would make it doable for me to take and get it done safely. Upon my request they scouted the area brilliantly and i thank them both on my knees for rising to this occasion and this made the rescue attempt successful. During the few times we needed some tugs and shoveling several members jumped out with shovels, and helped out with attaching the rope. A fantastic team made such a difference yesterday. Given the fact that we all were so hungry to explore this area, I will schedule the same drive next week same time same channel 😉. I will add your names to the RSVP. Please confirm on Sunday if you guys can all make it. Free spots will be kept open for others to sign up. @Ahmed Farghaly i hope the black beauty finally caves in and roars again soon ! All the best ! @Anish S thx for the great second lead and overall help. @Biju Abdul wonderful sweep duties and well communicated ! See you guys soon back in the sand !

Thanks for informing, we’ve heard that from some members. Take care and see you next week !

Hi @Roopesh babu as you are an Absolute Newbie you will need to join an Absolute Newbie drive first. You were signed up on that one this morning but did not show up.

DRIVE REPORT Absolute Newbie drive with Absolute Perfect Team ! Seeing all these new faces is an amazing thing. Seeing their smiles after the drive is even better ! @Alexander Alcala brought his mighty Black Rubicon straight from Chile, and it was clear he has gone offroad before. You did an amazing second lead, and thanks for your patience and good communication throughout the drive. Love to see you coming back for more ! @Haarun Baig was just like most of the convoy putting his first steps in the sand, and i fully understand that it can feel a bit scary at first, but soon you'll be gliding that Pajero through the dunes like it's nothing. Throughout your few refusals you remained calm and followed the instructions precisely. Well done! @SyedObaid Your Pajero was having fun and i hope you and your passenger had fun too ! You used the diff lock a few times during the self recovery and were always able to get yourself out of the situation ! @jose Shanu drove with a smile the whole morning that could be seen from far away, you controlled your Prado very well and i hope your perception about offroading is positive and i agree offroading is an absolute confidence builder. @Malachy McGrogan with the mighty F-150 drove like he was on a picnic. Never stressed, no struggled, and just the right amount of power at the exact right time. Very impressed ! @Shyam Karat with the red beast is finding his way in this terrain, and soon you will unleash the full power after every drive. Well done ! @Piotr Kolodziej your enthusiasm is second to none, i loved your attitude from the start, willingness to learn, and the smile on your face after that amazing self recovery that took some time, patience, and restraint. You drove really well and would love to see that enthusiasm again the next weeks ! @Abdallah Rachidi Alaoui your Wrangler had a bit of a mind of its own, but you completely unleashed her once you found the right gears. Very well done ! @PN1207 was put at the back of the convoy in front of my trusty sweep @Brette, so they could share some hints/tricks about the WK2. You did really well today ! I want to thank all of you for the patience while dealing with the refusals. As i mentioned this is a teamsport and we all go out together and look after each other. @Brette was as always superb in his sweeping duties and the perfect support on my drive. Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive. Drives are announced every Sunday at 11 am, and they go live on Sunday at 7 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. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag and radio as a minimum. 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 Also like I mentioned during the debriefing, join the Carnity Whatsapp Drive Notification to get the latest updates on the drives, so that you can RSVP on time for the next weekend's drive. Please have a look at below topic which describes the tools needed for every level: Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels: See you next weekend on the sand. Till then take care and drive safe. Did not attend the drive: @Farook Veettil @Krishnakumar @Roopesh babu

That is perfect @PN1207 ! See you tomorrow!

RSVP IS NOW CLOSED @Shyam Karat @Piotr Kolodziej @Krishnakumar @Alexander Alcala @Haarun Baig @Abdallah Rachidi Alaoui @Malachy McGrogan @SyedObaid @jose Shanu @PN1207 @Farook Veettil @Roopesh babu Thanks for signing up for your first official Carnity drive ! Below you can find your convoy positions for tomorrow. Myself and @Brette who's an experienced offroader in our club, will do our best to make your first steps in the desert sand enjoyable and fun ! The plan is to meet up at 5:00AM at the pinpoint location in Al Qudra (see drive post). We will start with deflating our tyres to approx 13-15psi so instead of digging into the sand, we can float over it. This is the common thing we always do before entering the dunes. Deflating can take a but of time if you have not done before, so kindly arrive a bit earlier in that case so we can help you out. After a quick briefing, which will be a slighly shorter version of the briefing video (MUST WATCH), we will head out to the dunes and start practicing. The drive will be around 3hrs and we will try to cover around 20-25kms before heading back to the point where we left off. From there you can re-inflate your tyres if you have a compressor, or drive to the nearest petrol station to inflate which is only 5mins away. For your first drive, a pressure gauge and/or tyre deflator tool is sufficient. From the second drive onwards, an offroad flag, compressor, radio, and shovel will become your basic offroad gear. Some interesting tutorials below: The Absolute Newbie Briefing Video contains ALL the basic info to prepare yourself for this new exciting hobby. Take your time to go through it, and please take note of the COVID19 precautions we have in place that allows us to continue organizing these drives safely and in line with government regulations. For emergency cases, you can contact me on 056 504 2632 Front AND Rear towpoints are a MUST, so please check and double check to see if you have them. Otherwise we cannot allow you for the drive as it would not enable us to recover you safely during a stuck. See you guys tomorrow !

Congrats @sertac ! Well deserved promotion !

Hi @PN1207 Please do verify as some Jeep Grand Cherokee does not come standard with rear recovery point. Without a proper rear recovery point we can not allow you on the drive.

@Chaitanya D your request is not naive at all, and we have been thinking about setting up a kind of workshop to do this. Ideally there are two parts to cover: - Using the GaiaGPS website (can be maybe done over ZOOM/Skype). - Using the GaiaGPS Mobile App (should be done on the terrain). To start off, i would recommend that you register and try the free Gaia app for a while to see if the functionality and buttons are intuitive as per your liking. You can already record your coming weekend's drive and experiment a bit. Once you become comfortable you can go for the paid membership account which will open a lot more doors (and maps). We can keep using this thread to discuss.

Hi @PN1207 Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club ! Kindly introduce yourself and provide the following: 1) Which 4x4 are you driving ? 2) Any prior offroading experience ? 3) Is your vehicle equipped with front and rear towpoints ? Are they in perfect condition ? Please take your time to go through the Newbie Briefing video so you will enjoy your drive tomorrow by being prepared.

@Ale Vallecchi and @Srikumar are using Mytrails. I think it's a very good alternative if you are on Android platform. I think it has no IOS app. Have not used it before, but as with most things every program will come with its own strengths and flaws. I chose for GaiaGPS because of the massive userbase for hiking and overlanding in US, which makes the software coming with regular updates and improvements and hope it will stay around long enough. Also the website functionality where i can sit at home and use the website to manage and create routes. Much easier than fiddling on a tiny mobile screen. MotionX is also really good for IOS, but is now fading our their functionalities and looks a bit dated.

Go for 60inch. You know what they say.... go big or go home For preparing your tracks/routes which you can do from the comfort of your couch or office, layering the topo and satellite is a really good idea. I normally create a "test" route just from looking at the terrain and the total distance i'd like to cover. For Absolute Newbies and Newbies we generally cover around 20-25 kms. Fewbie level and up this easily goes to 40 up to 70 and more, depending on the number of sabkhas where you can drive in 5th gear. @Ale Vallecchi is probably record holder in this.

Hi @Sreejith Sreenivasan The Absolute Newbie drive is solely for first-time joiners in the club, and unfortunately not for regular members.

@Mohamed Seidam Congrats !

Congrats @AviG !

So the Super premium version maybe will ride the dunes for us ? 😅

Difference between Topo map and Sattelite Image:

Topo maps needs some practice to read, and i have been fooled a few times by them (Won't get foooooled again !!). I have the following overlays enabled. Every once in a while i enable "public tracks" to see if anyone has posted or made tracks in the area i am scouting. In the Premium version you can also overlay 2 maps on top of each other @Wrangeld has used this functionality before. I did not try that yet.