Frederic

Hi @stavros papachristos all communication happens through the website, which comes with the massive advantage that it will provide you access to thousands of articles about cars and offroading. The only Whatsapp communication we provide are the drive notifications (not a chat group). See below:

@Navkriti A big warm welcome to Carnity Offroad Club ! Kindly introduce yourself with the following info: 1) Which 4x4 are you bringing ? 2) Any prior off-roading experience ? If so where and what ? 3) Please confirm your 4x4 has front and rear towpoints that are in perfect condition For your first drive, you would only need a pressure gauge, tyre deflator, and a compressor (the Qudra petrol station compressor is out of service). Please have a look at the Absolute Newbie briefing video posted in this topic: MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING And you will find more information about the various Offroad tools here: Do not hesitate to ask your questions here ! Best regards, Frederik

Thanks @N@ved, the telephoto lens might be not ideal, but then again most of us use what we have and see where it brings us, so nothing to worry about. For night photography and particularly the stars, you want to try to find a wide angle lens (between 16 and 24mm) that has a fast aperture (2.8 and below). I am not a Nikon user, so not sure which lens specifically falls into that bracket, i am sure others here can help. See you soon in the sand !

Wonderful to see you're pretty well equipped already. You can bring all your offroad gears. To program the radio you can follow below instructions which also mentions the channels we are using:

Welcome @Lawrence_Chehimi ! Looking forward meeting you on Friday !

@Adib Samara from the above video, it looks like your Defender is very similar to the Discovery Sport. In the rear its just a loop that you can screw in, and in the front you'll need to unscrew the bottom plastic fascia to expose the central front towpoint.

Since joining the club i have seen a plethora of 4x4's in the sand, all performing differently based on the driver skills, how powerful the car was, or how the ground clearance made it easier or more difficult to cross dunes in the UAE. What many people seem to assume is that wider tyres would improve their footprint in the sand, and would make it easier for them to drive in the dunes or climb hills. Others choose these fat tyres more for the looks than anything else, without knowing how much it affects their performance negatively. How is this possible ? Basically it all comes down to the surface area that any tyre will take up on the sand. A longer footprint will distribute the weight of the 4x4 better so it "floats" better and does not sink in that much. The surface area is determined by the weight of the 4x4, tyre construction, and tyre pressures, but NOT tyre dimensions. In fact a narrower tyre will deform more during deflation than a fat tyre to achieve the same footprint. The second factor is the rigidity of the sidewall. The more rigid the sidewall is, the less it will form a longitudinal footprint. We have seen this very regularly on our drives where a BF Goodrich tyre needs to be deflated below 12psi to get better flotation. This is due to the rigid sidewall, which is a good thing in wadi or mountain driving, but that is a different story. What does seem to help in favor of desert driving is a larger overall diameter, as it has flatter interface with the sand and lets the sand behave more like a solid. Smaller tyre diameters have a sharper radius and sand may flow out more easily from underneath the tyre. A good example are the huge rear wheels on tractors and their incredible ability to not get bogged. Tractors have very larger diameter tyres. They do not have wide tyres. Another important factor is that fatter tyres are much heavier and will take away lots of power from the drive axles, and on top of that will create early wear and tear on the axle and drivetrain. Moral Of The Story ? Given the above description, it makes sense to stick with the OEM tyre and rim sizes, or when upgrading only go for a slightly larger diameter (not necessarily wider). A larger sidewall will give you better protection from rocks and will minimize popouts. Personally i have seen lots of Jeep Wranglers performing the best in hill climbs with their 245/75/17 tyres which may look a bit skinny but climb so much more easily in comparison with Jeeps that have the massive bulky tyres.

@I.M.Shousha إسلام أبوشوشة @[email protected] @Arish Mirza @Navkriti A big warm welcome to all newcomers to the Carnity Offroad Club ! Kindly introduce yourself with the following info: 1) Which 4x4 are you bringing ? 2) Any prior off-roading experience ? If so where and what ? 3) Please confirm your 4x4 has front and rear towpoints that are in perfect condition For your first drive, you would only need a pressure gauge, tyre deflator, and a compressor (the Qudra petrol station compressor is out of service). Please have a look at the Absolute Newbie briefing video posted in this topic: MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING And you will find more information about the various Offroad tools here: Do not hesitate to ask your questions here ! Best regards, Frederik

@Rahimdad has a Pathfinder R50. These usually come standard with towpoints in the rear. Let's see what he says.

Welcome @Joseph Sebastian ! For your first drive you don’t need a radio yet (we will give you a spare). Most items like a compressor and also the radio you’ll find in Dragon Mart ( EB and BA sections). The camel branded compressor (160 liter per minute or the 300 liter per minute model is quite good and not expensive).

It’s on the other hand a legendary overlanding vehicle, but less of a dune basher. So the definition of off-roading largely depends on what you like and what you want to achieve with it. If I’d get my hands on a classic LC i would equip it with a solar panel on the roof, camping gear, and would make a Liwa crossing while taking my dogs and happily sitting at the camp fire at night. 😀

Some other things to consider: - Spark Plugs - Clean air filter - Clean injectors And be aware that if the Landcruiser hasn’t been off-road much before, it might have become lazy and will need time to “wake up” to the world of dune bashing 😬

Thanks @Miamimoe the main intention of the Absolute Newbie drive is to get you introduced to who we are are and what we stand for. After completing this drive you can self declare your existing experience and request the online promotion to Fewbie level. See you soon ! Thanks @Werno see you on Friday ! @Adib Samara That will be our first 2020 Defender in the club ! We are looking forward to seeing it in the dunes ! See you on Friday ! But please send us a picture of the front and back of the car so we can have a look at the towpoints just to be sure.

@Shynil Hashim @I.M.Shousha إسلام أبوشوشة @[email protected] @Werno @Omar Rifai @Miamimoe @Adib Samara A big warm welcome to all newcomers to the Carnity Offroad Club ! Kindly introduce yourself with the following info: 1) Which 4x4 are you bringing ? 2) Any prior off-roading experience ? If so where and what ? 3) Please confirm your 4x4 has front and rear towpoints that are in perfect condition For your first drive, you would only need a pressure gauge, tyre deflator, and a compressor (the Qudra petrol station compressor is out of service). Please have a look at the Absolute Newbie briefing video posted in this topic: MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING And you will find more information about the various Offroad tools here: Do not hesitate to ask your questions here ! Best regards, Frederik

@MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ @Pacific I have added you both to the meetup. Can you confirm if you can make it ? @N@ved have you removed your waitlist request ? I think you have not joined the club yet. You can do so by going to the main club page and click on “join”. (In my screenshot it shows “manage club”.

Well deserved @rajeshkumar rathod!!

Congrats @Matt.T

Congrats @Anvar Sadath Bekal !!

Congrats @Mario Cornejo !!

Congrats @GauravSoni !!

Hi @pqpqpq as you have done the Absolute Newbie drive already and this drive is reserved for First time joiners only, please sign up for one of the Newbie drives that will go live on Sunday evening 07:10PM. Thanks !

Well done @Luca Palanca Falsini !!

Hahahah the pace was really fast or was it a higher playback speed 😂