Brette

Congrats @Gilbert Khalil

General Info

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardise 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

Level:  Newbie and above

When:  23 Apr 2022, Saturday.

Meeting time: 6:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/NjBkdRiyDXGMhMHR9

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: 10:30 AM

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday, 2 pm.
  • 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 CALENDAR 

 

Congrats @Yerem Davtyan

Congrats @Yaseen87. Well done.

 

@Sunny84 @Mike Merdinian @Sivaprasad Gopalakrishnan @Jonny90 @Stan Hassett @Elsinno @Looper All of you did really well on your first drive and I look forward to seeing you back in the sand soon. We did have a few stucks, refusals and overheating issues that caused a bit of a delay and we ended up finishing almost 90 minutes later than anticipated. Thanks to everyone of you for your patience and to @Looper for his awesome support as usual. 

Please go through the post below and also make sure you have all the required gear for the newbie drives. If any of you have any questions, please feel free to post here.

Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Monday at 11 am, and they go live on Monday 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 Friday 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 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

You can 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. There is a separate tutorial inside which explains which radio we recommend and how to program them: (Please do not buy the Baofeng 888S spare radio we gave you, as these cannot be programmed without a special cable and software).

 

Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels:

5 hours ago, Stan Hassett said:

Hi @Brette

I'm a bit confused because in the forum posting for first off-road drive checklist it does not mention the tire deflator, pressure gauge or compressor. Should I still attend tomorrow's drive if I do not have that gear?

Thanks,

Stan

Hi Stan, if you don't have it we will lend it to you for the first drive. Ever since Covid started, we prefer that each brings their own to avoid sharing gear and it's even mentioned on the first drive post under "what to bring". 

See you tomorrow. 

Drive RSVP is now closed. 

@Sunny84 @Mike Merdinian @Sivaprasad Gopalakrishnan @Jonny90 @Stan Hassett @Elsinno @Looper

Convoy order below. 

Please go through the tutorial video on the drive post and also make sure your cars front and rear tow hooks are in order.  

See you all tomorrow morning at 6:30 AM sharp and we will be using Radio channel 1, 446 006. 25. For those who do not have a radio, one will be lent to you for tomorrows drive. Make sure you have a tire deflator, pressure gauge and a compressor to inflate after the drive as the one at the fuel station does not work for the most part.

If you need to contact me in case of an emergency, my number is O52 6771O76.

 

 

21 hours ago, pramod said:

@Gaurav Hi Gaurav, coming bak after almost a years break, so thought to do a warm up round, pls allow. I did try on newbie but waitlisted.

@pramod unfortunately you can not join this drive as it is only for those driving driving in the desert for the first time or if this is your very first drive with Carnity. As you have already done a few drives with Carnity, you can waitlist yourself on the Newbie drive and if you get in, let the lead know that you have been out for sometime so they will place you accordingly in the convoy. 

 

Welcome @Indra Ozola @Sunny84 @Sivaprasad Gopalakrishnan @Jonny90  @Mike Merdinian @Stan Hassett   @Elsinno      thanks  for joining this Absolute newbie drive, we will have a relaxing fun desert drive coming Saturday and I look forward to seeing you all.  Please also go through the briefing video on the drive post above prior to coming for the drive.

Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year.

 

Do you have any prior off-road experience?

 

Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. Hitch receivers are not tow points, if you have a hitch receiver, please make sure you have the tow hook attached to it. If in doubt, post a picture so I can check it for you.

 

Confirm your vehicle has minimum of 8 inches of ground clearance.

Join us to explore Al Qudra Desert to find what's beyond Qudra lakes

And learn the art of offroading in a versatile playground for your first off-road adventure.

You will learn to self-drive your vehicle from experts having decades of off-roading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridges to practice your off-road skills slowly but surely.

Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicles having

• 8-10 inches of ground clearance and (MANDATORY)
• Front and rear tow hooks (MANDATORY)

This is an off-road drive for beginners where you'll drive and learn at your own pace:

• This is not a training session.
• This is not a 1:1 teaching class.
• This is not a Desert Driving Course.

If you are interested in comprehensive 1:1 training sessions, please check Desert Driving Courses.

• Desert Driving Masterclass
• Desert Recovery Champion
• Advance Desert Driving Course
   

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience?
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets.

 

Learn More About: Carnity Off-road Club

 

 

STRICTLY: For ABSOLUTE NEWBIE who are driving for the first time with Carnity.

 

MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

Drive Details

Level:  Only for "ABSOLUTE NEWBIES" or first timer with Carnity Off-Road Club

When:  9 April 2022, Saturday.

Meeting time: 6:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting  Point: https://maps.google.com/?q=24.818832,55.255631

Type of Car: Any 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Tire deflator, pressure gauge and compressor, Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 new members only. RSVP will close on Friday - 3 PM.
  • 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 or members who are not on the RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Please cancel you RSVP if you cannot make it, so your spot can be taken by others.
   

 

 

Please RSVP on below calendar 

 

1 hour ago, JERINE_B said:

Hi @Brette hope 1 slot is available . Can you include

See you tomorrow morning. 

1 hour ago, DP1011 said:

Hi @Brette , Even I am keen to join this if confirmed last minute🙂, pls lemme knw if u have ur green light...:)

Will see you too tomorrow morning. The convoy will be updated later. 

Drive RSVP is now closed. 

 

 

Convoy order below. 

@Joseph Sebastian @Thian @JDub @Followthehippo @G300 @Simon Hope @Anish S @Sharat Nambiar @takeshi sobue @FARAZ MOHAMMED @Dimitrios Kalogirou  @DP1011 @JERINE_B@Patrick van der Loo @KKIRAN @Looper

Please go through the tutorial videos and make sure your cars front and rear tow hooks are in order.  Hope all of you also have the required gear for the Newbie level drives. No gear = no drive. 

See you all tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM sharp and we will be using radio channel 1, 446 006. 25. 

If you need to contact me in case of an emergency, my number is O52 6771O76

 

7 hours ago, Simon Hope said:

Hi @Brette - could I ask a favor please, to be nearer the front end of the convoy? It will be my first drive in a different car (Crew cab GMC AT4 truck vs my old 2 door JK Wrangler…) so would prefer to be nearer the front if possible for this first drive. Thank you!

@Simon Hopewill try and put you somewhere in between, depending on the convoy.  Wouldn't want the truck all the way at the front churning up the track for the rest either.  During the drive if you struggle, then I will look at a reshuffle. 

 

@Looper and  @Krishna R, between both of you, you'll have summed up the drive perfectly. 

We had our share of stucks, refusals and pop outs, may be a little more than we expected but it was a good learning opportunity. The last 3 pop outs that happenned at the same spot was strange but atleast we know that @Paolo Pellegrini @TT_Dubai and @Yaseen87listened and did exactly what the car in front of them did. 😀

Overall was really pleased with the way everyone drove and kept up as the level was bumped up a few notches. Well done all, you'll were an amazing bunch to start the weekend with.

Thanks @Looper for the awesome support. I will remember the way you came and asked me to move ahead to the rest of the convoy.. shows how long it has been since we drove together.  

 

Till next time...

General Info

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardise 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

Level:  Newbie and above

When:  2 Apr 2022, Saturday.

Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/NjBkdRiyDXGMhMHR9

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

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday, 2 pm.
  • 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 CALENDAR 

 

@Enrico BiscaroI know it's pretty late but if you are still upto it, you can take the place of Pacific as you are first on the waitlist. Not adding you to the drive now but if you do show up, I will. 

Congrats @Krishna R, well done. 

 

Drive RSVP is now closed. 

Welcome  @TT_Dubai @Yaseen87 @Anthony Cupit @Paolo Pellegrini @James Lovell @Paolo Morresi @Pacific @Vishal Nair @Krishna R @Larry Cadden @RiaanJH @Rajat Verma @Looper 

Convoy order below. 

Please go through the tutorial videos and make sure your cars front and rear tow hooks are in order.  Hope all of you also have the required gear for the Newbie level drives. No gear = no drive. 

See you all tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM sharp and we will be using radio channel 1, 446 006. 25. 

If you need to contact me in case of an emergency, my number is O52 6771O76.

 

@Sayed Bilal I see you joined the club today. Welcome. You would first need to join the Absolute Newbie before joining a newbie drive. I will remove your RSVP from this drive and you can join the Absolute newbie drive at the link below.

 

 

@Larry Cadden the drive is happening and the convoy will be put up this evening. 

Congrats @James Thorn. Well done.

Congrats @Joseph Raju.

Congrats @JERINE_B. Well done and enjoy the new level. 

Congrats @Looper.  Well done 

Congrats @Murad Hamed. Well done and enjoy the new level.