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We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (all levels) Meeting time: 03:00 PM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UpbBNoBRY4ZHMosS8 Action Plan: A sequel to 2 old Vertical Limit - Climbing Challenges, in the Badayer area, with numerous tall star dunes, which provide a great opportunity for extensive climbing. The previous 2 editions managed to pass 2,000 meters of cumulative climbing, the record being 2,271 meters. This will be the limit we plan to reach and beat in as little time as possible. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face masks, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 07:00 PM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (all levels) Meeting time: 03:00 PM Meeting Point: TBC Action Plan: A sequel to 2 old Vertical Limit - Climbing Challenge, in the Badayer area, with numerous tall star dunes, which provide a great opportunity for extensive climbing. The previous 2 editions managed to pass 2,000 meters of cumulative climbing, the record being 2,271 meters. This will be the limit we plan to reach and beat in as little time as possible. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face masks, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 07:00 PM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

Hi @ChrisW. You should find the meeting point in the drive's post, but I'll copy it below: https://maps.app.goo.gl/g9gmaVmbFAC1pzhMA See you on Sunday. Thanks

Dear Desertnauts. Let's prepare for Sunday afternoon's drive, planned in an area with plenty of large farms, by outlining the properties that we'll try to "visit" (if not only from outside their perimetral fences). First we'll aim for the "Pac Men's dunes and green fields of Marmun Dairy Farm. Before reaching them, we'll drive past, and later around, a massive enclosure with thousands of small trees planted. Proceeding from here we'll move south, and before reaching the Nagrah area we'll turn west, to skirt an area of multiple farms and horse breeding facilities (Al Manaf Arabian and Royal Desert Farms). Eventually we'll turn north toward Nahil, or continue west to Sweihan, to reach our exit point. The convoy order looks like the following (once again with an alternation of Fewbies and Fewbie Pluses, who will provide guidance and tutoring for those following them: @ChrisW in Second Lead @Abhilash Kottakkal at #3 @Zubail at #4 @Brett Eicher at #5 @Victor Socaciu at #6 and @Batuhan Kulac in Sweep. Looking forward to seeing you at Nahil on Sunday afternoon, to depart as close to 3:00 PM as possible. Have a nice end of the week.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (all levels) Meeting time: 03:00 PM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/g9gmaVmbFAC1pzhMA Action Plan: Another medium range drive (50+ Km), snaking around Nahil's dunes, circling the mega farms that border this village (reaching the area known as Pac Man dunes), with the possibility of extending the drive toward Nagrah, or continue closer to the Sweihan-Al Hayer Rd. A very mixed terrain, with taller and lower dunes, long cordons, deep bowls and wide salty sabkhas, surrounding large patches of cultivated green and vegetation. An insight on the UAE's farm life. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face masks, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 07:00 PM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

Hello @Bjoern Due to a last minute dropout you have been automatically added from the waiting list. Will you be joining? Please confirm. Thanks

Dear Desertnauts. The first thing to make sure everybody is aware of is that, as explained above, the drive's times have been scrambled by my posting it while travelling in a +3 hours' time zone. The correct time span of the drive should be from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Secondly, please note that the meeting point will be along the E95 road, from Nahil to Al Ain. However, one time that I used this as a starting point, after the big rains, the road was a bit of a mess. Just be careful in finding the published meeting point. The convoy order at the moment looks as following, with higher ranked members in between every 2 Fewbie Plus drivers, to provide guidance and tutoring: @topgear in Second Lead @Gautam Banka at #3 @nithish468 at #4 @Hugo at #5 @Marek at #6 @Nizar Shawwa at #7 @Gurcharan Mehta at #8 @Shaun J at #9 @Brett Eicher at #10 @Mahesh_ at #11, and @Davie Chase in Sweep. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at 3:00 PM !!

Dear @Mahesh_, dear @topgear, the drive was posted while I was travelling in Thailand, which is 3 hours ahead. For some reason, the system "reads" that and translates it into the time of the drive. HOWEVER, if you check now that I have returned, you will see THE DRIVE IS SCHEDULED FROM 3:00 PM TO 7:00 PM. Kindly note this and make your plans accordingly. Thanks for noticing.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and above (all levels) Meeting time: 03:00 PM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/z9waAYrAdU1p3UDw7 Action Plan: A medium range drive, entering close to the Pac Man dune area, and proceeding across long cordons of gentle clean dunes, through Nagra and then either further north-west to an exit at the big farm AKA Africa, or veering north towad an exit at Nahil. Part exploration, part classic routes. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face masks, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 07:00 PM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

Dear Hello @Aser @Andrew John Melvill @Giacomo @Gurcharan Mehta @nithish468 @munkybizness and @Sunil Mathew To follow up with Gurcharan's question, the closest gas station to the meeting point is along E20 in Sweihan Town, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/siXNkuC1MSWFjQkd6 This is 25 Km from the meeting point. Please double check that the navigator takes you to the correct places. Thanks

Sure @Sunil Mathew. it's never too late. See you tomorrow.

Hello @Aser @Andrew John Melvill @Giacomo @Gurcharan Mehta @nithish468 @munkybizness I had forgotten the meeting point. Here it is (as also posted on the drive). https://maps.app.goo.gl/fta4ZN4yLqSFHHq26 Sorry for the inconvenience.

Dear Desertnauts, a quick briefing about tomorrow's drive. We'll meet just off to the right of the Sweihan-Al Ain Rd., opposite one of the usual meeting spots for drives aimed at Nagrah, Nahil, etc. This is Sweihan's south/western sector. We'll follow the line drawn on the map by successive bowls, until we eventually may loop back to the highway, in case we make very good time, or take a turn toward the Tilal Resort. Nothing has been planned with regard to this, but of any of you would like to stop for a drik at the idyllic resort overlooking the dunes, we can do that just about after sunset. The convoy's order is the following: @Aser in Second Lead @Andrew John Melvill at #3 @Giacomo at #4 @Gurcharan Mehta at #5 @nithish468 at #6, and @munkybizness at #7. Kindly refuel at Sweihan's ADNOC station. See you all tomorrow.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (all levels) Meeting time: 3:00 PM (departure time) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ksj5w7LRQ3YEvS8E9 Action Plan: An area previously explored during the "South of Africa" series (as the entry point is just south of the "Africa-shaped" farm where most of Sweihan's drives start), we'll delve a bit longer in this location, following the line drawn by a series of bowls, which will eventually lead us from the Sweihan-Al Ain road, most likely, to exit just next to the beautiful Tilal Resort. By the way, for those of you who wish to have a nice aperitif and Saturday night dinner, you should try their restaurant just after the drive. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 7:00 PM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

Dear Desertnauts A quick note about tomorrow's PM drive. The meeting point as just been posted, as below: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PZSVA4xdvcoXVz3Q8 The plan is to start near Iftar Bowl, at the village of Rafada, and proceed through Badayer, Big Red, and on to Pink Rock. The convoy order at the moment is: @Benjamin in Second Lead @RiadJL at #3 @topgear at #4 @nithish468 at #5 @Gurcharan Mehta at #6, and @Gary F in Sweep. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. Enjoy your Saturday.

Dear @Giacomo, considering Marek's default, I will cancel this drive due to lack of minimum sign-ups (at least 2). I will reschedule it for next Saturday, August 10th. Sorry for the inconvenience, and hope to see you next week,

Hi @Marek. Sorry to hear that. I'll most likely cancel this drive and will reschedule for the following Saturday.

Hi @Giacomo hi @Marek. I hope all is well. Just a thought. Considering the low turnout for the drive, I was thinking perhaps to move it to Saturday. Would both of you be available, and if so would you prefer morning or afternoon? If any of yoy is unable to do so, I will keep the drive as scheduled. Thanks a lot for sharing your opinion.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (all levels) Meeting time: 3:30 PM (departure time) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PZSVA4xdvcoXVz3Q8 Action Plan: Given the heat, and the somewhat shorter driving time available during afternoon drives, I have thought of making the best of that time by launching a "Sunset on Top of a Dune" Series. Relatively short drives (although one never knows with me), at relatively fast pace, aimed at reaching the top of the major dunes that dominate our deserts. After the first 2 drives this past week, installments 3 and 4 are ready to go. This one will take the convoy from Iftar Bowl to Badayer and across to Big Red, before reaching Pink Rock, and exiting near December 2nd Cafe. This same weekend, on Friday afternoon, we'll have a Sunset drive to Nagrah. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 7:30 PM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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