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lovely seeing you folks in Salamat today @Luke K P et al. Ah you could have called bro, we exited at 9am but was waiting until 10am for the recovery truck (not my car) 😅✌️

Here’s the speed & setup: fiber box > Ubiquiti Edge Router > split to multiple wall sockets with priority speed to my room first then kids rooms 😅

Yes i’ll take a screenshot of speedtest once back at home, but the key is to install your own 10-in-1 switch after the fiber box. The gaming PCs are connected to the walls, while living room gets Wifi 7 Router. Pro tip: if you have the Triple Pay Package, use the TV port from fiber to your internet, sometimes the TV has faster internet for 4K & 8K streaming ✌️

Hi @Frederic don’t ditch your home Internet yet, the Starlink speed is still 200 Mbps compared to your home fiber of 1000 Mbps 😅 But for business like construction or temporary setup, it works well rather than applying for business Internet everytime work site changes 👍

With Starlink Satellite Internet now officially available & approved for use in UAE (previously you had to go to Oman to activate and use the roaming feature in UAE), what do the Gadget Afficionados @Frederic @Luke K P @ChrisW think of using it for? My overlanding friend who installed it on his sunroof has used it for Work Anywhere (especially in this Work-from-Home times) and watching live football while camping in Al Quaa or Liwa (both in areas with no cell coverage). Satellite Phone is not included yet, but I'm guessing using VOIP approved app like Botim + Satellite Internet, you can potentially make phone calls from anywhere... List of use cases related to Offroading & Convoy Management: If Lead has Starlink, he can make VOIP calls using Botim to call another Lead or Support for advice, help or relay emergency call to 999. Unlimited Map Coverage: yes we know we can download offline maps, but having constant Internet means goodbye to downloading offline maps 24 hours before driving If management uses MS-Teams or Slack as backbone of communication platform, potentially can have MS-Teams & Slack conference calls during breaks or after setting up tents for group updates. Live Streaming of drives via YouTube / TikTok / Instagram. *tongue in cheek 😜 Other use case?

Found a nice video to explain Front, Rear, Center Diff locks here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVy7kTHjNzC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== *Technically it's an AWD 'cos a 4WD has transfer case + 4Lo , but it does explain why the power goes to UNSTUCK wheels when you are stuck 🙏 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVy7kTHjNzC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

LIWA must bring Winch Friend, @ChrisW i think you can make money during December LIWA Festival simply with a cardboard thay says "Need a Winch? Chris is here 050-xxx" 😂 Thank you @Asif Hussain bhai for the Reunion Drive before the UAE Union Day 🙏 Too bad the rest of Sweihan Boys have dispersed, but we still have memories of the drive where I brought Biryani for lunch 😅 (as we get older we eat less and more practical like pizza 😂) Thank you @ChrisW as always. Shoveling is good when we're in Sweihan & Badayer, but when we drove 3 hrs to Liwa, 5-minutes winching allows more fun time than recovery time 👍 Especially when fixing wheel-in-the-air @Shahid Mehmood situation 🙏 Also when my LandCruiser does reverse-winching and starts pulling your Jeep instead of pulling me out, haha I just realized how heavy my car is, and now thinking of selling it 😂😂😂 Enjoy these 2 Reels of our drive: Trickiness when going down in Liwa https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRsIaAqkrWw/?igsh=bjRzZ3Z1cHRqM3pk Breath-taking view from Top: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRtMK-5CZgJ/?igsh=M29jZ2w2NXc2eTdy

Fresh Pizzas just arrived for lunch at Liwa to celebrate @Asif Hussain Senior Marshal promotion 😁

Am glad @Asif Hussain bhai is joking, today received great notification. Thank youuuuuuu 🙏🙏🙏

Man that's my line 😂 I think I have so many I.O.U on her forgiveness bank 😂😂😂

Wow, i'm late to the party (wife's permission took time 😂 ) and am already in Waiting List #5 @Asif Hussain bhai, long time no see, let's make it Maximum 10, close the drive and make Convoy Order 😁🔥🙏

Haha, engine stalling during idle is one of the symptoms of a soon-to-die Fuel Pump. I'm glad I found this out in Khatim before heading to Liwa this weekend 😂 Thanks for inviting us Luke, good mid-week break from work to catch-up with like-minded offroaders 👍

Thank you @Frederic & @Vanessa8580 for leading 2 convoys to Nahel and of course their amazing support team too 🙏 Good to see @Luke K P @Aser @Diego @GauravSoni , apologies I was busy trying to make a ribbon and didn't mean to snub anyone. Next drive I want to see @Vanessa8580's New MaxTraxx in action 🔥😅

Thanks for advocating CalTopo @Frederic , I'm hooked on 3D view with Slope markup as you can see on this Nagra dune, pretty accurate 👍

@Frederic is this the same Bedford we went in the night drive? (down South towards Khazna) If so, @Luke K P the Three Trees at (24.3604826, 55.1601796) is a good resting point halfway towards Bedford. Some shades for good coffee & laugh 👍

I think this is what @Herman G mentioned by drawing radial lines over both rubber and metal rim. I'm sure they will line up, especially if you did your beadlocks installation with dealer or well-known tires shops. If your rims are black, chalk is easily washable. If not, I'm not sure you want to red-spray your rims 😂 Beadlock is a Clamping Mechanism to squeeze the bead tightly so it doesn't pop-out, the Outer Ring should not cause friction with the Inner Ring.

This Kumho AT52 LT 285 looks stout, and my F-150 friend uses same spec tires Kumho LT 285 with no complain. Granted there are steel belts under the tyre's tread, but they shouldn't cause overheating and burning smell issues. Most likely culprits are usually close to the tires: wheel bearings, brakes, knuckles or it could be transferred like overgreasing shaft flung to the muffler and causing the smell. Or the usual stuff with Jeeps: front seal, rear seal, transfer case seal, then oil flying to the rear tires or exhaust, causing the smell. I wouldn't change the tires, drive them till they wear out. But do check with your mechanics where that burning smell is coming from!

Dr @M.Seidam , wow this was 4 years ago! Almost forgot about this https://share.icloud.com/photos/03adbElyX0Xw-54o7WcknADrg Now I remember why my brain suppressed this memory, cos one week after this, I came back to Waqan excited to do it again, but unfortunately I enchanted "Oh, No!" when my head was upside-down in a roll-over 😭

well done @Luke K P for crossing off one of the Lead bucket list: you haven't led a convoy yet if you haven't nose-dived yet 😂😂😂

Definitely it was an enjoyable drive @Frederic and team. Some of the terrain is good for Intermediate level, including that Andrei Bowl we newly discovered 😄 After a recent 120°C engine temp drive, I was OCD on monitoring engine temp that I lost the convoy cos enjoying the pace slowly 😂 Nevertheless, WhatsApp location to the rescue 😆 Been awhile, but glad to see the Fewbies were very careful and good drivers. Am sure they will advance with more practice, then we can enjoy the real Death Bowl 😄🔥

@Andrei S your Brave Climb is recorded here 😅 https://www.instagram.com/stories/zeddyiskandar/3635114275754516794?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=cDZicWpybzNzNXB5