Incognitoes

18 hours ago, Frederic said:

DRIVE REPORT

As Al Qudra is in in my backyard, I arrived around 4:40 and saw during deflation @Gaurav passing by on his way to the Solar Park. I was really happy to see everyone coming on time, and starting deflation by themselves.

After having appointed @marks as my second lead, which he did great, and @Mels Wolf as my trusty sweep, we headed out around 5:30 and the first initial reactions I heard on the first two or three dunes was "I am stuck" from a few guys, as they suddenly came to realize that driving on sand feels totally different than driving on the road.  Just to clarify again, a Stuck is only called a Stuck if we need to recover you with a rope or shovel you out.

A Refusal is when you're able to recover yourself. Which most of our drivers have did amazingly well today.

The first 40 minutes I took the convoy to some small technical dunes, which was actually not my intention but alas on some drives I follow my instincts, and realized that even in this area hardly anyone struggled. 

Later on, we headed deeper into Al Qudra where the long "Seif" dunes allow for mini side-sloping, which we kept on practicing until everyone was confident and I saw huge smiles on their  faces from mastering this essential technique where momentum and steering control is what it's all about. Very nicely done by all !

We covered about 39 kilometers in 3 hours, which is a good average speed and thanks to @Mels Wolf who kept an eye on the entire convoy and deflated some of the vehicles a bit further, we were able to manage this distance by having almost no stucks or refusals.

@Nabil Bishara @Incognitoes @h1fny  were all driving very capable Jeep Wranglers. @Jeandre Bezuidenhout his Wrangler Rubicon finally felt at home doing what it's meant to do. Serious Offroading. Well done guys !

@Taha Elghuel had a bit of a nose dive coming over a dune, no serious damages, but let's say the bumper is now baptized for Desert driving. 

@Sreejith Sreenivasan drove very well with the Landrover LR2. The low profile types meant we could not deflate very low but nevertheless he managed without too much effort today. Great work !

@Melenany is the PERFECT example that it's all about technique. He drives the F-150 with so much finesse that again you have amazed me today. 

@Adam Koster never broke a sweat as his Landcruiser Diesel easily pushed his way through the dunes. 

@Christian Andras you were the only FJ cruiser today, so you had to prove yourself against the Wrangler, Pajero, and Xterra army. But you drove great !

@Ahmed Farghaly and @Mukundan Nair with the Black and White Xterra was providing the Yin and Yang on the drive. Both drove very well too !

We ended the drive from where we started and said goodbye to the people who went to inflate at the Last Exit gas station. @Mels Wolf called me 10 minutes later that he was doing a recovery at the lakes as two guys were standing at the road looking exhausted and in need for help as their sedan got stuck in the soft sand. I am glad to see the Carnity values being carried forward: we never leave anyone behind, and if a person is in need we will always help out. Proud of you Mels !!

Like I always say: Al Qudra never disappoints and the new members I take there never disappoint too: always fun to be had, and always stuff to learn.

We will be back !

 

 

Thanks for the amazing drive Freddy and everyone!!

Thanks! Have a great drive Srikumar!

7 hours ago, Frederic said:

Hi @Melenany @Incognitoes as this is a drive for Absolute Newbies only (very first Carnity drive), i have removed your names from the list. Please signup for one of the Newbie drives this weekend or add yourself to the waiting list of those drives.

Thanks !

 

Freddy dear, Mark and I are here to support Nabil's new Jeep so if it's ok with you would like to join (I think Mark discussed with you?) Totally cool it's an Absolute Beginners drive; more practice always helpful. Lemme know x ...Yah Lekker

22 hours ago, Srikumar said:

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, Absolute Newbie and Above (All Levels)

When:  July 10 2020, Friday.

Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria - https://goo.gl/maps/MxnMF2fHeGnKZ4vf7

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: 09:00 AM

End Point: Tawi Nazwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/LjPWf8DebrAuNSWg9

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 + 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 CALENDAR

 

13 hours ago, Srikumar said:

@Islam Soliman. Sure once a position opens up, I shall add your name to the convoy list. 

Hi I can also be added to the Waitlist? Thank you

1 hour ago, Frederic said:

Drive Report:

The first drive of the year where I had to wake up at 3:00. Luckily I was not the only one in the house that had to wake up so that made it a bit easier. Arrived around 04:40 and Rajeevan was already there, eagerly waiting to hit the sand with the big blue Wrangler.

Syed Salman could not make it due to technical issues on the TJ. @Incognitoes was incognito today..

As we had a strong convoy I decided to brush the newbie+ level to see how our friends were doing and i wasn’t disappointed. Having seen some people grow this much in a matter of weeks makes me really happy. 
Things went so well that we reached Fossil Rock in around 90 mins although we played around a lot on the way there. After a chat with my sweep team @Wrangeld and @Jeepie we both decided nothing was gonna hold us back today and we would head out to Faya. We took the easy track to make sure we had enough play time in Faya and came across @Ale Vallecchi and @Vanessa8580 their convoy who was doing almost same route but in reverse direction.

Upon reaching Faya we see another Carnity convoy, this time our Intermediate crew under the lead of @Javier M. They were putting tire tracks on every square meter of the area, and we decided to play on the side of Faya and do some small ridge riding on the smaller dunes towards the buggy rental exit point. 
 

It seems Carnity convoys are taking over the UAE deserts. To all newcomers, rest assured that Carnity has big future plans and that you have come to the right place for safe off-roading adrenaline !

@Jorge Stepniak Felippe was doing his first second lead and I was very impressed as he managed it brilliantly and was pro active in rerouting and communicating with the convoy. 
 

I thank all who joined and hope to meet you all soon again !

Glad you guys had fun today!! Sorry I overslept Freddie + Crew - drank too much absinthe last night (I'm not kidding). 

Also, Are all drives going to be 5 am start going forward? (That would be hard for me unfortunately....) ....

Done. Do you see it now? I did it last time too. Seems every drive this "totally agree" thing doesn't seem to log for me!

Thank you everyone and especially Rahim for the amazing day out!!

44 minutes ago, Rahimdad said:

@Incognitoes can you please share a screenshot or the response you are getting when trying the click on the smiley. Please also advise if you are facing the same issue with both threads?

@Carnity can you please advise if there is any issues with the Carnity website or with @Incognitoes sign in as everybody else has managed to click on the smileys without any issues reported.

Can you see if everything is ok, for my RSVPs now? Everything that needed to be clicked should have been clicked on my end now?

Ok hopefully done now? Thanks

• Hi Rahimdad, I've tried to click everything, let me know what else I'm missing? Thanks

1 hour ago, Rahimdad said:

Reminder to @Incognitoes, @marks and @AKR to kindly click on totally agree smiley in the Ban from Carnity Off-road club thread, If I do not see the totally agreed smiley against your names we will remove you from this drive.

I cannot see the Totally Agree smiley on my original drive thread from @Incognitoes. @syed salman raza, @andy_macdxb and @AKR. Please respond with Totally Agree smiley on the first post on this drive thread to keep your places in tomorrow's drive. If I do not see the smileys your name will be removed and convoy numbering will be announced without your names, which means you will not be accepted on tomorrow's drive.

On 5/30/2020 at 9:54 PM, Frederic said:

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to respect and follow these guidelines strictly in order to not jeopardize someone's health and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives.

MUST READ: Not following these rules and precautions = Not allowed to drive.

No Gathering | No Briefing | No BBQ | No Eating Together | No Touching | No Hugging

We are only allowed to drive through the desert, as we are driving on the road now. So we will only do the desert driving just by sitting inside our cars at all the times and leave the drive without socializing or coming close to each other.

Just like before we like to continue our desert drives through out the year, but this time we need your immense support to understand the strict control and to help everyone follow them all the time.

How to maintain "STRICT" Social Distancing

• Meeting point will be set slightly (100m - 200m)  inside the desert track.
• You individually deflate your tires on the tarmac before reaching the meeting point.
  • While deflating tires, stop cars 10 meters away from any other car.
• Drive signup on calendar will be closed on Thursday morning by 9 AM.
• Convoy numbering and briefing will be posted here on this drive post before 6 PM on Thursday.
• All participants need to read & acknowledge the briefing by clicking "Totally Agree" reaction 
• Switch on your radio when you reach the meeting point on the set frequency advised by the trip lead in the critical briefing here.
• Once everyone reaches to the meeting point, everyone stay inside the car at all the times.
  • Trip lead will do the roll call, convoy numbering recap, critical briefing over the radio.
  • Any suggestions or issues will be discussed over the radio too.
  • You can also speak to other members through the radio only.
  • So please make sure that your radio battery is fully charged.
• Once all set, trip lead will start the drive as before.

 

Refusal and Recoveries with Social Distancing

• Every drive will have 1 lead Marshal and 1 or 2 supporting senior members/crew.
• Whenever there is a stuck or refusal, only a Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is allowed to handle the situation.
• Everyone else including the stuck car driver, stay inside the car - AT ALL TIMES.
• Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is only allowed to step out to access the situation and do the recoveries:
  • They will wear mask and gloves at all times when they are outside their car.
  • They will try to help self recover through the radio guidance.
  • If not they will use required recovery gear and do the needful (shovel, tug or winch, as required).
  • If at any time Marshal require help, then only you are allowed to step out by wearing face mask and gloves at all times.

Drive completion and inflation

• There will not be any gathering or sitting down together for food-break like before.
• Once drive is finished, after reaching the tarmac, everyone is requested to move away 50-100 meters before starting their inflation.
• For drivers having no compressor, can head to the near by fuel station.
• If drive is ending at a place where there is no fuel station near by, then trip lead will inform in advance so that drivers having their own compressor can join only.
• Strictly no sharing of compressors, radio, shovel or any recovery gear, at any times.

Mandatory things you require to attend the drive

• Face mask - at least TWO face mask is needed in case one get damage or fly away.
• Disposable rubber gloves - at least two sets are needed.
• Wear face mask and gloves at all the times, when you are out of your car.
• Carry plenty of hand sanitizer and object sanitizer (spray).
  • Use your sanitizers generously, whenever you step out to help or recover.
  • Sanitize your hands before getting back into your car.
  • Sanitize your recovery gears, if you have used them.
• Fully charged and programmed radio - without any excuse - No radio = No drive.
• Shovel - Must for every car, to do little self recovery
• Safety flag - Must for every car, like before
• Compressor - If joining the drives that is ending far from the fuel station.

Mandatory precaution that you need to take at all times

• Do not step out of your car UNLESS/OTHERWISE advised by Marshal / Senior Member / Crew.
• No shaking hands, hugs or touching each other.
• No sharing of food, drinks or recovery tools.
• If you are not feeling well, please stay at home and take a lot of rest.
• If you have travel in last 14 days, then please do not attend this drive.
• If you feel unwell during the drive, please let trip lead know so he can plan an early exit.
• Not more than 3 pax in a car and if all 3 aren't living together, then they should wear the mask inside the car too.

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: OUR NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING:

Drive Details

Level:  All Levels

When: 05 June 2020, Friday.

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

Action Plan: Morning drive till about 10:30 AM

Meeting Point: Mahafiz -  https://goo.gl/maps/n9Hfccra6uQaaGqh9

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: 10:30 AM

End Point: ADNOC Station - https://goo.gl/maps/hGg82AoRqUjn73WA8

 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
  • 1 Lead Marshal + 2 or 1 Senior Members + 9 or 10 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 CALENDAR

 

1 hour ago, Rahimdad said:

Reminder to @Incognitoes, @marks and @AKR to kindly click on totally agree smiley in the Ban from Carnity Off-road club thread, If I do not see the totally agreed smiley against your names we will remove you from this drive.

I cannot see the Totally Agree smiley on my original drive thread from @Incognitoes. @syed salman raza, @andy_macdxb and @AKR. Please respond with Totally Agree smiley on the first post on this drive thread to keep your places in tomorrow's drive. If I do not see the smileys your name will be removed and convoy numbering will be announced without your names, which means you will not be accepted on tomorrow's drive.

1 hour ago, Rahimdad said:

Reminder to @Incognitoes, @marks and @AKR to kindly click on totally agree smiley in the Ban from Carnity Off-road club thread, If I do not see the totally agreed smiley against your names we will remove you from this drive.

I cannot see the Totally Agree smiley on my original drive thread from @Incognitoes. @syed salman raza, @andy_macdxb and @AKR. Please respond with Totally Agree smiley on the first post on this drive thread to keep your places in tomorrow's drive. If I do not see the smileys your name will be removed and convoy numbering will be announced without your names, which means you will not be accepted on tomorrow's drive.

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Not sure the Totally Agree smiley is always working properly. Please let me know what other clicks I'm missing -- I've done this multiple times. Thanks

I clicked it , not sure why it's not logging?

Thanks for the entertaining trip report Richard and everyone!! Great meeting all, special thanks to Freddie and hope to drive with you all soon!! Xx - Louise with the dog which threw up

17 minutes ago, Frederic said:

@Incognitoes Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club.

As this is your first drive with us, please confirm that you have read the Covid precautions, watched the Absolute Newbie Briefing video, and have a radio (already programmed) and offroad flag for the drive.

See you on Friday !

Confirmed!

Please can I rsvp if a spot comes up? Thank you

Thanks. Have Limited offroad experience (hence newbie), recovery points are indeed in good condition. 

Thanks Gaurav. I'm a newbie with a Wrangler JK : would like to join the drive this Friday.

Look forward to meeting everyone.

Hi, I'm a newbie with a Jeep Wrangler JK and hope to join you all on Fri.