dune jockey

Looks awesome, now your rides will be more fun 👍🏼, drive safe dear

Please note convoy listing for tomorrow as below Imran Kashif @Imran Kashif Osama M @Osama M Salman Farooq @Salman Farooq John Vanderbleek @John Vanderbleek Anna Dillon @Anna Dillon Mohammed Yazir Thattarathil @Mohammed Yazir Thattarathil Omar ElGamal @Omar ElGamal Bharat @Bharath Rao We will use Chanel 1 for radio coms See you tomorrow

Dear friends Imran Kashif @Imran Kashif Osama M @Osama M Salman Farooq @Salman Farooq John Vanderbleek @John Vanderbleek Anna Dillon @Anna Dillon Mohammed Yazir Thattarathil @Mohammed Yazir Thattarathil Omar ElGamal @Omar ElGamal @Bharath Rao Welcome to the drive tomorrow. Please note mandatory gear required for this drive - Programmed radio, Shovel,Deflator,compressor and flag with out which you will not be allowed to join the drive. Please ensure you come with a fuel tank as full as possible and your car checked ,ready for off-roading. Pajero guys should be knowing how to disable the ABS . For regular tires you can deflate to 15 PSI and for offroad all terrain tires you can deflate to 12 psi. Please view the briefing video for you to be prepared well , as below link Myself and @Russ will be assisting you all to have a fun yet safe drive, convoy list will be updated soon. Cheers

Mounted on front windshield and another on rear view mirror

Dear @Asif Hussain thank you so much for a wonderful Liwa -Yellow truck experience. Thoroughly enjoyed it , being my first time in Liwa. @Sergio Big Dawg and @Simon Dawood great driving on this challenging terrain , was a treat to watch from the back. Thanks Sergio for sharing some wonderful videos. Catch up with you all some time soon👍

I have been using vicseed phone holder with suction cup , got it from Amazon us. Shipping takes a while https://www.amazon.ae/Universal-VICSEED-Dashboard-Windshield-Adjustable/dp/B07R1QZ8V1/ref=sr_1_5?adgrpid=119211640073&gclid=CjwKCAiAhreNBhAYEiwAFGGKPP6nt33L8SUJhxIlyMC3vKl9Kjv4kKaIJZzTeOOuWcTY_C-uT_QJpBoCmJwQAvD_BwE&hvadid=532488075351&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1000013&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=18396172631103635202&hvtargid=kwd-597317231924&hydadcr=26640_2558929&keywords=vicseed+car+phone+mount&qid=1638862307&sr=8-5 For a 6 to 6.5 inch phone it works fine even in summer on my Xterra. Have been using it for quite a while with no issues , for my style of driving😜 on sand. Additionally I use another phone mounted on the mirror at times with lesser zoom so that I know which way I am heading as below. This option is not as sturdy in bumpy situations https://www.amazon.ae/SKEIDO-Holder-Universal-Rear-view-Mirror/dp/B07WZN9CRZ/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=car+mirror+phone+holder&qid=1638862463&sr=8-6

@Xavier Treasurer congrats well done

Thanks , note we are ending at a place far away from gas stations and hence you are advised to bring along your compressor for reinflation. Do you have other offroad gear like flag, deflator, shovel and radio?

@Salman Farooq welcome to Carnity. Can you let us know which car you drive , if it has 4H and 4L gearing and any other options if any? please check and confirm 1. front and rear tow hooks or eyelets are present and in good condition 2. Any previous off road experience Off roading takes a toll on the cars so please ensure all mechanicals and fluids are checked thoroughly if you are bringing it on sand for the first time If your first drive there are a few minimum required tools: 1) Pressure gauge and deflator, so you can deflate your tyres when you arrive. 2) Air compressor to inflate your tyres again after the drive as we are not ending near a gas station If you have more offroad gears, such as your walkie talkie, shovel, offroad flag, you are welcome to bring it along. please see the newbie briefing video as below link thanks

General Infos 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and above (All Levels) When: 10 Dec 2021, Friday Meeting time: 6.30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: E75 Al Fayah Road - https://goo.gl/maps/pH1UmMLcUUawgqQAA 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, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 10.30 AM End Point: E75 Al Fayah Road Limited Spots Available: Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

You can either upload as YouTube links, or share the videos after you upload onto cloud . It would be great to watch them, thanks

@Faisal Alhashimi congratulations well done

@kiranshinde congratulations, enjoy your drives

@Stav congrats well done

@MMansoor congrats and well done

@Tom V congrats and well done

@Anoop Nair congratulations well done

Drive Report - Full Day Newbie Liwa Drive (No Yellow Truck) We all set at the starting point well on time , just a few minutes past the planned 7.30 am start considering the fog. We all had a slightly extended briefing considering the challenging terrain we were venturing into. Driving along the dirt track and enjoying the sunrise , we were eager the see the vastness once Liwa opens up. The initial part of the drive for about 20-25 kms was free flowing into the massive dunes that we hardly had any radio chatter. While we ventured deeper , the dunes became more taller, more steeper and some sharp drops were inevitable. That's when I as a lead ventured into a slightly tricky area where one drop was ending into a soft patch where if you loose your momentum , one is bound to have a refusal or stuck. We had one car here which had that and all did their best to get the car out with some long shovelling sessions, cooling a overheating transmission , some weird-but safe tugging and finally a double rope tug which got the car out. With some small rerouting and as everyone drove out of this spot , we decided to exit the Pajero as overheating in a cool morning is something which meant definitely as we drive deeper it was bound to have the same issue as the terrain would get more challenging where once will have to use 4-L multiple times. The closest route to dirt track took close to 90 min - as we had already discussed , no close exits in Liwa unlike in Dubai deserts. This meant we were almost back at the starting point by 12 noon , exit the car and head back. I chose a route as much as possible along the sabkhas/flats - considering the fact that were were heading in a direction which was slightly against the massive slip phases . We had multiple refusals , stucks, shoveling and many tugs as we drove along. I appreciate everyone's cooperation as we decided not to have a formal break for all cars but to refuel and rehydrate ourselves whenever we had a refusal/stuck. I will be mentioning the drive stats below which will give you all an idea as to why we (a bit disappointed myself) could not make it to the iconic Yellow truck. By around 2.30 pm to 3 pm, we were at a point which was equidistant from our starting point, the yellow truck and our planned exit at the desalination plant. Going to yellow truck potentially meant we would be driving in night , and in this terrain was not a safe option. We decided to take the route to the desalination plant skipping the yellow truck. We drove through multiple falt super soft patches, bowls, sharp and steep drops and finally made it to the exit on dirt track near desalination plant just when it was dark. To see everyone out safely was the whole motto, and we did it! @Patrick van der Loo played the 2nd lead to perfection, stopping in split second calls made by me in some very nasty spots. The ones to mention are - when I entered a slightly steeper bowl, another just as we were near the exit and i was stuck on re-laid sand and the last one when I ventured into s super soft bowl just before the exit. Had it not been these stops by you, we would have spent more time shoveling for sure😃 @Vishal Nair with his pajero was the one which had to be exit half way through the drive. Overheating transmission on your model Pajeros is a common issue was we discussed which has been seen multiple times with multiple drives. You need to install a extra transmission cooler with a switch which will save you from these issues when you push your car. You will switch on this only when on sand and turn it off when on tarmac. Considering this we had to exit you early as we would be using 4LLC multiple times ahead . You should also learn and make sure you engage the gears advised to you correctly- the best way to do this would be to practice next time you are on sand (while having a break) and engage the 4H, 4HLC and 4LLC and see how the gears sound and behave. This time around you were in 4HLC all the while which made you dig yourself further , which probably would have been a 5-10 min maneuvering if you were in the correct gear. @Mawy did well with his pajero , in some refusals and stucks following as advised. At one spot he was off track and landed himself into a soft pocket. we had to use double rope to pull him out as even though he was crawling out nicely, the sand there was way too soft. Rest of the challenging drive you did wonderfully well my friend. @Rob Soughton learned the hard way with some refusals on soft sand long climbs as to why his Prado was unable to . As he started using the tiptronics , climbing in lower gears in 4 H was easier. You were very controlled in all the steep slip phase descents we had and it was wonderful to see that from a distance. @Dinesh Kumar A too did well being behind the center forward. Driving on soft churned sand meant you would be having some refusals and as it got hot even a toyota had a overheating transmission 😆. We did cool it in quick time , and you were able to recover yourself in a soft patch. @Muhammad Qasim drove a FJ at the back with good control and following the advises in soft patches. It is indeed challenging being at the back and driving following multiple churned tracks but you did well. At one spot a lot of counter steer meant you had a pop out which was fixed. It is always better to exit when you are not able to climb and reattempt. Well done buddy, and I believe your son had a nice time watching all the action unfolding. @kiranshinde was the only fewbie on this drive and hence was at the back. He controlled his beast Y62 well most of the times which was wonderful to watch. Only at one spot coming down a angled slip phase , there was a bit too much fishtail which was very uncomfortable for me to watch from a distance. I humbly apologize for being a bit loud on advising . If you are in a tight spot like that and are unable to acknowledge , the least you could do was to stop to prevent the situation worsening any further. Barring this , I believe you enjoyed the challenge at the back being newly promoted . I have to mention my immense thanks to @Rizwanm2 and Carnity legend @Gaurav for supporting this drive. Your presence gave me the extra confidence to push all day long. All the advises, recoveries and the rerouting you guys did were flawless which kept the whole drive super safe in a super challenging terrain at newbie level. Some of the memorable ones being - recovering Vishals Pajero from the soft patch which took almost 90 min, double rope recovery of Mawy by rizwan under the watchful advises by gaurav, rerouting on the slip phases - and especially the last one where I danced on soft sand for quite some time . Only upon deflating to 8 psi I could dance and jump out of the soft bowl🤣. To complete a full day newbie drive in Liwa and getting everyone out safely was a awesome experience. Some stats below for you all to relive the experience, some pictures are uploaded in the gallery. Please share your feedback, comments , experiences , pictures and videos. Well done and Cheers to all of you

@M.Seidam Congratulations, well deserved habibi 🎉.