Kalahari

The little taste of Little Swehian was my highlight - great, steep but short, side-slopes. Thanks for selecting a few entry-level ridges and criss-crosses @Ale Vallecchi for us to practice - the more I do these, the less panicky it seems The leisurely drive through the sabkha in the semi-dark was the cherry on top! Well-done to the unstoppable marshalls @Frederic and @Wrangeld who swept the convoy excellently, while seamlessly rerouting when needed. I will be sad to miss Little Swehian next week @Ale Vallecchi!

Ok, @Tbone and @Michael sammy - other 2 were taken by Fewby+ drive.

Ok, 2 ( @Anish S and @Chaitanya D) - other 2 will be for Intermediate drive.

All, I have 4 pieces of wood that can be used for base of jack. Let me know if anybody wants one, and I can bring along.

All, I have 4 pieces of wood that can be used for base of jack. Let me know if anybody wants one, and I can bring along.

I need a tool that can automatically select “totally agree” to every post on this forum. Every drive I select this - just to be reminded I have left something out somewhere

One dicy recovery coming up!

Great Absolute Newbie drive

Are you still paid in Rands @Colin Jordan If I make it, I can lend you a 1-cylinder compressor (I bought a bigger one). You can smoke 1.5 filter cigarettes per tyre.

Congrats @Najeeb Mohammed!

Well done @Febin Frederic!

Well done @Rinelle Sanaani! Well-deserved - enjoy the new level

Extremely enjoyable drive! Thanks @Wrangeld for planning and leading - and rerouting when the churned-up soft sand impeded our progress. Thanks to you and @Srikumar for allowing me to learn new skills. For sure next time we can spend more time at Big Red, but this drive was exactly what I needed for a Friday evening.

Hi @Wrangeld I have added my name again - still doubtful subject to some work commitments, but I will withdraw before 6 on Thursday if it does not work out. Magnificent 7 was far better movie than Hateful 8!

Yip, same for my Prado - had to manually flip between 3rd and 2nd gear, or lose all momentum in sideys. With Xterra I also prefer to drive manually, rather than D, as down-shifting is just too slow (and will require full throttle).

Nearly shat myself just watching this video!! We had quite a few intermediate (I think!) ridge-riding and criss-crossing last weekend with @Ale Vallecchi and @Srikumar . While I managed them all (one at the 2nd attempt), I must confess I did not feel confident with any of them. My instinct was to de-accelerate once I crossed and then steer down quite aggressively - so definitively not as per the illustration of @Frederic above. I was actually contemplating afterwards how I could improve my technique - as "learning on the fly" (the Carnity way?) seems to push the safety margins a bit. Any chance for a bit more instruction on a future trip - maybe step-by-step show with running commentary? Or maybe I need to book one of the advertised one-on-one courses with @Gaurav (with a few extra sets of clean underpants and air-freshner)?

Trust me: if there is a pocket of powder-soft sand, I will find it!

Well done @Jeepie

Well done @Wrangeld

Great @Srikumar now you may also buy a Superman T-shirt?

My car has feelings you know