M.Seidam

@Carnity Dear friends I would like to share with you my experience in how came about and how I got my self out from what you are about to read below. Just for the one who doesn’t know me I tell you that the only place where I am super vigilant is the desert 🌵 and all my solo trips with my little one or family for a slide or quick ride had never in a time was free of one refusal here or one simple stuck there or even passing by stuck people needed help and always we got away luckily with it . .. this time no little one was with me “luckily” and I was totally alone ! Monday morning ,after a long weekend stuck in the hospital operating , I decided after I dropped the kids to school to take a detour toward Qudra my backyard my favourite and still it is 😄 for a quick spin looping most of its boarders north to south and west to east along, but this loop was meant to be completed on foot and not by car. Parallel with the pylon track and just two dunes to navigate to get to the sabkha from where I can cut short half the pylon to exit I got bogged sideway in a super soft sand when i knew i cannot make it without severely fight gravity and I came like that 👇 It was almost 9:30 am . Got down to see from all angles and surrounding. I managed to slide the car step by step ( clearing the sand walls / sliding down sequence ) and I knew that there will be a pocket waiting fro me down that I needed to take all my skills and judgment to navigate away from it tell I realised that I got a pop out of my left front tire . At this moment it was time to leave after I called my wife and my friend @Chaitanya D telling them that I am leaving my car . saving the location and after that I abounded my Xterra it was 12:30 pm almost when I left my car and within 10 min climbing few dunes I was on foot standing on the pylon track . Luckily I got a lift by one passing car to the Main Street where I got a cap to my home ….later in the evening I went back to the car with my friend Dr Chaitanya @Chaitanya D to have a look and just to realize both of us that the daylight has better and safer eyes . Thank you a ton my friend for taking all the effort and risk in the dark but most important we got back home unhurt. next day I informed Carnity seniors about the story and on Wednesday 3 pm a group lead by @Gaurav we met my self , @Hisham Masaad @Shaaz Sha @Gaurav Soni and Abdulghani ( son of Hisham ) whom they picked me up from my home place ( thank you for that 🙏🙏) and reached where my stuck car was to start an extreme recovery that ended successfully with no complications . I wish if I have a better word of sincere thank you to all of you to say it 🙏 i will leave you watch the clips for the process how we recovered the car which is better than any words Learning points 1. No matter how experience you are with all the skills and gadgets you have, unforeseen simple soft dune can turn your day upside down . I was lucky that I had half turn 😅. please don’t venture on your own is the best idea . 2. The day light has better eyes where all resources can be available. 3. Keeping cool nerves like ice when you face your self against Mother Nature and hopefully what I did was the right time in the right place ( don’t deepen in the middle of nowhere if deemed necessary solo ) 4. Analyzing the situation and giving proper feedback as accurate as possible before coming to the recovery zone. 5. Together you can do what seems impossible to be done . 6. Knowledge is power . technically I just learned that pulling the car against gravity utilizing the snatch block is so amazing. 7.it’s all about team work what bring solutions into reality .

Expected and truly deserved . Congratulations @Davie Chase 👍

No worries dear Thomas

Dear friends In the last version of this loop drive " the loop III " we will be driving in a relatively high demanding terrain which is going to be mostly technical entailing both driver/vehicle optimum synchrony. our aim is to rely on self recovery with the aid of the shovel keeping the rope as the last resort ; hence the title NRD for No Rope Drive. if you sign for this drive please its highly recommended the following points to be taken in consideration for the at most safety desired : make sure your vehicle is at its optimum condition with all fluids and lubes been checked for any leaks and topped up. please check you tow recovery points and its integrity. check your spare tyre size and its condition and make sure you have the proper tools needed specific for your spare tyre change. check your offroad gear and that its tied up not loose. please don't forget to come with two fully charged and programmed radios or a car charger available for it. this drive may induce a motion sickness to some individuals prone to that such as children and persons whom are known to experience it . so please make the safest choice for them. pleas prepare your self for some delay due to the nature of the drive. 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 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: Fewbie plus and above When: 26 Feb 2022, Sunday Meeting time: 07:00 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/pJyciG2B3UvSRy1M8 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: 11:00 THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A POINT WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbies plus and above drivers. RSVP will close on Friday 09:00 If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please add your self on the wait list option. 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 Below Calendar:

Hi @Taimur Khan Thank you for the intro and welcome to Carnity offroad club. The desert 🌵 has two faces certainly not the worst as long as we respect it’s strong Mother Nature mood and just glide along with it and never against it. In day one I broke my JGC radiator in a nose dive , however the “ desert bug “ sting effect was stronger than just to let go and here we go after 1.5 years in this lovely community every week we bounce on rubber almost “ropeless” Safety is all what we seek in any drive level we lead or support . in this forum you will find a plenty of materials to read which I recommend every one to do from time to time which I found extremely useful in this new world . best time drive safe . cheers Mohamed

Nice one 🤣

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg well deserved my friend , prepare yourself for THE LOOP III 😉 Gonna be tough one but I believe you are up to it 💪

Congratulations @Naveen Raj 👍

Congratulations @MMansoor well done pal 👍

Hearty Congratulations @Daniel Yang well deserved buddy , be ready for an Epic loop now 😉 Come both to the upcoming thrilling loop 😉

Unfortunately duty calls .would love to join Liwa with you guys

Drive report Dear Friends I was so pleased to meet you all to day and in fact ahead of time truly appreciate it. Explaining our planned route and it’s variable difficulty at times put every one at ease to be prepared for what was coming ahead. Don’t fight gravity rule and clear communication was reminded during the briefing even to myself. I believe that the area of Lisaili and it’s outskirts from Murqab is an ideal ground even for an intermediate level with gradual increase in difficulty and maneuvering skills at any given terrain type ( technical , medium to tall long range dunes to bowling of different depth and height with soft to super soft sand at times , nice short to medium slip faces to attack which entails precision and control .. etc ) the first ( green ) 6 to 7 km was not an easy track any more as the sand covered more than 50% of it leaving unexpected bumps and humps which can’t be underestimated . Before Getting to the yellow ( first arrow ) we had to pass the technical strip and here we got our first stuck with one wheel in the air thanks to @Anoop Nair for waking us up by doing our morning stretching exercise 😅 with proper shovelling. we continued chasing the yellow arrow. Climbing and Side sloping and criss crossing the tall dunes till we got to my own side way crest and @Charbel beautiful tripod crest which was both cleared also with the shovel and there was no need for the rope. Now the terrain becomes slightly tighter and more technical across Baja track to the other side facing middle earth and the Chimney 🤣 . Here I thought the great team deserves his coffee break and it was reaching the sabkha and chasing one another craving for dunes 😄 and there we took multiple loops over the tall dunes of Murqab before we continue with the last yellow arrow against slip faces and zigzagging at times till we reached the red arrow , which was the bowling blast medium to sometimes steep descent where in a moment of hesitation I found my self like that 👇 😅 the shovel remained the king today and here we go thank you @Zixuan Huang - Charlie for the clip 😉 From clearing this one till exit took us about 15 min for the exit leaving my “royal crest “ 🤣 the last session of today’s physical exercise. Home taking learning from today : when we get into a stuck situation always start from the first step and not the last , the rope will always be there but shouldn’t be the ultimate tool to rely on . where to dig and where not ( or must not ) to dig in a particular kind of Stuck . fighting gravity can lead to unhappy outcome especially at “ high speed “ levels like IM drive Safety is all what we seek and keep always at all times in our weekly “risky” hobby. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie you did amazing thank you for being the second lead today . Clear communication and reroute when needed even sometimes before I give you the hints @Charbel we have all the time to enjoy and today we did together and no barbecue was missed 😉, you drove good today . @Anoop Nair driving with stick can be tricky sometimes at critical self recovery . Today you did it to perfection and you saved your clutch 👍 amazing drive buddy @Gok Krish second week in a row what a pleasure , you drove like a pro my friend @Amir Amiri meeting you for the first time great pleasure. I don’t recall any issue . You managed your mighty RAM like a pro even in the tightest spot , hat 🎩 off bro. @Ranjan Das amazing sweep thanks for watching our back . 👍 till we meet in another Epic Loop take care and drive safe cheers