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@Abhilash Kottakkal have you seen a viral video where they test several types of tea pots - and they say bad to good and best? For me, the second one seemed fair enough and good, but they continue for another five or six iterations till they say that's the best one. The marginal utility of an item depends on expertise. I would like you to keep that in mind. By the time you can determine what is best for you it will be time for a change anyway, and then you can choose wisely. Be happy! Don't worry.

@Emanuel, @Srilakshman Karthikeyan, @Deepak Eswar, @Mahmoud Taha, @Zulfikhar Naiyar, @Johannes Roux, @Rk ram, @Arda Yagcioglu, @Haneef Thayyil, @Stumpy Paj, @Bravoecho, @Abhilash Kottakkal, We will be posting the convoy order later in the day today. In case you find yourself unavailable for tomorrow morning's drive please exit so that you do not become a no-show. Thanks!

Time to buy a shovel. Suggest buy one with long handle…

Should I not join this drive and did only Sunday FB, then following would have been my record: 😭 PS (Edit): These are the starting points of my leads that they could have been - in order starting at 6 drives at Faqa'a' to 1 drive at Al Bataeh and so on. PPS: the leads include partial leads or shared leads. Thanks @DP1011 for re-analyzing my analysis and auditing the numbers - true charted accountant.

Just a reminder on the Gas Stations. From E66 ADNOC Service Station | Al Hayer-2 (659) is more convenient, but ADNOC Service Station at Nahel is nearer. There is a roundabout just past this station and it can be done. If coming from E16 the Nahle is most convenient anyway. I hate E75 though I don't drive past 80-90 kmph 🤪.

Source Phases of energy production The 13MW 1st phase uses photovoltaic solar (PV) panels and became operational in October 2013. The 200MW 2nd Phase uses photovoltaic solar (PV) panels and became operational in March 2017. The 800MW 3rd phase uses photovoltaic solar (PV) panels and became fully operational in November 2020. The 950MW 4th phase combines 700MW from Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and 250MW using photovoltaic solar (PV) panels. A total of 417MW of the 4th phase using PV and CSP is already operational The 900MW 5th phase uses photovoltaic solar panels, A total of 600MW of the 4th 5th phase is already operational The 1800MW 6th phase uses photovoltaic solar panels (PV ) . It will become operational in stages. Source PS Edit: seems there is a typo at source regarding the 5th phase energy production.

1 means - it is the first drive of the week such as yours, 2 means it is their 2nd drive of the week and they are already signed up for another drive.

👆 Did you get that right? Carry all the ropes you can, bring out the shovels (not spoons), we are going to be the undertakers of what could probably turn out to be an insane drive. Should things go south we might find ourselves stuck in really sticky situations, and we will need all the energies we can muster so please be ready for the same. To reiterate, this drive is primarily an exploration drive, and we may not know what lays ahead, even though it's just Qudra. Our objective would be to come out of it scot-free, make an easy get away from it as an ideal FB drive should be. Important: Request you not be a No-Show and instead rest well and arrive on time. In case you think there are going to be any issues withdraw from the drive as there is a long waiting list. Meanwhile do check the health of your vehicle as it will be quite hot very soon, touching 40 degrees by the time we end the drive. Attending: @Emanuel, @Srilakshman Karthikeyan, @Deepak Eswar, @Juan R, @Mahmoud Taha, @MohamedSherif, @Zulfikhar Naiyar, @Johannes Roux, @Rk ram, @Benjamin Waitlisted: 1st Drive of the week: @Arda Yagcioglu, @Haneef Thayyil 2nd Drive of the week: @Stumpy Paj, @Bjoern, @Bravoecho, @Abhilash Kottakkal,

@Abhilash Kottakkal You can start with about 12 or even 13 because it’s a Newbie drive the terrain choices are normally forgiving on psi levels. After a while check and maintain what you started. When I start at 10 I end the drive about 12 or 13, because of the heat.

Congratulations @Haneef Thayyil on your promotion.

I find Warn (edit: correction not ARB) gloves better suited for handling winch ropes, but they could be little difficult to use in other cases. I recommend checking out Speedex / ACE for mechanics gloves from brands like Milwaukee, Dewalt etc. I have a pair of these too as well as the types of Fred recommended. I use none. I have them all.

These are the stats from the last two drives I did here. In the first of the drive, we had a situation where we had a stuck car being pulled by another that got stuck which needed to be pulled by one more which got stuck too so we had to use one more behind it. There was a pop out too at the very start even before we entered the dunes. In the second drive at one time, we found three cars inside a small bowl, a little later in the drive we had 2 or 3 simultaneous popouts being fixed at the same time, and a dead car towards the end of the drive, in the dark. Expectation: The sand will be incredibly soft; the dunes are un-even and narrow. It will be a slow and treacherous track, where anything that could go wrong will go wrong. Objective: We will thread carefully among the dunes and try to keep moving by finding an uncomplicated way to navigate. Reality: TBA

@Haneef Thayyil I see that you are still in Newbei level & this drive as it is for Fewbie level. I'll have to remove you from the Attendees list. You may join this drive on Sunday

Not all, but sometimes it is recommended not to bring very young to certain few drives as the they tend to be fast paced or with a lot of ridge riding and crisscross which could lead to motion sickness kind situations. But it will depend on the location & theme of the drive. But you can always join any drive & not limited to FB+ drives only - you have more options now. Enjoy the new level 👏.

Congratulations @Cristian on your promotion to FB+ see you in more drives…