Mario Cornejo

Well, not sure where to start, but by just agreeing that it is a great topic.

The approach I took was a bit different: decided on the Y61 SWB, researched about the most common / possible changes, I then concentrated on suspension and safety.  Mostly, I think that carrying with changes is part of the off road fun.

Hope we meet in a drive soon for a conversation on the subject.

Cheers!

well deserved @varunmehndiratta! hope to join one of your drives soon!

Great news! Congratulations @Ranjan Das!

@munkybizness Mayank! mabrouk. Cheers and hope to see you in sand soon!

@Frederic apologies, will not be able to attend, which is a pity as I have been looking after an opportunity to try my new samyang lens.

Until next time inshallah!

Great topic, I carry the basic kit easily available at all pharmacies and I added electrolyte sachets, burn aid treatment, antihistamine, skin sun protector.

There is a UAE based business that sells off road products, among them a first aid molle pouch containing:

1 x Buckle Tourniquet (2.5 x 45cm)
1 x Emergency Blanket (130 x 210cm)
1 x Military Trauma Dressing (4inch)
1 x Pair of Nitrile Gloves
2 x Sterile Combine Dressings (10 x 20cm)
1 x Conforming Elastic Bandage (7.5 x 450cm)
1 x Disposable CPR Face Shield
1 x Pair of Shears (Scissors 18.5cm)
1 x Burn Dressing (40 x 60cm)
5 x Adhesive Band Aids (1.9 x 7.2 cm)

An item I am curious about, that I don't see included in first aid kits, is the combat gauze or "hemostatic dressing", perhaps in this forum we could get some feedback or opinion about including it or not in a first aid kit.

Cheers everyone!

22 hours ago, Charbel said:

thanks @GauravSonifor this super exciting drive. too much of horse riding 😆 and some tripod postures as well 😅.

see you in the next one 🤘

This picture 😂! unapproved recovery technique, but worked to bring the car from that awkward position.

Good stuff @GauravSoni, thank you for taking us safely from start to exit, good practice on approaching, riding and crossing ridges.

See you all soon in the sand!

Huge applause 👏 to a well deserved promotion!  hope to join more of your drives soon @GauravSoni

Bravo @GauravSoni, amazing lead to a great mid-week drive!

A massive thank you to @Shaaz Sha and @Ranjan Das for their support as SL and CF too, and of course for helping me with the pop-out 😅 Weather was on our side!

@Zulfikhar Naiyar, @RiaanJH and @Imteeaz it was a pleasure meeting you, you all drove very well!

Wishing you all safe drives and a great week ahead.

Mabrouk! congratulations @Mohamad Anwer and hope to see you in a drive any time soon!

Congratulations @Fabien Monleau!

At the outset, a thank you to @Islam Soliman for hosting today's drive and a pleasure to meet all there.  Appreciation goes too to @Emanuel as SL, @Looper in CF and @munkybizness in SW for keeping the convoy moving safely.

These drives are of good learning for all and an important take away, in my opinion, is learning to drive with finesse in technical areas, where terrain confabulates against horsepower or any mods you have in your car.  This is when nothing beats your skills to read the sand and control your car.

Equally important is to attain recovery skills and this drive gave us all the opportunity to practice "the art of shoveling", "full left-full right" and very important when in a stuck/refusal situation: "easy on the gas".

This drive gave me the opportunity to test a new 4x4 platform, the LWB Y61!  For over a year I've been driving the smaller version, Y61 short wheel base, which is perfect for technical terrains and is much lighter.  Today's drive was of learning for me too, controlling the car on sides slopes, testing tire pressure, crossing crests, etc.  It was a fun drive overall.

Keep the "momentum" and drive safely!

I wish you all a great week ahead!

3 minutes ago, Ahmed_Elmahdy said:

how Can I transfer the previous experience ?

Hello @Ahmed_Elmahdy there is a link with a set of instructions, check it out.

Hope this helps!

23 minutes ago, munkybizness said:

LWB? Did I read that right?!

Hey Mayank @munkybizness, yes LWB, new project at hand and will be tested during Sunday’s drive  

@Islam Soliman  thank you for the slot to join the drive, the car I will take is Y61 LWB, for which I confirm it meets all requirements of front and back tow hooks, and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

Hello everybody, it was an absolute pleasure to be back in a @Carnity drive and equally a delight to meet all of you.  It was a great drive in the beautiful and challenging area of Lisaili.

Thank you @Islam Soliman for hosting the drive and for the knowledge sharing with all of us.

I echo the previous comments, @Davie Chase had a stellar performance supporting each and everyone during the drive, a big applause 👏 !!

Until we meet again, I wish you all a great rest of the week. Eid Mubarak to all!

@Jad Moussalli the best approach is to get a flag holder fabricated by an off road garage. We cannot recommend through this forum, but you can do a search, call some of them and inquire.  Some of them may sell suction cups.

Other alternatives:

- visit car accessories shops, there are many scattered all Quoz, Ras Al Khor, Barsha (Umm Suqeim Rd), they may have a solution for your car.

- Off Road Souq group in Facebook

Hope this helps!

@Kailas apologies but won't be able to attend the drive, I've left the event so you can process the WL accordingly.

All the best and wish you all a fun and safe drive.

14 hours ago, Looper said:

I have bought air chucks off the Amazon and when I put them on I am able to use the petrol pump air stations to air up the car

@Looper share link please! this is a very good workaround.

Congratulations @Looper!  looking forward to one day joining one of your convoys

On 2/25/2022 at 4:43 PM, M.Seidam said:

Qudra my backyard my favourite and still it is

Hi @M.Seidam thanks for sharing, amazing recovery and most of all what a great display of camaraderie throughout Carnity.

Just out of curiosity, could you share the location where this happened? that sand looks very soft, the area very technical too.

32 minutes ago, munkybizness said:

I will now be moving onto rocks and wadis because I want to start rounding my skills as an overlander more than a dune rider. For which, I will have to make other weight additions to the car that will regardless have an even more detrimental impact on the performance.

Hi @munkybizness the terrain will be different, but I assume you still will need your car to perform climbs (short, sustained, steep, etc.) then, also assuming that you will need heavier tires, and with the weight the additional equipment will bring in, then perhaps you may want to research about upgrading the gear and pinion of your car, bring it from 3.55 to 4.70.

37 minutes ago, munkybizness said:

As far as Cooper AT3s go, I’m more keen on the XLT variant rather than the 4S. Have you heard similar reviews about it too? I saw that you were running Coopers in Liwa so you have the first hand experience here.

The comment I heard was specific to the AT3s 4S.  I used the tires for about 40K on sand and road, there are no negative observations I can share.

17 hours ago, munkybizness said:

But I’m also now thinking that when it comes to replacing this set with tires  that have stronger sidewalls, should I instead just get Cooper AT3s, or the Kumho MTs. Or as I build my rig into an overland, I take the dreaded step of getting the KO2.

Forgot to add: I heard that Coopers AT3s don't have stronger sidewalls.  Other brands to check are the new BFG's Trail Terrain, I've seen them for sale in tire shops, and the Michelins LTX Force.

@munkybizness - just a couple of comments from what I've read in this post and my own experience with the Y61 SWB: check the manual as there are 6 types of wheels and tires recommended for the Y61, if you decide to go for 285 tires, then double check the offset of the wheels so that they don't rub and damage the fenders.  Your current wheels are 17 x 8 JJ, offset +ve 10mm.

Also, consider the following: bigger tires mean added weight and a bigger diameter.  The diameter will affect the gear ratio of your car (Y61 Automatic Transmission has an end GR of 3.55, Manual Transmission models have a GR of 4.53) and, coupled to the added weight of the tires, you will feel some under performance when climbing.  The site tiresize.com has some tools to compare tire sizes, estimate the effective gear ratio and wheel offset, these will help simulate scenarios.

1 hour ago, Srikumar said:

In Liwa every extra kg will matter

@Srikumar what's your recommended checklist then? easy to say "keep light with bare essentials" but what does that mean to you, what do you have in mind?  each one of us can have a different interpretation, so remove the ambiguity and clarify.

Thanks!