Jerry Han

Thank you @Gaurav @Looper I hope I can catch up in Fewbie drives 😅

Thanks Frederic for the fun drive today!

19 hours ago, Hani Howeedy said:

Great drive today, thank you @Frederic for the second half challenges in sweihan good to experience the different sand feel with the side slopes. Happy to say my first drive no stuck or crest mount although thats my signature move, i know due to the hard sand but still feels great. 

pictures added to the gallery

Great pics Hani, thanks for sharing!

Shovelling is more fun in winter😆

Will this trip continue if there is rain?

Hi, i noticed recently my AC lose power (less cold) when i exceed 140km/hr and 3000rpm. And sometimes my bluetooth also get disconnected along with AC problem. I could reset the problem by turning off and on the engine again. Has anyone experienced this before and what is the possible cause and solution?

This is my 1st drive carrying another 3 adult passengers and stuff. I usually deflated to 15psi on AT tyres. I assume i have to deflate at a higher psi with extra load? Appreciate any advice.

Hi @Gaurav,  when do we need to advice what exit time we want?

Hi @Gaurav,  just to find out more details for my post event planning. Does the event allow individual driver to leave earlier if needed or is intended for all to leave together as a convoy?

Is the timeline something like this? 4pm start drive. 5pm reach event area. 8pm drive out.

Hi @Gaurav, will the start and end point be the same? I have friends who are interested to go. But they will need to park their saloon car and hop onto my 4x4. I am wondering if there is a place for them to park their car near the start point.

Thanks @Srikumar for your guidance and leading this fun drive! The side sloping session was a good opportunity to test the limit of my car and skills 😅

1 hour ago, Srikumar said:

Hi Jerry. I understand the exceptional circumstances we are under and hence the drive time has changed to 6:30 AM and we shall be ending at 9:00 AM.

But please note that I will not be allowing late comers to join the drive, simply because we have a very limited drive time before it gets blazing hot. 

See you on Friday morning

@ShereenMK welcome to Carnity Off-road club.

- Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year.

- Do you have any prior off-road experience?

- Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets.

Please ensure that you go through the absolute Newbie briefing video on the drive post as well as all the instructions mentioned.

You will need a pressure gauge and deflator as a minimum for this drive.

@Srikumar awesome! tks for accomodating the start time.

I am driving Pajero 3.5 LWB, with experience of 2 newbie drives. I have flag, walkie, pressure gauge and deflator. No compressor.

See you on fri.

Hi @Srikumar any chance of starting at 630am? It takes abt 1.5hr to drive from Abu Dhabi city to Sweihan. Assuming the meeting point is same (24.4020000, 55.3789720) as the previous one i did with Carnity. As we can only start driving at 5am 😅

After 2 sand dune bashing newbie trips, i saw the inside of my bonnet become very sandy. Is it recommended to find a garage to clean the sand away or it's fine to leave it as is?

5 hours ago, Gaurav said:

Hi @Anna Dillon @Mohamed Elkhedir and @Tarig Ali

Great to see you signed up for this Newbie drive on Friday 2nd July. We are looking forward to meeting you. 

We ask everyone that signs up here to answer a few quick questions so we can plan better for the drive: 

1. Do you have any previous off-road experience in sand? If so what did you already do? 
2. Does your car have 8 - 10 inch ground clearance along with front and rear tow hooks?
3. Which car you plan to bring (Year, make and model)? 

Thanks in advance and looking forward to meeting you Friday.

Hi @Gaurav

1. One newbie drive..dats it

2. Yes

3. Pajero LWB 3.5L 2017

@samamara i am also driving a pajero. Regarding the kill switch, i experienced a stuck situation during my 1st newbie drive. I was advised by the senior to plug it back as the traction control can help in recovering. It was a pretty hot day and having to open the bonnet to replug it in was a bit of hassle and i guess partly due to inexperience. And after recovering, i had to remove it again.On the hindsight, i considered it would be much more convenient to have a kill switch instead and also avoid the risk of losing the plug if i have to replug and unplug again during the drive, if i get stuck alot lol

Hi @Gaurav sorry i accidentally click the manage button. I am not sure how to undo it.

3 minutes ago, Jerry Han said:

Hi @Gaurav sorry i accidentally click the manage button. I am not sure how to undo it.

Never mind, i manage to undo it.

So if bumper damage while sand dune bashing, do you think it will be covered under warranty? I know this is a cheap repair if done it myself, but i just want to know if such damages will be covered? Say for example, if i damage other parts under the carriage.

Hi, I am new to UAE and offroad driving.  Does car warranties here in general cover damages as a result of sand dune bashing?

Hi, i just did my 1st sand dune bashing last week. Rear bumper came out halfway. I was already warned by Frederic before it happens haha. I am looking for recommendations for garage in abu dhabi to install a rear skid plate. Pls PM me or WA me at 547441806

3 hours ago, Frederic said:

DRIVE REPORT

I arrived a bit early, and was able to meet and greet our Fewbie convoy that was almost good to go. Was great seeing some of our Dubai Fewbie members @Warren Flay and @Lakshmi Narasimhan coming over to Abu Dhabi to enjoy this terrain. It says a lot about their commitment and offroad spirit. Well done guys !

Soon i noticed a white Pajero pulling in. @Jerry Han was joining us for the first time with his wife, and was eager to learn today and explore the dunes together with us. 

Buddies @Naveen Raj and @Sherry Mathew Jacob brought a Lexus GXR460 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee to the party.

@Josh T. who i had the pleasure of meeting the week prior, was our second lead, and @Kailas provided superb support at the back.

We started off with some gentle slopes and gradually built it up a bit. We practiced straight-cresting, and some side sloping while getting accustomed to the terrain.  Everyone did really well. We had unfortunately some plastic that came off the Lexus @Naveen Raj was driving. This was mainly due to the low hanging bumper in the front. On @Jerry Han his Pajero is was more the rear Pajero scoop effect that will need a bit of protection to avoid it from coming off completely.

@Josh T. i was really happy and impressed with the help and instructions you gave to @Jerry Han who was behind you. This is the exact role a second lead should be doing and the fact that you grasp this so easily shows you are a true team player. I see you growing in our club very soon: you have the right attitude, team spirit, and a perfect offroad beast that goes along with it !

@Jerry Han you did great for your first offroad drive ! The more drives you do, the more you will master the art of perfect throttle control so you can keep the bumpers intact at all times

@Naveen Raj the Lexus is a fantastic 4x4 and you did great as well ! The low hanging bumpers are a bit more difficult and generally the damage will occur on your first 3-4 drives where it is still normal as you are still finding your momentum and throttle control as well. 

@Sherry Mathew Jacob the Jeep Grand Cherokee has lots of electronics. If you have questions about it, we have some amazing Carnity members around that know these vehicles very well, @Bretteis one of them. You did really great !

During the second part of the drive i wanted to explore a track which i had not done before yet. Soon we found majestic and enormous dune formations and we had some great fun meandering through them ! I had found an possible exit which went along a fence, but my satellite map forgot to tell me that there was sand and dunes blown over the track, which meant we had to go back inside a bit and re-route to find a cleaner exit. We exited at the Nahel Petrol station were we inflated and had a quick chat before heading home.

All in all a great morning with a bunch of great potentials ! I will be back in Sweihan soon and hope to be riding with you guys again !

 

 

 

Thanks @Frederic and @Kailas for your guidance in getting me out of several refusals and stuck. I gained valuable experience and had tremendous fun with everyone on my virgin desert trip. Looking fwd to more! And yes definitely need to get the rear bumper fixed haha!

1 hour ago, Frederic said:

Temporary Convoy List

1) @Frederic - Pajero SWB Blue - Crew

2) @Josh T. - GMC Sierra - Newbie

3) @Jerry Han - Pajero - Absolute Newbie

4) @Sherry Mathew Jacob - Jeep Grand Cherokee - Absolute Newbie

5) @nr999in - Lexus GX460 - Absolute Newbie

6) @Kailas - Jeep Wrangler SWB Red - Expert

I am looking forward meeting you guys tomorrow at 05AM. The plan is to introduce you all to some desert driving, with some basic side sloping, and straight cresting excercises.  Getting stuck is part of the fun, so please don't feel ashamed or disappointed in case you get stuck. It's a learning experience and we gladly recover vehicles and share the tricks on how to recover yourself.

I hope by now you have all watched the Newbie briefing that was posted in the drive topic, this will be your best introduction for taking your first steps into the sand. 

If you are totally new to desert driving, i would recommend not to bring family members along. It will be important that you feel relaxed and that you can focus on learning the basic skills first. You will be amazed what you will learn in a matter of a few hours.

Myself and @Kailas will be supporting you throughout the drive.

With regards to tools, have a look at below advice. For your first drive a pressure gauge is enough. From a second drive onwards you will be needing a radio, flag, pressure gauge, and a fullsize shovel:

If you have a walkie talkie already, you can program it to our Carnity Channels as per below advice. If not then we will be handing out a spare model that you can use for your first drive with us:

We will be using Channel 2: 446.03125 Mhz.

Please arrive on time (or before is even better) so we can head out to the dunes quickly after deflating the tyres. 

 

See you tomorrow !

 

PS in case of emergency my mobile no. is 056 504 26 32 

 

 

 

 

Hi Frederic, I am very excited for my 1st desert drive tomorrow! See you.

Hi Frederic, I just received my walkie talkie. Can I check if I need to apply any sort of license to use walkie in UAE?

H Frederic, I am totally new. Zero offroad experience. I just bought my 2017 Pajero 3.5 recently. front and rear tow points seems to be there.

Where can I buy the required pressure guage? I am based in Abu Dhabi.