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@Mark B sure no issue I will add you

Dear Desert Wanderers, @FERNANDO SYRIO, @Julien Recan, @Faraz94, @Xavi Moyano, @Benjamin, @essam ibrahim, @Dan S, @Mahesh_, @Juan R @Gertjan and @Gary F we will be using Ch4 (446.081) for tomorrows drive The convoy order will be as below, looking forward to seeing you all bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready for action at 07:00 sharp tomorrow morning :):)

Get well soon @Frederic

@Gertjan added you into the drive

@Frederic and @Gaurav firstly thank you for organizing such an amazing NY Eve get together, my first (not my last) with the club, both myself and Tanya had a great evening with fantastic company. The location was perfect, the music excellent and the company second to none. so happy that we left the place spic and span and thanks to @Gaurav Soni and @Tharun Kumar V for the final sweep to ensure it was indeed left as found. It is an absolute honor and privilege to be a part of such a great club. And wow what a great way to bring in 2024 Thanks

Congratulations @Bjoern well deserved, looking forward to having you support my drives and watching your polished shovel at work

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Welcome to Carnity off road club Fewbie technical drive, meeting at Lisalli, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank and you bring lots of enthusiasm with you as this will be a technical drive and will challenge us as we maneuver through the tighter technical dunes of Lisalli. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie and above When: 06 January 2024, Saturday Meeting time: 07:00 - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/67roDxyW7C3c6Sdb7 Approximate finish time: 11:00 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), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you find you are unable to join, so your spot can be taken by others in the waitlist. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, if an RSVP attendee removes themselves, you will be moved from the waitlist to the RSVP list as an attendee. A convoy list will be sent out the day prior to the drive. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. PLEASE RSVP ON BELOW CALENDAR

The issue I personally see with these is that the driver uses it when trying to communicate and cannot get close enough to the mic, this results in hardly audible comms that the trip lead or support team, or any other member of the convoy for that matter are not really able to hear what is being said. This can obviously lead to safety issues as we rely on good communication via the radios during the drives. so if you have these mounts please take the radio in hand and use it close to your mouth in order that the comms are audible to all. And as @GauravSoni points out it is all too easy to leave it attached to the mount when you exit the car. I always prefer a breakaway lanyard around my neck.

Dear Desert Wanderers, @Frederic, @Rob S, @Abdullah N, @khlief @Renier Venter, @Shiju Raju, @Shinebabu, @Julien Recan, @Xavi Moyano, @Jitin, @Ben Lee, & @Abdul HannanThank you one and all for making my last lead of 2023 such a memorable one. We had it just about all today, starting off with a beautiful display of hot air ballooning floating overhead to great us as the sun rose and just before we set off. Next we got buzzed from above by several Para planes that probably came closer than I would have liked but they managed to glide just above our flag tops and did not land on top of us Next we had several sightings of Arabian sand Gazelles coupled with some rather large camel caravans, luckily during this last sighting no one got the hump (including the farmer who was watching us with his beady eyes lol) The terrain was heavily cross tracked and had some thickish vegetation in places, with dampish sand in the morning making way to soft top with a harder under belly later in the drive. The convoy managed all of this extremely well as we meandered through the desert, only encountering a couple of Minor stucks that were quickly dealt with by our superstar support team member @Rob S. who also played a blinder at sweep keeping me informed all the way around of what was happening at the rear of the convoy. Always pleasure and a comfort to have you in the convoy my friend. My second Lead @Ben Lee did a Stirling job smoothing out the lines for the convoy to follow. great job and look forward to having you in S/L again in the near future. Our C/F of the day and award for best use of a small hand brush with little to no affect during a stuck situation goes to my good friend @Frederic, thank you for bringing your own style to a recovery and giving us all a good laugh as usual. Truly an honor and a pleasure having you support one of my drives. I hope you all have a great rest of your weekend, and I would like to wish you all a very happy new year. Whatever you are doing this weekend, please do it safely so you are able to join more of our fun packed drives in 2024 HAPPY NEW YEAR one and all :):):)

Dear Desert Wanderers @Frederic, @Rob S, @Abdullah N, @khlief @Renier Venter, @Shiju Raju, @SamBha, @Shinebabu, @Julien Recan, @Xavi Moyano, @Jitin, @Ben Lee, @Abdul Hannan, @Rahul6157,and @Sandeep Nayar Please see below convoy order for tomorrows drive, we will be using radio Ch 4 (446.081) Looking forward to seeing you all bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning

@Ahmed Farouk there is still time if anyone else drops out my friend, please keep an eye on this as you never know as peoples plans change.

no Issue @Gary F see you soon and thanks for letting me know

Congratulations @Julien Recan enjoy the new Level