Sergio Big Dawg

I got 4! Anybody dares to beat me?

Beyond the bad surprise on the radar, thank you Varun and team for an amazing drive. Faster than I'm used to (which I loved) and for the first time I tried the ridge riding. Definitely a lot of learning still to be made there, but today was a good first glimpse.

Plus one! This is going to be a drive Abu Dhabi police will be very happy about

Thank you for sharing!

Thank you @JeromeFJ for the fun drive ans the detailed and spot-on recount!

Unfortunately I can't come guys. I just left the event formally too. Have fun!

Thank you @Jeepie, I loved the drive. Looking forward to even more technical ones 😉

Guys is this drive on even in spite of the recent rain (and the forecast)?

Thank you, looking forward to learn more 😊

@Chaitanya D thanks for the tip on the skidplate, the Safari is now better protected (and looks nicer too 😉)

I'm reviewing the videos, I'll keep on adding on this post: Here we have some interesting drops and Asif parking in the crest 😂 : https://gopro.com/v/62geQ7Q04kr6o Arrival at the yellow truck: https://gopro.com/v/KRqk6o0lyZrRa Quite a big drop: https://gopro.com/v/8vgyB7V5onaXX Difficult climb in soft patch: https://gopro.com/v/lrzQl33Zr3EV5 Fun climb and drop: https://gopro.com/v/zPopXBX1PDzp1 Fun sequence: https://gopro.com/v/zPopD65Kl67ZK

Thank you @Asif Hussain for the amazing lead, @Chaitanya D for the incredibile support and @Simon Dawood for sharing the experience with me. Here is the only pic I can share directly (from my phone) videos will take a bit longer.

Apparently the diesel is an unpleasent smell and those animals tend to stay away, but I don't know how effective it is. An if there are alternatives I'd rather go with another method

Thank you, I had already checked that amazing post, and even acknowledged it in mine. My doubts remain unanswered

First of all I'd like to thank @Chaitanya D for this amazing post on dangerous scorpions and vipers. My question is twofold: 1) is there any valid prevention strategy to keep critters away while camping in the desert? I heard some guys bring a bottle of diesel and they make a circle around the camp. I don't like the approach and I'm asking for alternatives 2) in case of being stung/bitten it's important to visit the closest clinic/hospital. I'm trying to come up with a full list of sites that actually have anti-venom. I called DHA, was bounced to 1 million phone numbers and emails, but I have not found a list. Does anybody have it?

I'm surprised this post received relative little interest. I'm quite interested into understanding how we can prevent serious consequences. I'll open a new post on the same. Meanwhile a suggestion I was given is to carry a bottle of diesel, and make a circle around the camp to repel snakes and critters alike. I don't particularly like to approach. Any alternative?

I will be camping there tomorrow. is there mobile coverage at the meeting spot? Looking forward to this!

@Asif Hussain is the drive still on in spite of the fact that only 3 people subscribed? Will we merge this with the other full day newbie drive happening in the same day? Second question: does this count as 1 or 2 drives, being full day, in relation to the newbie to fewbie "promotion"?

That's an amazing, super detailed and personalised report, thank you for the time. In Italian "grazie per lo sbattimento! 😉 "

So here is what we did: And attached is the gpx file New Track 26_11_2021 07_03_29.gpx

Thank you @Lorenzo Candelpergher for the amazing lead, @Russfor the incredibile support, and the whole team for the fun drive! I'll be posting shortly the path we took in Gaia GPS compatible format. @Lorenzo Candelpergher and especially @Russ who was closer to me during the drive, any feedback is more than welcome, feel free to PM me 😉

thank you very much @Mario Cornejo! Any advice on the dongle to buy? I've read several stories about incompatibilities...

I bought this thing: The reviews are a lot and all good, and it's quite cheap. So I gave it a try. I've not tried it yet, will let you know as soon as I do

Newbie question here. I searched in the forum and wasn't able to find the topic in subject addressed. In my 2021 Patrol Safari I got TPMS. The thing is that it shows only the alert in case the pressure is low, but it does not give me the indication on the actual value. I was wondering if I could read the value through the OBD port. I also checked on that part of the forum and did not find anything. I was hoping to leverage what the car already comes with, instead of replacing the TPMS and get an alternative system to read the tyre pressure. The aim is not to use it during deflate time, it's just to keep an eye during the drive

After trying the rapid tyre deflator (brand Lele) and struggling a bit due to its unreliability, I'm now happy with the following simple deflators. I screw them in, 1 min, unscrew, and adjust the last 1-2psi manually, checking with the gauge. Plus, I have to say, they make a very fancy key holder 😄