Bravoecho

Thanks @Looper for a great drive. I think the best way to describe the drive was short and punchy and I loved it. Just put some photos up in the gallery including @DP1011’s great save from falling into the bowl.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning 👍🏻

I am more surprised about there being a Duster in the group. Was he lost and joined the group mid drive?

@Gary F congratulations mate. Great to share these desert experiences with people like yourself

@Nilakantan Erode I would agree with everything @Stumpy Paj has said. If you look past his poor sentence structure there is solid advice there. Late last year I was in exactly the same situation and built excel spreadsheet comparing power to weight ratios, test drove lots of cars and got my list down to two cars: * Y61 Patrol Short Wheel Base * Toyota FJ Cruiser The reason I picked these two is that I wanted something that had a short/medium wheel base which made cresting and navigating tight dunes easier, great power to weight ratios which helps you in those tight spots and last of all reliability. I ended up buying the Y61 because a great car became available but would be equally as happy with the FJ.

I agree @Gary F we had it all last night but still went to bed with a big smile on my face. Hope the bumper isn’t too damaged Have my theories on why it occurred @Gauravbut not leaving anything to chance for next time and the second key solution is currently being arranged. Also will always park with the window ajar/open when the engine is running in future. Thanks for an amazing night and the fact that it was a new moon added to the adventure. If it’s okay with you I’ll elevate myself to the real men category. Even though I was driving a SWB, with a manual car in such technical terrain I worked out I was averaging a gear change every 5 seconds and the arm at the end of the night certainly had a workout. @Benjamin we all learned some life skills that may come in handy (as long as you have a soft shackle, brush and sand flag) last night 😁. Hope your car is okay @Krishna R and look forward to seeing you back out there.