Pranjal Varsani1

4 hours ago, M.Seidam said:

Dear friends 

Please find final updated the order for today Drive 

1. Seidam , lead  , Xterra 

2. @Looper 2nd Lead , wrangler 

3. @Stumpy Paj Pajero 

4. @Marketa Dobesova wrangler

5. @DP1011 CF , wrangler

6. @Pranjal Varsani1 Wrangler

7. @Ignacio Quindós wrangler

8. @Ale Vallecchi Sweep , FJC 

 

Reall sorry @M.Seidami am running 15 minutes late. So it’s better I cancel than holding up the convoy. Got delayed leaving from work. 

14 hours ago, Looper said:

@Mohit Gurnani, @Parliament, @Thejas Uthran, @Misha Puskar, @Senthil Kumar, @Juan R, @Rk ram, @Pranjal Varsani1, @george charbel, @premindra rajaram, @Bashar Beasha, @Gaurav

Here are the details for the drive:

Meeting time:  2:00 PM

Meeting Point: Tawi Nazwa

Fuel Station: Emarat Reem  (you don't have to take detour if you fill here, alternative New ENOC | 1143) 

Radio Channel: 2 (446.031)

Convoy Order:

Really sorry. I will have to pull out of this drive. Overheating issues with my car this morning. 

@Ale Vallecchisorry to leave the drive so late. I am hoping someone will be able to take my place. Have come down with a flu and I can’t make it tomorrow. 

Thank you @Ale Vallecchifor a fun mid week drive! It was good meeting everyone and looking forward to seeing you out in the dunes again! Thank you @Jessica Lambert and @Pacific for helping keeping things moving along.   

Managed to get only a quick couple of snaps during the drive which I have attached below. 

Congrats @Tharun Kumar V!

10 minutes ago, Varun Mehndiratta said:

Hmm.. the screen was showing 4W engaged? The dia with transmission connection? Either ways if you managed to do that drive in 2W, hats off bro - and I am really feeling lucky that nothing went wrong - as we did quite a few stretched sideys and crossings that day. 
Good that it’s fixed now 👍👍

4W only engaged when in 4L. When I was in 4H it was still rear wheel only. I have bead locks so I went down all the way to 6psi to keep up not knowing the root problem is 4W is not engaged. Definitely not safe to drive in 2 wheel drive. Glad I’ve learnt a lesson without running into any bad luck.

1 minute ago, Varun Mehndiratta said:

Wow - during Murquab drive, were you in 4 or 2W? As during recovery you were surely on 4W.

Yes, Jeep can do a lot in general, however it’s not safe to push it through desert in 2W. Hope it’s fixed now. 

Yes I was in 2WD for that one. I couldn’t figure out why I was struggling for that drive and a few before that one. That also explains why I couldn’t switch on the diff locks. Anyway, it’s all sorted out now and my Al Qudra drive with you felt so much smoother. 

6 minutes ago, Benjamin said:

@Pranjal Varsani1 that’s the first I hear of this too 😂 I’ve made my way to fewbie + without ever touching 4-part-time. I didn’t realize ‘part-time’ meant full time   it does explain a good bit about the climbing. Apart from that I never really thought about the other options on my transfer case. This weekend I’ll give it a try and see if it gives any big results

I got an OBD installed and i didn’t realized it killed my 4WD. I drove 5 to 7 drives in rear wheel drive only. I was struggling for traction but completed all the drives with maybe 1 stuck and 1 refusal. I thought I was too aggressive on the gas pedal. Turns out my 4wd was never engaged. You can get away with quite a bit in a Jeep! 

3 minutes ago, Gary F said:

@Pranjal Varsani1 thank you , yes you are correct I have the transfer case with 5 positions. I usually use 4H and Off-road+ on

I have used 4H part-time ( which appears it should really be called full time) on occasion that has worked during refusals and stucks before going to 4L, I’ll try 4H part time on the next drive to see how different it feels.

here’s Jeeps video on the system

 

Driving on 4wd drive part time will keep your traction control off when switching between 4H and 4L. Also you’ll notice much better traction and a lot less fish tailing compared to 4H full time. 4H part time is basically centre diff lock on so 50% power to the front wheel and 50% to the rear. 

Congratulations @Krishna R

10 hours ago, Gary F said:

This was a great drive, we covered a lot of ground, varied terrain, the Sand is finally drying out from the rains a few weeks ago and the lack of moisture, amazing to see the amount of vegetation this has brought.

I'm starting to like the convoy switcheroo; experiencing different positions on a single drive leads to new experiences that would normally take many drives. Being near the front at times is like being on a whole different drive.

That bowl into a ridge ride was an experience. 

Key items for me, when going for ridge riding, probably due to the long wheelbase, I need a higher angle then to get that first wheel over the crest. 

Near the end of the drive, I managed to have a crest situation while crossing over, the front of the Sandrunner was nose down, parallel to the bottom on the dune,  with a rear wheel freestylin, @Karthik Raptor was about to get the rope, but I could feel some traction in the front tires. I dropped to 4 low, rear diff on, gentle pulse of gas and left right steering and it was free. 

Speaking of 4Low I must speak to my Jeep friends here,  it also seems to take long to get in and out of 4L, not to mention when coming our of 4low traction control must be turned back off.. The sequence I use is Drive Selector  4H->4Part-Time>Neutral then Transmission N, then Drive Selector 4L and reversed for the other way round.

Looking forward to the next drive, I have posted some images in the gallery.

 

@Gary F sounds like you’re driving on 4wd “auto” because you’re switching to 4wd part-time and then 4L. Whereas you should be on 4wd part-time for desert drives. 

@Varun Mehndirattathanks for the fun drive! Looking forward to the next one with you. @Karthik Raptorand @Tharun Kumar Vthanks for the support and keeping everyone moving. 

Confirmed. 

@M.Seidam, @Davie Chase, @Imteeaz thank you for an amazing drive today. @Gaurav Soni your driving insights are always great! And thanks for the rest of the convoy for a fun evening. 

@BenjaminI have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon and I got a 2.5 inch lift, BP51 suspension and 35 inch tyres. I also had it regeared and tuned.

Before the mods, I had done a few drives in the stock setup and honestly speaking the car was superb. 
 

For me however, the fun of buying a Jeep is all the customization you can do to it. It looks so much better and obviously drives better on sand. Are the mods necessary? Definitely not. Is the car more fun after the mods? Hell yeah!

Confirmed 

Some images from today. Thank you @M.Seidamfor the amazing experience. 

Looking forward to it! Not looking forward to the 4am wake up   Driving 100 kilometers to get to the drive. 

@Ale VallecchiI am at the “Fewbie” level with Carnity, but I also do drives with another Off Road club - with this combined experience can I join this Fewbie Plus drive?

Than you @Gaurav! Looking forward to more drives with Carnity. 

@Islam Soliman Really looking forward to the drive tomorrow with you. 
 

1. I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited - grey colour  

2. I recently took a class with another off road club. I also did an intermediate level course with them. In total I have done 7 drives with the other club. But I haven’t been able to join any drives with them due to scheduling problems. The morning drives workout better for me. 

3. I did a GoCarnity Masterclass last February or the year before. But I I did so much drives as my car at the time kept losing its bumper! So I changed to a Jeep and looking forward to doing a lot more off road. 
 

4. My vehicle has front and rear tow hooks. 
 

5. I have a safety flag and programmable radio. 
 

6. I confirm I have watched the video and l have read the content. 

Thank you

Pranjal.