Enrico - Mountain

Thank you to everyone for a wonderful morning out on the ridges. @DP1011 thank you for guiding us over the ridges and for @J-P L who directed me out of sticky spots. We were able to capture @JC_E on his majestic perch, with the troop to the rescue. Today was really good for me to learn my vehicle's capabilities on the ridges, and understanding how the new skid plate set affects my movements. Cheers!

Thank you @Andrew John Melvill for a great first lead drive today, for all the support team, and everyone that joined in today. Thank you to those who got shovels out to assist me with my 'beached wale' refusal and to @M.Seidam for parting recovery wisdom in such situations. The take-aways were: 1) Which direction to move? Determine the vehicle's centre of gravity in relation to the ridge line to help decide whether to go forward or backward. On long wheelbase vehicles like the ford ranger, the centre of gravity is forward from the vehicle mid-point, around the front door handles. 2) How to dig? Remove sand from the vehicle's centre line to form a V-shape under the chassis towards the wheels. Do not dig under the wheels as that will make them sink in more. 3) When to stop digging? The goal is to free the chassis and a good way to tell is by looking if you can see through from one side to the other (front-back). Hope to see everyone again soon.

Thank you everyone for a lovely drive this morning! Luckily it was not that hot out today which gave us time for some great cardiovascular digging excersises to keep our hearts strong. Shovels and smiles all round!

Good day everyone, Thank you to @Andrew John Melvill & @Emanuel for leading the drive today, for @J-P L & @Mahesh_ for your support, and everyone that joined me for my first Fewbie drive. It was good to test my new vehicle's capabilities and got some good advice all round. Now I have a better idea what modifications needs to be made to keep with the pace. Apologies for my refusal on one of the ridges and @Lazy Frog who followed me into a perculiar position. Reflection is the key to experience building and you can see from the attached clips both my Dash view and Rear view. Unfortunately I was only able to upload a GIF file type on here so the quality is not that great. There are two learning points from my refusal: Firsly, I did not apply sufficient power getting onto the dune; and Secondly, most importantly, I was positioned to far to the right of the leading tracks which led my centre of gravity over the slipface. Getting to know my vehicle, I was not confident to power back onto the dune and decided early on to make an escape. The escape procedure could also be improved by maintaining my momentum so not to get stuck in the powder soft sand at the bottom. However, I was able to perform a self-recovery with the awesome encouragement from @J-P L. Thank you to @Lazy Frog for maintaining composure in the face of having a refusal himself. Hope to see you all again on the sand!

Good day Frederic and Carnity Team, Vehicle: Blue Ford Ranger Wildtrak 2025 Experience: 20+ years offroading, emergency response and advanced driver certifications, formal 4x4 courses completed, light and heavy (truck) vehicle offroading mostly in mountain/bush/coast performed as part of fire, rescue, and emergency operations. Tow hook: Both front and rear, chackles (hard & soft) with kinetic rope and winch straps. Radio & Flag: Have both and pre-programmed to Carnity frequencies. Holding formal TDRA Amateur Radio Operator license. Video: Watched. My wife and I are glad to be joining some social offroad drives.