Part 2 – Newbie/Intermediate Drive – 21 Feb 14

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  • mohammed-arif
    February 22, 2014 at 4:02 am #29131

    Pics

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    Anonymous
    February 22, 2014 at 1:40 pm #29139

    Hello everyone…. I was in the convoy of the 14cars lead by Duncan. I must say it was a very slow drive hehe… We spent most of the time outside the car instead of being inside the car =))

    After the first stuck… all the cars were scattered for another 15 minutes as everyone had lost the track… 1 convoy was divided to 3 convoys with people going all in different directions… Finally we all managed to get together again and then everyone was repositioned….

    We all had fun at the Iftaar bowl (which we finally managed to reach after almost 2.5 hrs from Badayer) =))

    It was the first ever time I had gone up the Iftaar bowl…. It was an amazing feeling after sucessfully coming down for the first time… (even though there was a lot of screaming and shouting from the people in my car :-ss ). First try I managed to go half way up and had to turn around… As they say.. never give up… I tried again and this time managed to reach the peak and turn around :ymapplause:

    Sadly after the Iftaar bowl we had to head back to Badayer due to time =((

    I was just behind Sanjay while he was leading us to Badayer… And Im sure that Sanjay and Me enjoyed this drive back as we kept racing back to Badayer (This was the longest drive without a stop during this drive) =))

    Finally, for this drive.. I am sure Sanjay must have got a good sleep after all the recoveries performed by him =))

    Thats all for now… Hope to see you all next week… This time for a fast paced drive…

    I wil be posting pics of the drive in the Gallery.. Enjoy

    Cheers!!!

    Yohan
    February 22, 2014 at 7:01 pm #29143

    Here’s a short clip from the drive enjoy !

    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FFSlAYThMM[/media]

    anonymous
    February 23, 2014 at 12:56 pm #29147
    quote Mohammed Arif:

    Pics

    Hi Mohammed,
    Nice car 😀 Is that a winch I see under your front bumper?

    mohammed-arif
    February 23, 2014 at 1:48 pm #29148

    Yes, it is Brian TJM9500 LBS with synthetic rope.Patrol has the provision to install the winch inside the bumper.u can call me if u need more info for installation.

    Rem
    February 23, 2014 at 2:55 pm #29149

    can hear the screams from Duli’s F150 :drive:

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    300cent
    February 23, 2014 at 3:32 pm #29151

    nice photo remross

    Anonymous
    February 24, 2014 at 6:42 am #29153
    quote Remross:

    can hear the screams from Duli’s F150 :drive:

    Nice Pic Remross… :thanks: :ymhug:

    anonymous
    February 24, 2014 at 2:09 pm #29169
    quote Mohammed Arif:

    Yes, it is Brian TJM9500 LBS with synthetic rope.Patrol has the provision to install the winch inside the bumper.u can call me if u need more info for installation.

    Thanks for the info Mohammed & also your offer of sharing ‘knowledge’, I have a well used 12klbs Warn with synthetic rope at the front, a very useful bit of kit 🙂

    Yohan
    March 6, 2014 at 11:23 am #29263
    quote David Jarvis:

    quote brianj:

    quote David Jarvis:

    Need to get my 1000km out of the way and get my service then I will be straight into the desert.

    Just need to get the remainder of my offroading equipment.
    :drive:

    Hi David, you can get yr 1k out of the way in a single weekend visit to Muscat, a worthwhile cultrual thing to do anyway,if you go via Al Ain and Jebel Akhdar at 2100 mts stop for lunch and continue to Muscat for supper, returning next day or a day later…. :yesss: that’s your ‘run in’ period.

    I didn’t think that was still necessary these days 😕 with the modern Pentastar engine, just an oil change?

    Anyway I digress, for a list of offroad gear go here http://www.dubaioffroadlive.local/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&p=28024#p28024

    I can’t speak for all the Marshall’s as our gear varies and has been built up over a period of time and a personal selection. However below list is a good start point.

    Personally I carry the following all the time, with additions for overnight exploration trips. Its a constantly evolving equation, I upgrade as I find more efficient or more compact solutions
    Comms:
    Motorola 338plus Radio handsets x 2
    extension hand mike
    extension roof aerial
    small mirror
    Navigation
    Garmin Montana 650 GPS
    Massart UAE & Oman offroad Map
    Garmin satellite imagery subscription
    Garmin Nuivi GPS
    Middle east and north Africa Garmin cartography
    In car inertia compass
    Handheld compass
    Recovery
    8mts Viking Kinetic rope x 2
    6mts tow strap
    3.5 ton rated galvanised shackles x4
    10 ton soft shackles x2
    Warn 12000lbs winch
    30metre spooled, synthetic rope
    rear mounted central tow bracket + 5ton rated shackle
    vehicle fitted front and rear closed chassis mounted tow eyes
    Standard trench spade
    Lightweight alloy shovel
    Low profile short lift trolley jack
    Wooden jack plate x 2
    1.5 ton Alloy 500mmm lift, trolley jack with extension pump handle
    custom sand plate & keeper
    On board air compressor with 10metre airline
    Tools
    Handheld Torch
    Tyre valve extractor
    Milton Tyre pressure gauge
    ARB tyre deflaor
    8, 10 12, 15, 17, 19mm open-ended and ring spanners
    4,6,8,10,12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, mm socket set
    17, 19mm wheel nut wrench and torque bar
    500mm tyre lever
    Ballpein Hammer
    slot and cross head screwdrivers
    small adjustable spanner
    long nose pliers
    Electrical crimp pliers
    Consumables
    Light weight Googles for Sandstorm eye protection x2
    6 tyre valves
    Gorilla Tape
    Super Glue
    WD40
    Tie wraps: large’ medium and small
    selection of electrical crimp connectors
    Plastic rubbish sacs
    5litre water container x 2.
    Tyre repair set
    Hand wipes
    Equipment
    Box mounted First aid kit with CPR
    Rated fire extinguisher
    Heavy duty jump leads
    Rear mounted flag pole and flags
    Front mounted HiD lights x 4 = 2 spreads and 2spots
    Rear mounted 20lts steel fuel can
    Hazard triangle
    leather working gloves
    firelighters

    Thanks very much Brian, the list is very much appreciated. I bought a few items over the weekend but more the smaller ones such as first aid kit and spade etc. Will be going to Dragonmart one night this week to get a walkie talkie and a compressor. Had a look at Ace over the weekend for the ropes and shackles etc and will end up getting them from there I would expect.

    Where would I be able to buy a flag?

    Hey could you tell me where u picked up the soft shackles from and how much did they cost??
    Thanks

    zarir
    March 6, 2014 at 2:03 pm #29265
    quote yohanbaria:

    Hey could you tell me where u picked up the soft shackles from and how much did they cost??
    Thanks

    Yellow Hat and blingkmytruck.com sell them. If you contact blingmytruck ask for Teresa / Cameron and give my reference for a small discount.

    Yohan
    March 6, 2014 at 3:02 pm #29267
    quote zarir:

    quote yohanbaria:

    Hey could you tell me where u picked up the soft shackles from and how much did they cost??
    Thanks

    Yellow Hat and blingkmytruck.com sell them. If you contact blingmytruck ask for Teresa / Cameron and give my reference for a small discount.

    Thanks a lot! As always you’re a great help :thanks:

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