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Dave
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Sorry to hear that Mike. I thought we all made it back to the Al Badayer shops in one convoy. It was extremely chaotic there being a Friday night but assumed wrongly everyone was parked up somewhere airing up their tires. Certainly does not sound like a good end to the day for you at all. It does sound like you know a little more about the mechanic's of your Jeep than most though and glad to hear you managed to put it back together again!
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Green Giant
- Intermediate
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[quote=Green Giant;32137] I have some video which I am editing and will post later.[/quote]
My first attempt at Go Pro editing - enjoy!
[video=facebook;10152177551817415][/video]
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10 ... =2&theater
My first attempt at Go Pro editing - enjoy!
[video=facebook;10152177551817415][/video]
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10 ... =2&theater
Here is my late trip report (sorry :evanwhateverlinethi) with some notes that might be helpful in my future trips and not only mine...
Let's go back to last Saturday.
The drive was really technical and required more thinking than repeating the movements of the car in front. Especially because while crossing small dunes with sharp descents my long wheelbase Legend was the third, forth, fifth, then forth again car after cars with a short wheelbase. The rear bumper was struggling a lot that day. Honestly speaking I was amazed how Yoghy could find so many of these dunes!
After a while, I figured out the right speed and the right position for Legend in this terrain and the rest of the journey I was polishing up that technic and working out on my own goals. The two own tasks I was working on came out from the previous trip and were: to practice walki-talki communication skills and to keep the required minimum distance.
Dave you were actually very lucky because I am known as the person who always drives too close :009:
Anyway, in that drive my lessons surprisingly appeared from an unexpected side, and I prepared it here to share with you. (Don't mind the counting, lessons 1-5 were on my previous trip.)
Lesson 6. "The convoy system with tracks are not a train with railways, I don't need to drive exactly the same track despite the fact that we have to follow each other. Whatever good for my car is good for me!"
No matter what is your position in the convoy and what is the condition of the track, you always can find a way to go because as Yoghy said: "Even 10 centimeters can make a big deference!" Another tip that helped me to beat my fear from the spoiled track came from my Master when I was complaining about going after suffering cars - "It is more interesting as it is more challenging. I loved always to be in the back".
Guys in the 5+ Newbies level we can complain about anything exclude a spoiled track! :yo !:
Lesson 7. "Read instruction and learn how to use required equipment before the case of emergency is happened"
The good think of inheriting Chief Marshal's car is to be fully-equipped for a Newbie, Intermediate, Advanced and Marshal's level ( I have Marshal's whistle for example). So I enjoyed the check tool's procedure a lot.
However, when I saw how Redshark tried to fix the first time ever pop out, I realized that the required equipment in our cars might be really needed one day, and it doesn't make a big sense to have it, if I don't know how to use it.
Soooo, it's a good time to ask ourselves, are we really able to help our cars with all these navigators, shovels, jacks, woods in case of getting stuck, having a pop out or the lost in the desert? :032: ...
Thanks Yoghy for the incredible track, Strawb for listening me on the radio, Al Falasi for help, all guys for a drive with me and weather for the sand storm :like:
Let's go back to last Saturday.
The drive was really technical and required more thinking than repeating the movements of the car in front. Especially because while crossing small dunes with sharp descents my long wheelbase Legend was the third, forth, fifth, then forth again car after cars with a short wheelbase. The rear bumper was struggling a lot that day. Honestly speaking I was amazed how Yoghy could find so many of these dunes!
After a while, I figured out the right speed and the right position for Legend in this terrain and the rest of the journey I was polishing up that technic and working out on my own goals. The two own tasks I was working on came out from the previous trip and were: to practice walki-talki communication skills and to keep the required minimum distance.
Dave you were actually very lucky because I am known as the person who always drives too close :009:
Anyway, in that drive my lessons surprisingly appeared from an unexpected side, and I prepared it here to share with you. (Don't mind the counting, lessons 1-5 were on my previous trip.)
Lesson 6. "The convoy system with tracks are not a train with railways, I don't need to drive exactly the same track despite the fact that we have to follow each other. Whatever good for my car is good for me!"
No matter what is your position in the convoy and what is the condition of the track, you always can find a way to go because as Yoghy said: "Even 10 centimeters can make a big deference!" Another tip that helped me to beat my fear from the spoiled track came from my Master when I was complaining about going after suffering cars - "It is more interesting as it is more challenging. I loved always to be in the back".
Guys in the 5+ Newbies level we can complain about anything exclude a spoiled track! :yo !:
Lesson 7. "Read instruction and learn how to use required equipment before the case of emergency is happened"
The good think of inheriting Chief Marshal's car is to be fully-equipped for a Newbie, Intermediate, Advanced and Marshal's level ( I have Marshal's whistle for example). So I enjoyed the check tool's procedure a lot.
However, when I saw how Redshark tried to fix the first time ever pop out, I realized that the required equipment in our cars might be really needed one day, and it doesn't make a big sense to have it, if I don't know how to use it.
Soooo, it's a good time to ask ourselves, are we really able to help our cars with all these navigators, shovels, jacks, woods in case of getting stuck, having a pop out or the lost in the desert? :032: ...
Thanks Yoghy for the incredible track, Strawb for listening me on the radio, Al Falasi for help, all guys for a drive with me and weather for the sand storm :like:
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Adnan
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[quote=OxanaLu;32287]Here is my late trip report (sorry :evanwhateverlinethi)...................
Lesson 7. "Read instruction and learn how to use required equipment before the case of emergency is happened"
The good think of inheriting Chief Marshal's car is to be fully-equipped for a Newbie, Intermediate, Advanced and Marshal's level ( I have Marshal's whistle for example). So I enjoyed the check tool's procedure a lot.
:like:[/quote]
Great report Oxa :like: However don't try to learn to use the Marshal's whistle at night
Lesson 7. "Read instruction and learn how to use required equipment before the case of emergency is happened"
The good think of inheriting Chief Marshal's car is to be fully-equipped for a Newbie, Intermediate, Advanced and Marshal's level ( I have Marshal's whistle for example). So I enjoyed the check tool's procedure a lot.
:like:[/quote]
Great report Oxa :like: However don't try to learn to use the Marshal's whistle at night
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Yoghybear
- Golden Member
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- Joined: Sat May 21, 2011 2:19 pm
Well, it seems that the trip was enjoyable, happy for that, for Marshals and Explorers is very important to have your feedback, it will help us to improve our trips and make them more and more interesting and profitable for you guys.Any way, I have to admit that it was not so easy, the sand in some places was very challenging and in some other places I was wondering how would have been able for Oxana, with her long wheelbase Legend, to exit from such a small ditches :032: :011:......very well done to all of you, great job
Take care and enjoy, will be back soon with some new surprise
See you soon
Rob
Take care and enjoy, will be back soon with some new surprise
See you soon
Rob
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caprihorse
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[quote=Adnan;32293]Great report Oxa :like: However don't try to learn to use the Marshal's whistle at night [/quote]
Not at night, but in the morning the usage is granted, as normally you are coming into the desert for driving. Sleep you can at home :killzonesmiley:
[/quote]Not at night, but in the morning the usage is granted, as normally you are coming into the desert for driving. Sleep you can at home :killzonesmiley:
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caprihorse
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[quote=Yoghybear;32305]... with her long wheelbase Legend ...[/quote]
Come on, there is not a single sign, that this amazing vehicle is LWB, the Legend's length is industry and market standard and anything shorter shall be defined as SWB and anything longer as LWB :meta knight:
Come on, there is not a single sign, that this amazing vehicle is LWB, the Legend's length is industry and market standard and anything shorter shall be defined as SWB and anything longer as LWB :meta knight:
