"your own observations?" if you mean did I lift them from another website the answer is that this is from my own experiences of 10years of driving off-road and from research i.e. books and the web plus training courses i.e. with Landover in the UK plus what I have learnt from a couple of trips to the desert
I would always suggest that anyone wanting to experience off-road driving takes a recognised training course with a competent instructor, I do not know if there are any available in Qatar
Nor have I seen any decent off-road equipment sold here but I am still looking around and would welcome any suggestion from the membership
The thing I really want to stress is that your own safety and that of your passengers is ultimately down to you, from what I have seen already here heath and safety does not exist here in Qatar less so in the desert, if you get an offer of help ask what the intention is, if you do not agree with it say so, its your life and your car / equipment, I myself have not agreed with some of the methods used, although often effective, so I walked away to a safe distance and observed and learnt a few new tricks
there are many other things to consider to make your trips safe and enjoyable e.g. I would not recommend driving at night in the desert although I am sure they do, ensure that your load is secured in your vehicle so it doesn’t come loose or fly about in the cabin even down to wearing decent footwear in the sand (broken glass everywhere)
By all means use this information, it is mostly common knowledge and common sense and can be substantiated
"your own observations?" if you mean did I lift them from another website the answer is that this is from my own experiences of 10years of driving off-road and from research i.e. books and the web plus training courses i.e. with Landover in the UK plus what I have learnt from a couple of trips to the desert
I would always suggest that anyone wanting to experience off-road driving takes a recognised training course with a competent instructor, I do not know if there are any available in Qatar
Nor have I seen any decent off-road equipment sold here but I am still looking around and would welcome any suggestion from the membership
The thing I really want to stress is that your own safety and that of your passengers is ultimately down to you, from what I have seen already here heath and safety does not exist here in Qatar less so in the desert, if you get an offer of help ask what the intention is, if you do not agree with it say so, its your life and your car / equipment, I myself have not agreed with some of the methods used, although often effective, so I walked away to a safe distance and observed and learnt a few new tricks
there are many other things to consider to make your trips safe and enjoyable e.g. I would not recommend driving at night in the desert although I am sure they do, ensure that your load is secured in your vehicle so it doesn’t come loose or fly about in the cabin even down to wearing decent footwear in the sand (broken glass everywhere)
By all means use this information, it is mostly common knowledge and common sense and can be substantiated