A great variety of 4WD vehicles are in use in the region, with Toyota and Land Rover probably found most widely. Full tool kit, vehicle maintenance handbook, and supplementary tools such as clamps, files, wire, spare parts kit supplied by car manufacturer, jump leads. Foot tire pump, heavy duty hydraulic or air jack, power winch, sand channels, safety rockets, comprehensive first aid kit, radio-telephone where permitted. Maps, compasses, latest road information, long term weather forecast, guides to navigation by sun and stars. Driving in the desert is an acquired skill.
Basic rules are simple but crucial.
If you can get a local guide who perhaps wants a lift to your precise destination, use him. Set out early in the morning after first light, rest during the heat of the day, and use the cool of the evening for further travel. Never attempt to travel at night or when there is a sandstorm brewing or in progress. Always travel with at least two vehicles which should remain in close visual contact. Other general hints include not speeding across open flat desert in case the going changes without warning and your vehicle beds deeply into soft sand or a gully.