Solo Women Travellers
This is an unusual tack from this manufacturer
New Pathfinder 4WD motorhome offers super-single option
With statistics showing that 22 per cent of their buyers are solo female travellers, Clontarf, Queensland-based off-road motorhome manufacturer Explorer is offering a super-single bed as an alternative sleeping option on its latest Pathfinder 4WD model that made its debut at the recent Queensland Caravan Supershow.
Based on the buyer’s choice of a Toyota Hilux or Ford Ranger cab chassis, the Pathfinder is Explorer’s first motorhome with a transverse front bed. The 900mm x 1000mm super-single, or alternative 1500mm x 1000mm double bed are located in the motorhome’s Luton peak, with those choosing the single bed option gaining additional storage space in the nose of the peakExplorer’s joint owner John Burke, said the number of single female travellers had grown in recent years, with four wheel drive motorhomes being their preferred mode of transport.
“Even if they never use the 4WD to its full capability, women like the security of knowing that it will get them out of a sticky situation in a wet National Park,” .While Burke said that few of Explorer's solo female customers took advantage of their vehicle’s 4WD to access remote areas, they had the confidence that their motorhome was built to take them there, if they wanted to.
“Our motorhomes have conquered all the major Outback Highways, the Canning Stock Route and even the Telegraph Track to Cape York,” he said. “Customers may not plan such adventurous travels, but they like to know they vehicle can.”
