About this product
Generation Automatic Cabin Tent – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
The second-generation Village 5.0: same 477 cm footprint, three and a half kilos lighter, with a titanium-black coated roof that blocks the light.
Naturehike rebuilt the Village 5.0 rather than restyling it. The external shell stays at 477 x 240 cm with a 240 x 210 cm interior of about 5 square metres, but the weight drops from roughly 14 kg to 10.8 kg, which on a tent you lift in and out of a vehicle is the difference between a two-person job and a one-person one.
The other change is the roof. The outer is 150D silver-coated Oxford, and the roof panel carries a titanium-black vinyl coating that blocks light rather than filtering it. Near the equator, where a standard tent is glowing by six in the morning, that is what lets people sleep past sunrise. The floor is a heavier 210D Oxford, and the shell is rated PU 2000 to 3000 mm.
It keeps the integrated self-supporting aluminium frame, so it opens without pole threading. Double doors, mesh windows all round and a full-mesh roof panel handle airflow, and the canopy extends on iron hall poles for covered space outside the door.
Key Features
- 10.8 kg, about 3.5 kg lighter than the first-generation Village 5.0
- Titanium-black vinyl roof coating that blocks light for sleeping past sunrise
- 150D silver-coated Oxford outer, reflecting heat during the day
- 477 x 240 x 160 cm external, 240 x 210 x 155 cm interior, about 5 square metres
- 210D Oxford floor
- PU 2000 to 3000 mm waterproof rating
- Integrated self-supporting aluminium frame, no pole threading
- Double doors, mesh windows all round and a full-mesh roof panel
- Extendable canopy on iron hall poles
Who It Suits
- Families of three or four wanting darkness as well as space
- Anyone who found the first-generation Village 5.0 too heavy to handle alone
- Camps with no natural shade, where tents bake and glow from dawn
- Base camps that stay put for several nights
- Mikumi, Saadani, Ruaha and Bagamoyo
It is a 3-season tent. A 477 cm shell has a long side, so pitch it end-on to the prevailing wind and guy it out fully.
What’s Included
- Tent with integrated self-supporting frame
- Iron hall poles for the extendable canopy
- Tent pegs and guy ropes
- Storage bag
This generation has been discontinued by Naturehike and is no longer listed by its official storefronts, so spares are difficult to source.
Buying a Generation Automatic Cabin Tent in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the generation automatic cabin tent at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every generation automatic cabin tent is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which generation automatic cabin tent suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the generation automatic cabin tent are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Pricing on the generation automatic cabin tent is quoted in Tanzanian shillings, VAT included, so the figure you see is the figure you pay at the counter in Dar es Salaam.
If you are buying a generation automatic cabin tent for a club, a school or a trip group, ask about quantity pricing – we supply teams and tour operators across Tanzania regularly.
Browse more Automatic Tents in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on tents, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Naturehike Village 5.0 2nd Generation Automatic Cabin Tent