It is a fantastic family tent for smaller families.
Review Score
We recommend this tent as ideal for a family of three for camping holidays and weekend camping. If you only camp at weekends, then a family of 4 with smaller children, would also find this tent great.
Our Score: 9.3/10
We've given the Outwell Sunhill 5 Air the Thumbs Up award.
The good
- Lots of great features in this one tent.
- Darkened bedrooms with good ventillation
- Quick and Quiet door access to both bedrooms
- Cable entry on either side of the tent
- New J-Door design with no-trip entrance
- Practical guy-line storage
- Wet or dry entrance with the built-in porch
The not so good
- If you are a larger family, planning stays for more than 2 nights, then look for a larger tent.
Price Guide
Outwell Sunhill 5 Air has a recommended retail price of £733.99.
The best price we've found so far is £647.99. That's £86.00 off the RRP of £733.99.
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Our Review
The Outwell Sunhill 5 Air packs a lot into its size and price and is a great family tent for short breaks or families with smaller children.
Built-in Porch
A big thumbs-up 👍 for this tent is the built-in porch.
If it rains while you are camping (and this is the UK, so more than likely), then this porch is invaluable.
It provides a rain-safe way to get in and out of your tent so that you don't get rain inside your tent and onto your tent carpet.
It's also somewhere to leave muddy boots, wet coats, and bring chairs in out of the rain.
Even if it isn't raining, the porch is a great place to sit sheltered from a breeze.
The new J-Door
I really like the new J-Door design on the new Outwell tents.
It turns your tent into a little mobile cabin 😀
On a very practical note, you can fold down the groundsheet here, peg it down, and you have a no-trip entrance.
This is especially useful if you have toddlers.... and adults too 🤣
Inside the Tent
The living space in this tent is good, but not massive. If you are planning a long family camping holiday, you'll want to scale up to a bigger tent for more furniture space.
However, for short stays there's enough space for some storage furniture and room to get the kids changed.
If you are camping with an Electric Hook-Up, the Outwell Stonehill 5 Air has cable entry points on both sides of the tent. This makes things much easier at the campsite.
There's also an electric power cable entry into the bedroom.
The Bedrooms
This tent has two bedrooms. Both are longer than 'standard' tent bedrooms, at 220 cm.
There is a larger 'three person' bedroom and a smaller 'two-person' one.
However, you can also roll up the divider and make one larger family bedroom, giving you plenty of space for different sleeping arrangements.
This tent also has the excellent Quick and Quiet doors into the bedrooms.
Other Practicalities
There's good ventilation throughout, all protected with bug mesh.
And all the guy lines can be wrapped up and put away in special guy-line holders. This really helps when pitching the next time around, as you don't have to untangle all the guylines, saving you precious time at the campsite.
Recommended Accessories
I recommend you also get the matching Outwell Cosy Carpet for the inner part of the tent.
The carpet will make the tent much warmer and a home from home.
I also recommend you get the Outwell HookTrack accessory as this allows you to hang lanterns and other items in the precise position you want them.
Details
Attribute | Outwell Sunhill 5 Air |
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RRP | £733.99 |
Best Price | £647.99 |
Product Info | Brand Web Page |
Height (cm) | 205 |
Width (cm) | 300 |
Length (cm) | 450 |
Weight (kg) | 22 |
Pack Size (cm) | 80 x 37 x 37 |
Dimensions | |
Height (cm) | 205 |
Length (cm) | 450 |
Width (cm) | 300 |
Tent Details | |
Recommended Tent Use | Ideal for Weekend Camping, Ideal for Longer Stays |
Sleeps | Sleeps 5 |
Bedrooms | 2 Bedrooms |
Frame Type | Inflatable, air frame |
Tent Accessories | Tent Carpet, Tent Footprint, Flexible Hanging System |
Tent Construction | |
Flysheet Fabric | Outwell Outtex 4000 Select |
Fly Hydrostatic Head | 4000 mm |
Taped Seams | Yes |
Sewn-in Groundsheet | Yes |
Groundsheet Hydrostatic Head (mm) | Not Applicable (PE Fully Waterproof) |
Sun Protection | UPF30+ |
Fire Retardant Fabric | Yes |
Wind Rating | 9 (Strong Gale: 47-54mph/75-88kph) |
Tent Windows | |
Window Blinds | Yes, toggle up |
Tinted Windows | Yes |
Tent Doors | |
Additional Tent Doors | No |
No Trip Entrance | Yes, at main door |
Rain-Safe Entry | Yes, at main door |
Bug-Free Mesh | On all exterior and bedroom doors |
Door converts to sunshade | No |
Tent Bedrooms | |
Bedroom Divider | Removable, toggles in place |
Darkened Bedrooms | Yes |
Larger Bedrooms | Yes, 220 cm depth |
Bedroom Partially Removable | Entire inner tent |
Storage Pockets in Bedroom | Yes |
Auto-seal Bedroom Doors | Yes, magnetic |
Cable entry to Bedrooms | Yes, one bedroom |
Tent Living Space | |
Inner Living Space Size | 1 section (e.g. bag space) |
Living Area Storage Pockets | No |
Cable Entry | Yes, both sides |
Wet-Dry Zone | Yes, in the porch |
Built-in Porch | Yes |
Porch Storage Pockets | No |
Internal Hanging Line | Additional Accessory |
Pitching and Storage | |
Weight (kg) | 22 |
PackSize (cm) | 80 x 37 x 37 |
Colour-coded Tent Pegs | Yes |
Colour-coded Tent Poles | Not Required |
Guy Line Storage | Yes |
People to Pitch | 2 People |
Pump Included | Yes, with pressure guage |
Wheeled Tent Bag | No, not required |