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Wanting to do some light camping in an NV and have been looking at several brands of tents that attach (and seal) to the rear of an SUV or minivan. But not sure any of them are big enough to go around an NV. Anyone have experience with trying to attach one of these tents. Actually think I'd prefer attaching to the side sliding door because of the lower step...and needs to have a decent seal to keep out mosquitoes. Saw a couple posts about awnings, but no answers to anything about tents that seal to the rear or side slider.

Hello, out there in Nissan Land! I just bought my 2013 Nissan High Roof cargo van and LOVE it, but I was bummed that the middle of the road line didn't come with the tech package!! Looking to get an aftermarket one installed and was wondering if anyone out there had some ideas on brand and what the cost of installation might be? I also want to use this for business AND personal and would LOVE to have an awning attached somehow for when I g camping! I love the old trailers and how they can have vintage awnings attached and this vehicle is so neat that I thought that it wouldn't be a problem to get one and have it installed, but have searched the internet and haven't been able to locate one? Any ideas? I'd really like to attach an awning and just bought an aluminum motorcycle ramp so that I can load my clothing racks into the back without a problem. Any help on locating or getting an awning for this would be great! I want to install lights to the awning too, so that I can enjoy it at night with friends and family and am wondering if anyone out there has already tried to rig this up?

I'm fitting up my 2015 NV Passenger Van (SV V6) for some camping and overnight sleeping. I'll need some air exchange to keep it from getting humid and stale inside. Would like to hear suggestions. A. I wanted to patch an auxiliary battery onto the vehicle's front blower. I have decided against that because even on the lowest setting, the blower draws about 2.7 amps (32 watts). B. I found a 2-watt 5-1/2" (140mm) fan on amazon that supposedly moves 100 CFM . Very quiet and efficient. I wanted to mount it over the cabin-air exhaust grille (left-rear) but I found problems with that. 1. The rubber flaps where the air exits under the vehicle are a bit too stiff for this little fan. It can move enough air, but not if there is resistance. 2. Even if I had a more forceful fan, a lot of the air would probably recirculate back into the vehicle. Grille mounting does not provide a sealed pathway to the exhaust port. C. So, I am on to Plan C. I plan to install my own dedicated exhaust port under the vehicle…similar to the cabin-air exhaust port mentioned above…but without the heavy flaps. I'll velcro a nylon or aluminum cover over it when I'm not using the overnight fan. The fan will velcro directly to the 5.5" x 5.5" exhaust port. There is room just ahead of the right rear wheel well for just such a cut-out. It's on a vertical surface underneath the vehicle (faces the leaf spring mount). I have already removed the interior wall panel (for other purposes) so I have pretty good access to this area inside the vehicle's left wall. I know there are a lot of ceiling exhaust fans for RVs, but I want to avoid any visible external hatch because it creates drag and wind noise, and if it was on the roof it would create clearance issues for parking in my garage. My auxiliary power will be either a Harbor Freight 17 Amp-hour "3-in-1 Jump Start/Power supply" or a 12-volt 12 Amp-hour Li-Ion power supply newly available on amazon. I'm pretty new to this, so I would really appreciate any comments or suggestions. Maybe there is a better method I can learn about before cutting a hole in my shiny new Nissan NV!