Help with hardware list for portable battery box

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help with products specs please: i’m looking to create a portable battery box for my truck with a 300 Ah LiFePO4 battery.

i’m trying to assemble a list of hardware - some of which i might buy used - and i started with Renogy but now i am thinking to go with Victron.

can anyone help me with the following:

battery meter and shunt?

DC to DC charger and Inverter for AC plugs

Solar Power Controller.

i think i am missing something here so any help would be welcome!

THANKS

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All the specs of Victron components including physical dimensions, tech specs, user manuals, and etc are available directly on the main site or through the Support page, just enter the product into the field and then peruse the links on the left with all the specs for the unit: Need support? - Victron Energy

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hey justin. apologies that was not very well worded. i changed it to “Help with hardware list for portable battery box”.

meaning i am trying to get a compatible list of products together so i can keep an eye out for buying them and the meantime i will study the hardware specs and make sure i can figure out why they all would work well together.

so i’m trying to get help with an actual hardware list and then i will try to see if i am sure i understand how all the numbers relate.

right now i just have the fact i think a 300 Ah batrry is what i shouid use.

does that make more sense?

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Ah, I see.

Since no one really knows what you’re trying to do other than you, I doubt anyone can give you a hardware list - that’d be a better conversation with your local Victron dealer and/or system installer, to sit down and determine what your requirements are and find the best solutions for your use-case that will work within your constraints.

But, we’ll see if anyone else here responds!

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In a camping forum there was a good link to a guy´s homepage which collected some knowledge about Li battery systems.

you have to be very careful where to mount the battery if you want to use it in the winter time (especially charging the battery, discharging with high currents)

You have to get
the cells,
the BMS or
the Balancer and the suitable Protection circuits,
Batterycase or -housings with fire protection/extinguisher and
climate control.

Also some materials like
measuring equipment,
add. mounting parts (flexible Bridges, insulation, Tools (crimping, soldering,…)

not to forget, much know how about electrics (e.g. High Power Fusing, Vehicular electrics, …)