dual battery system

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I am looking for a dual battery system, with good inverter, that is compatible with a solar panel for my 2020 Hilux
Do I go deep cycle or lithium battery?

Thanks in advance for your recommendations
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LiFePo battery is the best but expensive.

Will it be a permanent fixture or do you want to build something with removable box.
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Thanks
Removable box
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Tim i have a National Luna portable dual battery system charger on which I add a CTEK D250S DUAL which also can be link to a solar panel. I can change any time from one charger to the other one and it works like a bomb.

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Herewith photo of my National Luna dual battery system with CTEK 250S dual charger.
On the big red female plug above the the CTEK charger i connect the 16mm wires with male red plug from the battery. On the small red plug i connect my solar panel

When i want to use the National Luna battery charger i just disconnect the big male red plug and plug it into the National luna red female plug . The National Luna dual battery charger can not be link to a solar panel hence reason why i add a CTEK D250 DUAL battery charger
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