CoyoteThistle
Adventurer
I do not have a shore power charger and didn't do much research on integrating one. I know there are some by Victron and surely others that are supposedly designed for LiFePO. Victron and others sell complete packages (battery, chargers, etc.) that are plug and play but not at all cheap.
If you go the DIY route like I did, I think that as long as you have a way to disconnect the battery from the charger automatically when the battery reaches "full charge", you'd be fine. Probably would require a charger that has a remote on/off feature (i.e., triggered by a 12v signal as opposed to just a toggle switch).
No battery tending (e.g., trickle charging) needed - in fact it is bad. Most say to just let it sit somewhere less than fully charged - fine for up to a year or more. I have a master solenoid to disconnect all loads when the camper is not in use to keep if from going dead and it just sits there. You have to be careful of parasitic loads though with this approach (over discharge is also very bad for Li). If you have solar and store the camper outside, you can just let the solar keep it from over discharging and not have to disconnect everything.
If you go the DIY route like I did, I think that as long as you have a way to disconnect the battery from the charger automatically when the battery reaches "full charge", you'd be fine. Probably would require a charger that has a remote on/off feature (i.e., triggered by a 12v signal as opposed to just a toggle switch).
No battery tending (e.g., trickle charging) needed - in fact it is bad. Most say to just let it sit somewhere less than fully charged - fine for up to a year or more. I have a master solenoid to disconnect all loads when the camper is not in use to keep if from going dead and it just sits there. You have to be careful of parasitic loads though with this approach (over discharge is also very bad for Li). If you have solar and store the camper outside, you can just let the solar keep it from over discharging and not have to disconnect everything.