looking for best 5th wheel for 1/2 ton pickup

My brother has a light Cougar around 30' length and tows it all over the country with a Tundra double cab with 5.7 engine. He has added air bags to the rear and still has the P tires on truck

I just want to say thankyou to all who took the time to reply, good info

Don't know about your carrying capacity, but Jayco has a Super Lite 23.5 FW that is pretty light. The next size up is our Super Lite 26.5 RLS and it weighed around 7,200 pounds from the factory with about a 2,750 cargo capacity for a final weight of 9,950 pounds. If you figure a hitch weight of 20%, which I think is a bit high, that gives you 1,990 pounds hitch weight. I will tell you that our GMC 2500 HD D/A combo crew-cab carries our 26.5 RLS very well and, without extra springs or helper bags, etc. the bed only drops 1" when we drop the FW on it. However, our 3/4 ton probably has a bit more carrying capacity than your 1500 but I'll bet you would be able to carry and tow it, unlike some of the others here are saying. With the hemi, you will certainly have the power. I shied away from a bumper pull because we have always towed our boats behind our FWs but that might be a good option for you.

So Keystones smallest 1/2 ton has a big GVWR of about 10,000# the dry weight is about 6,700# so about less than 8,000# on the road. would be about 1,600# pin, wich is still a lot for most 150/1500's!

Specs for 244RLSWE
Shipping Weight 6790
Carrying Capacity 3280
Hitch 1270
Length 26' 9"

Like others have said, forget about a fifth wheel. Those you could actually tow without overloading are so small you would not be happy. You can safely tow a 25 foot TT easily.

I have a dodge 1500 4x4 quad cab 5.7l hemi 2013

I know some folks that like the Cougar X-Lite 5th wheel with their Toyota, but even the X-lite can chew up 9,000 lbs fast when loaded.

Welcome to the forum Buddy!

First of all, you would have to give the specs for your actual 1/2 ton. There are many so called 1/2 T towable FWs, but not a lot of 1/2 ton trucks actually capable of carrying their weight.

Look at the tire loading sticker, in your truck, that gives the payload. What is this #? Also look at RAWR. this will give you, and others, an idea, what size FW, YOUR 1/2 ton is able to carry.

Jerry

Forget fifth wheels with a half ton, get a good bumper tow. This is doubly true for any non-big three half tons.

you need to post what 1/2 ton pickup you currently have, engine, drive and rear end. that will help in answering your question.