When I respond to a post of this type, I assume the person is looking for an honest opinion. My first camper was a popup. I hooked it to my 85 F150 with the steel bumper and after a few trips noticed the bumper was starting to bend. It was an easy fix, just added a receiver hitch, but I learned the hard way. Wish there had been a forum then. If you want to pull your 12000# FW with a Mini Cooper, fine, go for it, but I still wouldn't advise it. Want to pull your kayak with a Mack truck, fine, but neither would that be my first recommendation. Even though we may advise more truck than necessary, comfort of towing, life of vehicle also play a part in a good towing experience. All anyone offers is an opinion, no one has to follow it, and most have absolutely no market value, just people offering advise based on experience, and it's up to the OP to sort it all out. Hopefully he got some tid bit of info that helped in his decision. That and a buck fifty will get you a cup of coffee.
