Grit dog wrote:
The throwing experience at it rather than money totally applies.
Don't take this the wrong way, but based on your questions you've never really towed anything, so having a truck that is at or near practical limits towing a larger high profile trailer is something you're seeing as a not so awesome choice, rightfully so.
In your case, throw some money at it for a truck that has more capacity than you need.
On the upside, gasser HD pickups aren't really much more expensive than 1/2 tons and based on your preferences, you can easily get a HD diesel without the bells and whistles for the same $ as a hard loaded half ton.
Don't take this the wrong way, but when people tell me what I've done without knowing what I've done I take it the wrong way. :)
