All great advice. If I can get it in under
Legal limits with no cargo or passengers, I may give it a try. Taking a second vehicle for passengers and cargo is no issue. We almost always camp within a 45 mile range, but even if we decided to go to another state, a second vehicle is still an option, because my wife and I usually leave at different times for different reasons.
You guys are right, I did not understand the impact of the payload weight. I'll take the truck to the scales today and see where I am at. Unfortunately they are not going to let me take the trailer until I buy it, so I will have to make some assumptions on loaded tongue weight and weight distribution. Worst case if I get it and can't tow it after it is loaded, I'll buy a larger tow vehicle. I don't think it would be a hard sale to the wife after we've invested in the camper, and luckily it is something that we could afford if necessary.
