tow weight opinions for a possible upgrade

Just from the TV. Looks like you will be fine, and IF it is a 2 wheel drive truck, You will be better. No reason a 5.3, 3.73 rear, Can't tow a 7000lb TT. And by what you say. It prolly won't be that heavy. I personally can believe the 400 lb statement. As we only add 600 to our's. And we carry alot more than we need.

Sounds like you would be pushing the envelope, depends on what the Payload of your truck is. That trailer has a GVWR of 7,660# and you can expect to be near 7,000# fully loaded which generates over 900# of Tongue weight. Add that plus 400# for your family and another 100# for the WDH and you are at 1400#. Many half ton trucks don't have much if any more than that to start with which would leave you able to take nothing in the truck without overloading the TV. The issue with half tons inevitably comes down to payload.... or the lack thereof. Good luck! :C

I think you will be just fine with that set up.

dry/empty weights are a joke...no matter what you load up to or do or don't carry, your best bet is to use the trailers GVW and go from there.....Don't load with water, thats fine, nothing in any tanks, but you WILL carry something....best bet is give us an idea of what the GVW of the trailer you're going to tow is and go from there. Do you tow in the mountains? How many in the family? It's amazing how much one can load into an rv before you realize it.

.....oh, just because TONS of people tow bigger trailers with 1/2 tons doesn't make it right or safe....If the GVW of the trailer can be handled by your truck, then you're good to go. What is the recommendations for your vehicle for towing a TT?

ON EDIT: Looks like "towing capacity" of the TT you're looking at is 7660# or somewhere there abouts...I would think your truck should be able to handle that...again, what does your owners manual tell you about how much you can tow with your truck when it comes to a TT?