Towing Capability Question

Payload will always be the issue. Just got back from camping or glamping at Disney. Quick trip for us I only live a little over an hour north, anyway saw a lot of campers being pulled by 1/2 ton trucks. Spoke pto our camping neighbor, he had a new tundra with the 5.7... Good truck, however he spent an extra grand at the rv shop and had overload springs installed with different shocks. His fiver was over 8000 dry, gvwr was around 10500 I believe. I told him that the improvement on his truck would not increase gvwr like the installer had advised him. Regardless we had a good conversation about trucks. I have also been told by a buddy of mine that his new gmc 1500 will out tow mine... Well at least on paper, same thing as above my truck is rated at 9800 and his is much higher... I just laughed and explained the issue with payload..... Well after a min it came clear that it would be an issue for him.. All because his truck had a rating of 11000, payload was only I beleive in the 1700 range. So add fuel and passengers and vola.. That big payload drops quickly and so does the trailer wieght, anyway I could not understand the numbers either when the manufacture claimed the 1/2 ton will pull more then the 3/4 ton. I really don't lose sleep over it, I have a stable platform and prefer the 3/4 ton over the 1/2 ton regardless. Even if I would downgrade campers in the future, I like the stoutness of the 3/4 ton, and yes I had the chance to ride in the new 1/2 ton deal while pulling a smaller goosneck. I am not convinced that the stability... via seat in the pants feeling is not close to the 3/4 ton offerings.