I tow a 29 ft. trailer (35 ft. when rear slide is open) with two slides that weighs 6400 lbs. loaded with 900-950 on the tongue. The truck is a Nissan Armada 5.6 Liter V8 with over 300 HP and 385 lbs. torque. No shortage of power/torque and I tow heavily in the NC mountains as well long trips to Florida the past 7 years. My Payload is 1600 and max tow capacity is 9200. We are a family of 4 and I am under my trucks limits in all capacities when towing. I have towed with it since 2005 and currently have 110k on the ODO. I don’t post much on this topic since many just bash folks towing safely with SUVS who in many cases have no idea of the trucks specs/capacities. I’m here to state it is a misconception to say you cannot tow a substantial trailer with a ½ ton or ½ ton SUV…..you can. There are several very robust and capable ½ ton SUV’s that will match a trailer for your family. Stay within the limits and go camp.
