Which Brand Light Weight TT to buy?

elsique wrote:
We decided to hold for a bit on upgrade because we have not found the right fit for us yet but I do love this 2017 Rockwood 2906:
https://www.chesacorv.com/2017-forest-river-rockwood-2906ws-new-travel-trailer-md-i2141420

Interesting on the stats as the GVWR is listed as 8608 on dealer site, which outwardly looks like our truck could handle it but the rest of stats from the Rockwood brochure show dry weight of 7183 and hitch of 808. We have not gone to see it yet but for this one, we would have to consider upgrading our truck to a 3/4 ton because of the dry weight and we would max with 808 hitch wt.
All that said, does it seem off to have a TT where the dry weight and the GVWR is only a difference of 1400 LBS? While we typically travel light, it just seems like the manufacturer has not built this model for the buyer to load much stuff in the TT. Other similar weight models typically have GVWR of more like 9400 lbs. Point here is before we consider upgrading our 1/2 ton truck (just paid off) to buy this specific TT, would others be concerned that the GVWR of 8608 is low for a TT with a dry weight of 7200 lbs? Just doesn't sound quite right so wanted to see if anyone has any feedback.

I haul our 2906WS back and forth to the dealer (over an hour away) without a problem in my 2015 F-150 Ecoboost with 12.5k towing package. But I'd rather not use it for going up and down mountains, so we use a 2014 F-350 diesel, which hauls the trailer as though it's not even back there.

I posted a long review at Rockwood 2906WS

Ultimately, we decided we're not trailer people, so we'll be selling it. Very nice trailer, though.