Towing Question

You're in the ballpark of the comfort zone for that truck weight-wise. A good rule of thumb is that average family adds 1500 lbs of stuff (not including water) to a trailer, which is pots/pans, clothes, food, beverages, etc. If you are a minimalist as you say that number might be 1000 lbs. Adding that to the dry weight gives you a good estimate of what the trailer will weigh loaded. 12% or so of that will be on the tongue, so gives you an estimate of what you are adding to the truck in terms of GVWR.

Also compared the estimated loaded weight to the GVWR of the trailer to see hoe close to the max ratings you will be running. Some trailers have very low carrying capacities, and when loaded run right at GVWR, inviting tire issues.