Looking for advice on purchasing a 3/4 or 1 ton pickup

I am thinking a small tow hauler bumper pull or 5th wheel would be a much better starting point, and much more livable.

If you are buying something bigger than a 150/1500 then skip over to a 350/3500 SRW, then you do not play the rating game that people let myself did for 14 years and others do with 250/2500 lower factory ratings.