Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs

Dreenn wrote:

goducks10 wrote:

Dreenn wrote:
So I looked at the door sticker payload is 1764 I tired to look up the camper tounge weight it looks somewhere around 600 so that leaves me with 1164 I have proly 150
Pounds in aftermarkets bed liner tonnou cover and nerf bars I'm left with 1054 my family and dogs 500 with 564 pounds left most everything else will get loaded in the trailer seeing as I have plenty of "wiggle room" on weight there 7500 loaded camper weight with a 9600 pound tow rating

Sure a 2500 would be "better" but did I really wanna pay $60,000 for a truck? When the 1500 numbers add up and I only go 1 weekend a month for 6 months

Supeizingly this thread tought me some things

You obviously haven't weighed anything. You're the guy that creates the 1/2 ton hate. Assuming all is good, but it ain't.

Your right I haven't weighted anything seeing as there is a foot of snow outside if you wanna come up and dig my Tt out then please be my guest and we will go weigh it if now then contruibte something usefull please I'm learning

O.K. Quit guessing, get some real information from actual scaled weights, then come back with some real knowledge to add to this discussion. If you read enough of these type threads you will find two groups of People, those that have BTDT and are wearing the T-shirt that says "I moved up from a 1/2T and the towing difference is night and day" and those that are stuck with a 1/2T and are rationalizing the acceptablility of it's often marginal towing capabilities since they can't afford or refuse to accept reality.

I'm even more of a leaner towards why even mess with a 3/4T just move up to a 1T and then the only decision is should you go the DRW route or not and for most that isn't necessary.

Larry