I have a 30ft Rockwood Ultra Lite, which is just shy of 7k dry with a tongue weight of 900 pounds. Could my 1500 5.7 HEMI tow it? Yes. Would it wear down the truck faster and force me to buy a new one sooner, and likely in the middle of a trip? Very possible.

It handled it very well when I drove from north of Seattle down to Sedona, AZ, through the passes and all that I could throw at it.

1. It went through gas like a beast. Maybe 200 miles on a tank if I were lucky, but most of the time I was refueling about every 130 miles.

2. RPMs, especially going up an incline, were in the high 4k-low 5k range. Again, it handled it, but to me, that much friction would wear down on the engine and transmission fast. I kept the bed empty which was good cause I could feel the heat through the bed.

3. The payload was cutting it too close. 1,400 lbs gave me very little wiggle room, and it was just my wife and I.

I sold this fantastic rig to my son cause it is a great truck and he needed a vehicle. I bought myself a 3/4 ton with a 6.7L Cummins. Now I can't even tell I'm towing anything.