Thanks for all the information, now if I do upgrade my tow vehicle, I’d probably search around for a used F350, would I be better off gas or diesel? It’s sole purpose besides two and from work would be to pull a camper.
Here is some more input for you. I bought My 2019 F150 3.5eb SC 4x4 with max tow package and every other option I wanted with plans to get a TT about 25' max. Truck had about 1750 payload and was rated about 12k pull. We are a family of 8, but now only the youngest 3 girls home.
TT shopping is a challenge and trying to find one we agreed on was not going to happen. We walked into one that had the rear full bunkhouse with 4 beds which would be perfect for the 4 girls to be able to have a space to stand and change as well as an actual door, the table dropped down for one boy and the love seat folded out for the other, and last a queen up front for us. Once the wife saw this, it was game over. Trailer is 29', 33' tip to tail, 6k unloaded and max load of 7300. Salesman focused on the overall weight, dumbest me listened and away we went.
After two seasons of trying to make the 150 work - WDH, upgraded shocks, air bags, tow mirrors, E rated tires - it was finenfor short hauls, but throw in some wind and some mountain passes and hold on...
Finally got around to doing some weighing. The 5 of us that would go are 800 pds, add 100ish for WDH, firewood, bikes and other "necessary" stuff in the bed of the truck I was already up there in payload. Now add the tongue weight. With empty fresh tank, about 950 pds, when needing to haul water and gray and black empty, 1200 pds. The truck would pull like a beast, when conditions were perfect. Decided time to upgrade.
I ordered a new 2020 F350 with the 7.3 gas engine. Went 350 because it was only $800 more and then I knew I should be good when it was time to upgrade trailer to a 5er.
As far as gas or diesel, I thought about this one too and for my driving, as fun as the torque of the diesel woyld have been, I was better with gas. My truck is my DD, pull a small yard waste trailer and our TT (about 2 weekends a month during the summer, but getting ready for an 11 day adventure). From what I was reading, the diesels do not like short runs, 20 minutes minimum and if you can't do that, prepare for potential problems. If I needed to run to the store 5 minutes away, I didn't want to have to drive extra just to be safe, or prestart my truck like my neighbors do.
Had it not been for being able to get the new 7.3 gasser, I may have ended up diesel if I was buying an older F350, but I didn't have to worry about that.
Good luck in your search. The truck market is crazy right now.
Erik