[jlb27537]

First, what power train do you have? Diesel or gas? Gears?

The problem is not so much what you can tow, it is what can you carry. Weigh the truck, with it loaded with people, fuel, gear, hitch. Now take the trucks loaded weight from the GVWR sticker on the door. That is what you can carry. Now take the rear axle GVWR and subtract the loaded rear axle weight. That is the most you can put on the rear axle. Remembering you can not go over the GVWR rating of the truck.

Lets say your 10,200lb shipping weight is correct, now add batteries, LP, water and you have real dry weight, now add 3,000lbs of "stuff" both you and your wife will add to it and that is what it is going to weigh.

Lets say around 14,000lbs loaded for travel. Figure 20-23% for pin weight, that is 3,220lbs of pin weight. Does your 2500 have that kind of capacity?

Will it tow it, probably, but that is not the question you need to be asking. Going fulltime is different than going to the lake 4 times a year with the kids.

You will read that you just need to add air bags to level it up, yup, now you are a level overloaded truck.