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Just posted that in TMC, grab your popcorn and let the hating begin!

Christ, I knew someone would break out with some BS about how a 1500 cant handle a 24ft boat, its a NEW 1500 truck, not a mid 2000's. My truck has the tow XL and is rated for 9800lbs and boat with trailer is 8k max and of course has the hydraulic brakes which also adds safety. A properly built trailer should not squat your rig considering 10% hitch weight. My rig may squat 1-2" with boat hooked up, but rides perfectly level since I know how to set it up and I have a 16,000lb ball/hitch combo. I have seen the people you are talking about too with way undersized vehicle and that IS stupid, but also not the case on any of the posts I saw here. Nothing you can say that will convince me that a newer 1500 truck is not only suitable, but also perfectly safe when set up and driven properly. I could buy any truck I wanted but I don't throw away money for zero reason and certainly not going to do it to make someone else feel good about it, if you don't feel safe in a 1500, then drive your 3500. Obviously trailering with ANY vehicle requires common sense/skill which rules out 95% of people right out of the gate. I see more fools roaring down the highway doing 85+ mph pulling trailers in 2500/3500 trucks than anything else, weaving in and out of traffic. Somehow having the bigger truck makes them feel like the bigger truck is going to compensate for them driving like idiots, so maybe its not as safe as you think since the driver is the main deciding factor, not the vehicle.