[fcatwo]

Windy

I have to respectfully disagree with your assessmant. The TM is targeted toward those people who will use their daily-drivers for towing a few times each year. Generally speaking, trucks don't make ideal daily drivers and few working people can justify keeping one sitting around just for towing. For many the only logical alternative to a TM is a canvas popup and even those are pushing up into the same weight range as the TM.

The Sport (stripped) TM models weigh significantly less and would be a good alternative for some but they apparently haven't caught on and are not readily available. I think we could get by with a Sport model because we use the TM's toilet for liquid only and have never used the shower. YMMV

There are a lot more people successfully pulling a TM with a minivan or equivalent than you may be aware. Also, there are people out there pulling 5th wheels that weigh twice as much as their tow truck. The hitch-ups we are discussing involve almost equal weight between the TV and TM.