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The Tacoma with the V6 will work fine, especially if it's the somewhat older 4.0L version. New ones dropped back to 3.5L. No V8s in Tacos. All of the other trucks will be fine also. You will eventually want a WDH, even with the full sized 1/2Ts

We are backpackers and hikers jumping into the r-pod realm. We've been talking about getting a pop up for several years & on our way home from a day hike we decided to stop at an RV store to start actually looking at them. It was not an exclusive F.R. r-pod dealer. They only had one or two used popups and many trailers of other types but a customer that had barely used their 2014 179 traded it in for a unit that would also haul a small 4 wheeler. After a brief discussion in the parking lot we surprised the salesman by walking back in and making an offer they accepted. We mailed the check yesterday & now I have to buy something to pull it with as the only vehicles we have are a mid size car & my main ride is a Surly Long Haul Trucker. (a bicycle). This is a great resource...  like many things it sounds like there may be some hick ups but I decided since I'm quite handy that I'll bi-pass the shop "checkup" for $500 and just do the regular walk through. I read many of the nightmarish or unhappy posts about issues and decided since I'll likely tinker & upgrade things as we go along the $500 could go a long way.  My main - question if you would all be kind enough to chime in is what to tow with? Due to my various experiences I'm erring on bigger is better for this job & want to steer far from stressing out a vehicle. Also currently don't have a truck so something with a bed will be handy (again).