The rating is the easy half of the answer. A trailer never weighs its brochure dry weight — water is 8.34 lb a gallon, propane and batteries ride along, and so does your gear — and hundreds of models changed their published weights mid-run, so the model year decides as much as the model. Judged that way, with a 10% margin and 2 people aboard: 3545 of 5150 campers fit a Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow), and 5 more fit if you buy the right years.
The number that quietly binds is payload — 2,440 lb (Ford's published max payload for the 3.5L EcoBoost (2026 guide; MY24 guide quotes 2,445 lb on Regular Cab 8' box 4x2). This is NOT the 13,500-lb tow build — Ford states payload and towing are independent attributes that may not be achieved simultaneously, and the max-tow truck is a SuperCrew.): tongue weight lands on the rear axle with your passengers and the hitch, so a vehicle often runs out of payload well before it runs out of rating.
Loaded estimate: dry weight + full fresh tank + propane, battery and gear for 2. Headroom is against the rating less 10%.
FIT — IF YOU BUY THE RIGHT YEARS
These changed their published weights mid-run: some model years clear a Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow), others don't. A listing site treats them as one trailer. They aren't.
That depends on what you care about — bunks for the kids, build quality, budget, weight you'd rather not tow. Set your priorities as sliders and watch all of these re-rank around them, live, with your vehicle already filled in. Nothing gets hidden.