New Pod owners

Hi all, my wife and I are new to RVing. We acquired a 2016 R182g about a month ago. We were thinking about a smaller trailer since we have a Honda Pilot (4wd) but we liked the features on the pod and are willing to upgrade to a bigger TV. I've already found the forum to be a great resource that helped prepare for our first outing. We did a short test drive to get a feel for handling and verify the brake controller was working properly before taking it on a short trip. We really liked camping in the pod and our Pilot towed it ok. I kept it to 55-60 most of the time and didn't have any stability issues, but long grades had the motor working pretty hard. I checked the drop before and after hooking up and it was within the limits per the Honda manual, but we kept it really light (took off the trailer bike rack and roof rack from the Pilot) as I was concerned with exceeding the tongue weight. I haven't weighed it but I've added up our gear weight and I'm sure we will need wdh if we load up for a longer trip. Long term I think I would be more comfortable upgrading to a larger TV. We have made reservations for a week long trip in January so we'll likely be upgrading or renting a truck for that trip.
Question 1. If we buy a wdh to use until we upgrade will it still be usable for a 1/2 ton pickup?
Q2) is a V6 Ram enough power to maintain 60 mph on mountain grades? We eventually want to take the pod to Colorado. I prefer economy of a 6 over v8 power, but I do want 4wd for backroad excursions (without trailer) and snow. I'm happy to keep it under 65 but I do not want to be an underpowered on the road. We'd welcome any recommendations on a wdh or TV selection!

I have been towing my 2017.5 179 for almost five years with a 2017 Toyota Tundra and it has been outstanding. It does have the 5.7L V8, but the new 2022 models are moving to a turbo charged v6. I also towed with a Honda Pilot before the Tundra and it was only a fair experience on my then R-Pod 171. The TV upgrade will be worth it. I still use a WDH (Blue Ox) with my Tundra and 179 as it helps balance out the weight fore and aft when traveling, yielding a much more comfortable ride. 

Thanks to all for the tips. I came across the calculator earlier and you answered some of my questions on inputs for the wdh!

Hi all, we just completed our first longer trip! 5 nights at Big Bend Natl Park with our two daughters at a no electric, no connection site. I've got to say things went really well, with lots of credit to the great people on this forum which helped me prepare. We upgraded our Tow vehicle from our Pilot to a Chevy Colorado (I wanted to rent a truck for the trip, but couldn't find one). Lots of wind on the way out so I kept it to 50-55 until we got past it. We didn't have any sway issues,but could definitely feel the wind. Our pod didnt have a spare so I bought one and also got an extra 20lb propane tank for the trip. We didn't need either, but good to have insurance! Our pod has a 30 lb tank so I may switch to double 20s at some point. I had purchased a solar controller to direct charge the battery, but did not have time to assemble all the connections, so we used a Jackery powerstation and trickle charger to keep the battery charged. The first few nights I disconnected the Jackery overnight, but that seemed to deplete the battery so I started leaving it connected and that kept the charge up (recharged the jackery with solar). We did use a coleman stove for some of the cooking, but i am amazed we didn't need the 2nd propane tank since we ran the fridge,furnace,grill and water heater quite a bit. We refilled water 2x and dumped 1x.

Looking forward to our next adventure, I am once again seeking advice on a couple things.
1) is the water pump normally so loud? I found myself asking our neighbors if it bothered them.
2) looking for tips on a spare tire holder. I had it in the truck bed, but we were taking some rough roads exploring and woukd rather not have to deal with having to secure it and the space it takes up. I don't really have room on the tongue, and would rather not have it on the rear or even behind the axle. It looks like it might fit hanging from the frame forward of the water tank (bal hide a spare?). Anyone have a setup that works well? We do have 30x9.5" tires on 15" rims. (I kind of wish we had 14s as the garage is a bit high for the gals.)