We use a utility trailer, towed by the same vehicle which tows the travel trailer. If a tug can pull two tons of travel trailer, it can pull a utility trailer carrying more than any F-150 / Ram 1500 / GM 1500 can handle... and with a lower loading height, and not in a box immediately adjacent to the rear window of the cab.
In addition to owning a utility trailer, trailers can be rented as needed, particularly if one wants a different style (such as a car carrier, enclosed cargo trailer, or dump trailer). Other options include delivery, rented vehicles, and borrowed vehicles.
Carrying the sort of cargo listed above is not a reason to need a truck. Many people choose to use pickup trucks for this anyway, and that's fine - it's their choice. We had a pickup truck - I don't miss it.
I'm surrounded by people with pickup trucks; every house in the subdivision has other vehicles as well, but all (or nearly all) of them have pickup trucks. I rarely see any of them carrying anything in them; it seems to be a style choice more than anything, and that's one reason that most pickup owners are fine with those miniature boxes - they don't use the box for much anyway.
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