I had a 9.6S on a RAM 3500. Camper weight said a little less than 3000 lbs so I got truck w/ 4430 or so carrying capacity. On the way home I noticed quite a bit of sway so I bought some timbren's and a big wig swaybar. It helped a lot but sway was always there. I went back to my dealer for a separate issue and they had started selling the CIRRUS model campers and appx 3 mins later we had both decided we really liked this one much better. The reasons were that the 9.6S was a nice camper but had a terrible condensation problem without the A/C on, even with all three roof fans on and all windows on. Now granted I live in NC and not wanting to run a generator at night when almost everyone else is in tents may have contributed. But season was irrelevant, always happened. Another reason was for two people 9.6S was too big. We could never fill it up, most of the closets were empty and we don't go out to hang out in camper. But when looking at CIRRUS we did take another RAM 3500 w/gas motor for a ride and this one had torklift on the springs, that one didn't have sway at all.
But back to your question of quality. I liked the latches alot theyre not going to come open. We never had any worries on the physical camper, everything always worked. I'd have to say it's a solid product.
Livinlite is very optimistic with their weights, going from the 9.6S to our new CIRRUS 820 is quite a bit of difference. I have the cummins motor and I was never short of power for either camper but weight tag on CIRRUS says 28XX and one for 9.6S said 29XX, you wouldn't want to put any money on 9.6S as a winner at drag strip.
If you already have the F150, well thats what you have to work with but going off my experience I wouldn't think too long on a half ton truck. I'd figure out a way to get a bigger truck.