(meteorobs) OT: Telescopes

[cHArlie]

meteorsga at bellsouth.net wrote:
> It's OT time of year!
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> I'm considering (strongly) buying my first decent telescope within the next month.  I had some experience using the Celestron nexstar goto scopes last year, which sort of lit the fire to own one myself.
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> But a bit of looking around has shown me that I could get much better aperture for far less money if I forget the computereized slewing functions and go with a dobsonian mount.  Right now I'm considering a Celestron 12" dobsonian. 
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I have a 10" dobsonian.  I built a wooden box(same size as it came in) 
with wheels. I have taken it on a 1200 mile road trip with no problems.  
Road trip included unpaved rough dirt roads.
> My concern is portability (among other things).  The thing is big.  Am I going to be able to easily (and safely) load and carry such a beast out to my observing site(s)?  Is it going to get jarred and unaligned riding back there in the bed of the pickup?  Should I be looking at something else?  
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I prefer the Big Giant Binoculars(from Orion) for the ease of use and 
portability.
Charlie