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Originally Posted by gary
Hi Darren,
Below is a picture of a 30 inch mirror from an SDM Dob split in half which
occurred in October 2018 whilst transporting the scope in a small caravan-sized fully enclosed
trailer with good suspension along a public gravel road near Crookwell, NSW.
The mirror was within the mirror box at the time.
I've also seen a 25" that was being transported up to Ilford in a trailer
get a chip in a corner when unfortunately a stone managed to
get up inside the trailer.
Suggest you fabricate your own thin case for the 10" and carry it in that.
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My goodness - that is the most cringe worthy and heartbreaking telescope photo I have seen in a long time!!!
For my set up with a 10" solid tube CDK scope, I place this in my rear seat of my 4WD and sit the scope on a soft pillow. A seat belt further secures the scope in place. Very easy to take in and out of the car.
My AP900 mount rides in a black plastic container which doubles as my laptop dark box and is surrounded with a table cloth and the plastic cover for the scope to ensure there is some padding in the box for the mount - weight is 20+ KG which I can lift in an out of the rear cargo area.
Clear skies.
John K.