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I have (in the past) built a plywood case for my GSO 12" f5 dob, which i used to slide into my camper trailer when i went out to the Bretti dark site. I can tell you right now that getting the combined weight of a 12" dob tube and the case onto the roof of any vehicle is going to be dangerous from two points, you need to lift and remove that mass, and the effect of that weight on the handling of a vehicle is going to be significant (ie dangerous). I had to use a hand truck to move mine around to get it up to the camper, and to move it to setup position at the dark site. A dolly might work as well. BTW i built my case fairly light using 6mm ply and boat building epoxy stich and glue bonding - a framed case would me much heavier (then allow for hinges, latches etc).
I sold the case with the dob eventually.
My advice is to forget the case and lay it inside the vehicle. If it will not fit inside your vehicle, well that is a different problem.
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