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If it is the Dob you want to stay with, and I would support that, than get a collapsible Dob.
Then instead of handling a full size hot water tank, it will be more like moving an old fashioned rubbish tin. Much easier to handle.
I sold my $4,999 CPC1100 and now have a $999 non-goto 10"collapsible Dob. (Add $700 for the goto model)
In my opiniion, views are better with the Dob, but the CPC did have GoTo and held its collimation faultlessly. (Whereas the DOb should be collimated every outing).
For my Schmidt Cassegrain at least, the Celestron CPC breaks down into two bits: The tripod, and the combined OTA and fork assembly. My CPC1100 OTA fork assembly weighed about 28kg, and to be honest was almost as easy to move around as my collapsible Dob.
Just level the tripod (with built in bubble level) and plonk on the OTA assembly onto the locating pins, tighten, switch on, and you are away.
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