Ok dimensions of the 10" Skywatcher Collapsible are as follows:
Tube collapsed and base complete: 1080mm
Tube only collapsed: 805mm
Base height only (not disassembled): 780mm
Base diameter: 525mm
I can sit the tube only in my back carseat upright and seatbelted in like a person. The base I put in the boot standing upright. And that's all you need to do as the tube separates easily from the base with just 1 bolt.
I drive a Subaru Forester which isn't a particularly large car. I fit all my camping gear for 2 and the scope snuggly into it without having to go to the extremes of disassembling the base. To me the quicker the setup the better. If I had to muck around rebuilding my scope like it was flat packed when I bought it, i wouldn't bother taking it out camping. More time viewing, less time setting up.
As for a light shroud, my wife made me one which will collapse with the scope or velcro off.
