No, I always detach the tube from the base and vice versa when I am bring it back it.
The only time i ever move the unit as a whole is when I want to move it to a nearby location (like 5 to 10 feet apart) there are two of us around and we lift the unit via the handles I attached on the sides of the base. (Imagine a Celestron star hopper with the tension handles).
What I meant on my past was only for the tube itself only. I find it hard to (impossibe for me) to carry alone. I always need someone else to help me with it. Its quite large by itself and slippery as well. So i am not sure if strength alone is the answer, more of it has to do with grip than strength i think (although for me its both!)
Maybe a RL front row forward can do it....
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