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You guys are making out like a C14 is a monster of a scope. It takes just seconds to lift and slip the scope on the saddle. One does not have to lift it straight up over ones head and hold it there like a weight lifter in the olympic final. It just needs to be at shoulder height initially, which is quite frankly a pretty easy lift, then you can rest it on your shoulder before sliding into position. I own one of these tubes and I can tell you from direct experience this is not as hard as you think. If you own a 14" Meade then that is considerably heavier than the C14 and comparing the weight of the Meade unit to the Celestron unit is not possible. Even comparing a Meade fork with a Celestron Tube is ridiculous. Give the lad a break and some credit for thinking this through.
Besides a C14 can be left setup outside in the back yard if the yard is secure. I do this and I know Damian Peach does it. Not many people are going to try to knock it off because of the shear size.
I just read a lot of negativity about what this lad has got in mind.
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