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Hmmm,
Hi John,
I am 6 foot 9 and my 12" (which I sold) was a bit of a struggle even for me and I dont have a bad back.....its more the bulk rather than the weight, although my 12" weighed 40kg when assembled.
For "not much money", you can pick up a collapsible Skywatcher 10" push to for $749 from Andrews Comms (not goto, but they are still a reasonable $1499 for the goto version) and get close to 12" performance for a smaller size (ish) and it will definitely fit in a Camry.
16" lightbridge completely disassembled would be easier to carry in bits, but I would recommend the collapsible skywatcher design as its up and running about 10 minutes faster than the Meade.
Bintel in Sydney (Glebe, near the fish markets) I think stock both the meade and the Skywatchers, drop in and heft one and see how hard it is for you.....I think Bintel will price match, not sure....
That's my 2 cents...
(recap - if you are not fussed with goto and like pushing/nudge nudge at high mags, then go for the 10" collapsible skywatcher for size/price/convenience/performance. If goto is your thing, then the 10" goto is the same price as the 12" push to....)
Why not ask Jen how much she loves her goto 12" collapsible dob, she will no doubt tell you how big it is to move around.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Chris
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