Hi Shane,

Your story is similair to mine. I have a 10" Starfinder, and wanted something portable as well as something the kids can easily observe through. I rolled the dice and bought a used ETX-90. I am seriously more than pleased with it. Going from a 10" reflector to a 3" Mak, I figured I wouldn't be happy. I was wrong!

I don't worry about collimation. I now have a GOTO, which is excellent. Considering I have about $180 invested so far, I can't complain. Considering I've only been out in a fairly light-polluted area (about a half hour from the Twin Cities), the views are very nice.

Comparing them side by side, of course the Starfinder offers better views. But, for what I have in the ETX, I'm more than happy.

I don't know if a 125 would be too much for camping, but the 90 would be fine.