The Farpoint Astro lifting straps work well. Effectively allows safe lifting for my Apertura AD8 OTA.

While info on these lifting straps states they work with Zhumell and Apetura Dobsonians, I suspect they work on most 8” Dobs. I purchased them to use on my Teeter 8” STS dob, and they fit perfectly. They make moving the tube a lot easier, especially if you have short arms (like me). Highly recommended!

Took a couple of tries to get them tight but now perfect. Much easier to lift!

My 12-year old son can carry his 8" Apertura more safely and confidently with these straps. They are over-built for the application and may outlive the scope. The hook & loop attachment (Velcro) seems long enough to keep a strong hold. But hook & loop breaks down over many cycles of being pulled apart so we plan to just leave the straps on permanently and only remove if truly necessary. If you really tighten down the straps, they do a good job of not slipping. One minor improvement would be just a bit of anti-slip material on the straps to keep the straps from moving up or down the tube when the straps are tight. But that is something we (and you) can supply to suit.

These work perfectly and I actually put them on my Apertura AD8 OTA before installing in on its Dobsonian mount, which made it virtually effortless and a painless assembly. The handle, at least the bottom one, doubles as a cushion between the OTA and the middle panel on the inside of the mount, while the top one doubles as a nice handle for pulling the OTA down instead of grabbing sensitive parts.