How do I transfer jpg images transfered to an SD card, into an iPad?

Question

How do I transfer jpg images transfered to an SD card, into an iPad? Have tried lots - nothing works.
I would like to buy an iPad if this could be solved.
I am on a PC
I have iTunes on my desptop, not my laptop.
When traveling I shoot RAW 22mg photos.
I resize down to 2mg file for screen.
I transfer to SD card to then transfer to an iPad.
I use wifes new iPad with SD card accessory to try to get it to work but it doesn't.
I created a test directory with subdirectories
Synced it to iPhone 3GS and worked fine.
Will not do syncing from laptop because ...no iTunes anddon't want it on laptop.
Did experiment with wife's MAC desktop - it worked fine
Card is an SD HC which supposedly works fine.
Apple would have a customer if I could do this.
Thanks for any possible solutions.
Brad

Answer 1

Meg:
So far you are leading the race. I tried more scenarios on the SD card and the DCIM + names no longer than 8 characters works. However this naming and sorting convention still falls short for me. I realize what we want and what we get are sometimes two different things and I always try to seek a workaround.
If I breakdown and install iTunes on my laptop and sync just my main directory with many longer than 8 chars sub directory names and within those many jpg's with longer than 8 chars names would that solve my dilemma?...like how it works on the iPhone?
On the recent test with the SD attachment the sub directories did not import or even show - only those in the root. I named one sub directory with only 8 chars and one file inside less than 8 chars - not found by iPad.
I am hesitant to do this (add iTunes to laptop) because I may not necessarily want all files synced on desktop, laptop and iPad.
I sort many files based on events and travel days and most of the events I do are several days, hence many subdirectories...sometimes 5 weeks gone.
Sorry to be a pain but I am trying to buy an iPad...but so far not practical reason.
Brad