TreadClimber Love

Has anyone here tried, or even purchased, one of the Blow Flex TreadClimbers?

I am currently on vacation, visiting family in Kentucky, and my cousin has graciously given me 24/7 access to her makeshift home gym. The first few days I spent hours on the treadmill because I do not have access to these machines at home and wanted to get my cardio on, but today I decided to try her TC20 TreadClimber.

After 15 minutes, I was so out of breath, but I kept going for a full 30 minutes and boy was it amazing. It kicked my *kitten* in the best of ways and my knee felt so much better afterward then it did after the treadmill or walking. I am planning on using it again, for the next 2 days workouts, but I am actually so disappointed to go home and leave it behind.

I'm an unemployed part time student so I know I would not be able to save up the funds to purchase my own anytime soon (the model I used is currently running for about $3,300 new, and I would be nervous to invest in used equipment when I know such little about the mechanics), but I may hunt around local gyms to see if any have one. (I hope to join a gym sometime in the next month or so.)


Has anyone else fallen in love with this machine?