We received our inversion table today. It was a complete NIGHTMARE to assemble, worthless "Made in China" crap with holes that don't lie up properly, poorly-written and illustrated instructions, missing hardware, and other miscellaneous issues. In short, exacly what I expected from a product that cost $129 on eBay including free shipping
My favourite part is how one of the nuts wasn't even threaded... it was just a hexagonal metal ring with a smooth surface inside. Brilliant. How much pride do the Chinese feel knowing that they're unleashing this sub-par crap on the world? I'd be embarrassed if "Made in Canada" was synonymous with "Piece of Crap".
Anyways, once assembled, and once I found a replacement nut for the useless one, this thing was a rock. There's a handy set of lines marked on the adjustable shaft that correspond to the user's height. I'm 6'1" and when I set it to that height, it was perfect. I was able to flip myself backwards without a hitch, and back up again with similar ease. Same with my wife, who's 5'4" (we set it to 5'5" for her). Despite her intense fear of being upside down, she was able to let herself hang at 45 degrees for 5 minutes before going to bed. And it looks like she'll be able to do it by herself, too, so I won't need to get up at an un-Godly hour to help her. Seriously, who gets up at 9am? The real winners get up at 11am...
One unexpected issue; this thing is HUGE! It takes up way more space than I feared. I'll have to clean out the guest room and fit it in there. No way I'm leaving it in the bedroom.
Funny story: when I was trying it out, I had it near the bedroom door. While I was upside down, one of my dogs came by, licked my face, then walked away and knocked the door wide open on his way out. The door swung open right into the path of the inversion table, preventing me from being able to flip back up again. I was essentially stuck upside down until my wife heard me shouting.
Stupid dog...