I have a small compressor behind my table saw which I use a lot because it is really quiet, and plenty for running brad nailers and the like. I used a coiled 15' plastic (ceiling hanger type) but hated it for years until it died. Fixed the leak by shortening it but it sprung another within a day.
In the middle of a project, I replaced it with the only lightweight one I could find. HF and HD both had the same one, different package, so I got one. 25 feet, "Lightweight, Flexible, and Durable".
Sorry for the long preamble....I hate this one too. It wants to recoil into the 8" loops it was packaged in, and gets tangled (not kinked) up in itself.
What I want is a LIGHTWEIGHT 25' 1/4" air hose that stays relaxed and I can just loop loosely over the end of my saw fence rail. I have longer rubber hose that would do that, but I really like the lightweight hose for this purpose.
Any suggestions?
PS: I have stretched it out on a hot sidewalk to try to get it to relax, but no luck yet. This has worked for me for some garden hoses.