Here are the regulators James79 is talking about, the Scubapro A.I.R. 1 (below the manifold) and their Pilot regulators.Scubapro Air1, Pilot, and D-series purge on the back (below the chin, facing the diver). Neat regs, but definitely a bit different.
fullsizeoutput_29b4 by John Ratliff, on Flickr
Now, about kinking the braided hoses, that may decrease the life of those hoses. I know that there was a problem with the interior of some of those earlier hoses coming apart, so I would not kink those hoses unless it is a last resort.
SeaRat