My son is going to try and earn his boy scout swimming merit badge. What type of shirt/pants work best?

Question

He's supposed to be wearing long pants and a shirt to use as a floatation device. What type of shirt/pants work best for this type of test?

Thank you!

Answer 1

About any cotton t-shirt will work, as long as it has no buttons. You can use denim pants probably.

Answer 2

I use a long sleeve cotton shirt that buttons up the front.

Button the cuff and collar buttons, blow up between two of

the front buttons, and it makes a fairly good float.

For pants, I recommend jeans or cotton pants with straight

legs, NOT BAGGY since those are very hard to tie knots in.

Straight or slim pants work best.  Remove them, tie knots in

the legs, zip up the zipper and inflate by blowing from below.

You can support yourself pretty well with this kind of flotation.