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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

As a boy scout I was a very skinny very active kid. I bet my body fat was minimal.

At Boy Scout summer camp (Camp Tukabatchee) in Alabama, they were teaching the boys all the typical camp activities. I could swim like a fish having grown up in Hawaii. One activity was treading water, which was easy for me. Then they moved to just floating on your back. I just sank like a piece of waterlogged wood. I had the three top swim teachers hold me at the surface and tell me to just relax, but keep my back straight. They would let go, and I just went down. They all agreed I was too skinny to float. Now I have lots of excess fat and likely could float like a cork.

A good life jacket is always a good idea if you are on the water.

Yep, I've never been able to float. I still don't float that well in fresh water, but the ocean or a salt water I float pretty well.