u/unc0rrupt3d

hihi! first-time lifeguard here and I’m trying to figure out what gear/items are actually worth buying before my first season along with what to buy.

I’ll be guarding at a pool this summer and my employer hasn't necessarily provided a list of things I should purchase. Aside from a lifeguarding bathing suit, pack, and whistle I'm lost on what else I should get and where I should buy these items.

Any advice is very much appreciated :)