On a stretch of interstate that we occasionally travel, I have noticed what looks to be an abandoned trailer park, just beyond the highway fencing. I only notice it in the winter, when the trees are bare (that right there is foreshadowing). After commenting on how creepy the place looks to my spouse multiple times, I finally decided to google it.
Turns out, it's a nudist camp! Let me re-phrase that, "One of the oldest family-oriented nude recreational facilities in the U.S.," according to their website. I guess due to our climate, they are only open to visitors from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Lots of amenities like a heated swimming pool and hot tub spa, volleyball, shuffleboard, hiking trails, horseshoes, and the ever-popular pickle ball. Can you think of a joke about that? They also feature a playground and clubhouse for your little nudists.
Some of the policies include: exchanging first names only and refraining from asking personal questions, no provocative behavior or staring, no cell phones/tablets/computers on grounds (I imagine this is the 'hardest' rule for most people), place a towel down before sitting on chairs, and (my favorite) you must be nude to use the pool or hot tub.
Some interesting FAQ's:
Your self-esteem will be enhanced by nudism and you will gain a positive body image.
Social class distinctions disappear! You could be sitting next to a bank president or bus driver.
Conversation is easier and stress melts away.
Children are natural nudists and take to it like ducks to water!
Nudists of faith will draw closer to their Creator.
Few members/visitors of either sex are "perfect 10's" or size 2 actresses.
So, there you have it! How many are interested?
Anyway, I bet you didn't know that 2017 is Equal Topless Rights Year? Because if men have the right to go around topless, so should women!
lmao I actually knew about the topless thing. And when I saw pictures of them, not to be mean, but they were all rather umm unattractive women that want to go topless.
ReplyDeleteI could never go to a nudist colony, not so much the nude part, as meh, we all have certain parts. Once you reach a certain age if you haven't seen either or, you either don't own a mirror and/or live under a rock. But just thinking about the nastiness like people not wiping their arse fully and spreading bits of crap everywhere or foot fungus or the freaks that could be there or some nut may sneak in a camera and get their jollies, especially with kids being naked, again, it's like catnip to the freaks. I'll stay naked indoors, the cats don't care lol
I'm dying here, Pat!!! LOL, you've listed every reason that would ever cross my mind to not want anything to do with it! Honestly though, my number one reason is that I would be grossed out! There's only a small percentage of the population that looks good naked.
DeleteHilarious that you knew about the topless thing!
It's all good.
ReplyDeleteWell, now you've got me wondering . . .
DeleteNo nudist colonies for me. I'd rather wear my clothes.
ReplyDeleteThough Vegas in the summer might be a good place to get naked! Lol!
DeleteAlas (or should I say woo-hoo!), 'tis a fact of biology that all toplessness is not created equal. . . ;)
ReplyDeleteI've always been mildly intrigued by the idea of nudism, but not so much that I'd ever actually, you know, do anything about it. It would be a different thing, perhaps, if I remotely thought I could convince Jenn to go along. . .
Honestly, though, the bigger problem would be the people who'd be stuck having to look at me, than anything I'd be worried about seeing of anybody else. . . ;)
You must be part of the 15% of the population who desires to do the public nude thing (again, according to their website)!
DeleteMy decades of working out have granted me the ability to still fit into my wedding dress (I tried it last summer!) so I'm not worried about myself, just others ;)
Eh, some of the junk people wear these days is worse than the original clothing the almighty gifted us with. But then, being male I've been told my opinion don't count on the subject as we're all perverts. That's the kinds of area I live in here.
ReplyDeleteAs far as toplessness, I know some guys who are more 'well endowed' than the average woman and there ain't one I'd be inclined to see, but then again I don't object as to each they own.
Queenie, on the other hand, is all about all-covered all-the-time. Like, ALL the time. So there's that. We're kinda on opposite ends of the spectrum so, you know, we go with her comfort level. At all times.
On the Equal Topless Rights site, they do promote it by showing men who could wear bras.
DeleteSo, you're saying your spouse takes a shower fully clothed? 😉
Well that's the one thing to remember, body acceptance is tops when clothing is optional. Usually. Unless you're talking about those nude cruises or private get-aways. Years ago I had a work friend who was all about naturism but since he was single and less-than-fit he was not welcome in most establishments. And he talked about it incessantly. I know too much ....
DeleteAnd if showering fully clothed were a possibility, she just might. You might call her the other extreme .......
And just for the record, I might just well be in that 15% .... but ain't never thunk to try because places here-abouts would only let a man try ifn his woman was with him and, well, you know .....
DeleteOMG, there was so many things you said in this post that made me laugh out loud.
ReplyDelete"and the ever-popular pickle ball. Can you think of a joke about that?"
Bwhahahahahahaha!
And I LOVE the list of Interesting FAQ'S "Nudists of faith will draw closer to their Creator." HA!
Having lived in Florida for 20 years, I've been to nude beaches yet never went nude myself. I am waaaay too modest. I used to go to nude beach with a friend of mine who LOVED getting NAKED and parading up and down the beach.
Quite frankly, I don't care how wonderful someone's body is, I find clothed bodies MUCH more attractive than totally naked ones because I think clothed bodies leave more to the imagination.
Have a FAB weekend, my friend! FUN post!!!!
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I knew you'd see the humor in this, Ron! Ha! I'm with you . . . Clothing is not optional!
DeleteHave yourself a super weekend!
Just couldn't do it e.v.e.r. Not as a youth and certainly not now. I'm such a people watcher, I would be watching parts of bodies I probably shouldn't. And parading about my body.....nope, not a pretty picture. There is a nudist beach in the San Diego area, Blacks Beach. Brother went there a few times.....rough cliffs to climb down to go there. No interest for me to attend, even when I was younger.
ReplyDeleteSome things are better left to the imagination and this is one of them I do think!
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I probably would have taken a peek at a beach when I was a kid, just because it was naughty. Who knows what damage that might have done though! Ha!
DeleteI was kind of wondering about your title! And they better make their $ in the summer, up there! I do remember once stumbling on such a beach in California
ReplyDeleteLOL, hope I didn't concern you! This is a PG rated blog only!
DeleteI just found out that there's a beach near hear that is "clothing optional". Truthfully, I would go in a minute but I would bet my last dollar that there are some perverts hanging out there, so I will stay suited up!! LOL
ReplyDeleteYou must be one of the 15% who would go for it! And yes, I will bet there are pervs hanging around!
DeleteI'm not opposed to nudity, and I think a lot of us don't look like "10s" whether we are dressed or nude. But then, for some reason, I don't really want to go to a nude beach myself.
ReplyDeleteBut when it comes to movies and TV shows, I'd rather see full nudity (front and back) than people getting killed. That's where my biggest issue is - a movie or TV can't show a nipple, but people are perfectly OK with showing violence?
I'm with you on the TV and movies!
DeleteI've come across several nudist beaches in my travels, in Vancouver, San Francisco, Sydney and Adelaide. I was tempted to join in, but no way Jenny would expose her body to the world! I lost any possible hang-ups about my body at school when all the boys swam naked.
ReplyDeleteI find a nudist beach to be completely different than the nudist colony thing that I was writing about. There's at least a reason to be nude at the beach, whereas just hanging around nude in a trailer park? No!
DeleteIndeed, I don't see the point of that at all.
DeleteThat's a big nope for me. I just have zero interest. It' snot that I'm particularly modest, I'd just prefer that others be dressed and only really want to be naked around someone I'm intimate with. All that said, if I had to choose between a nude beach and a topless one, I'd only agree to go to the nude one. In the interest of fairness.
ReplyDeleteI thought you'd comment on their FAQs/justifications, for some reason. But Im with you on the nope.
DeleteI guess I saw those FAQs and just thought, "yeah, right - show me the data on that."
DeleteHmmm. . . you got two 15-percenters in 12 original comments.
ReplyDeleteSeems about right. . .
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I'd do it in a heartbeat, but I'm afraid all the women in the area wouldn't be able to control themselves upon viewing my most awesome body.
ReplyDeleteHello...? Anyone out there...? Is thing on?
Someone's got to be the 10!
DeleteNudist camps are sort of like karaoke. I want to say yes, I'd totally do it, but you'd have to get me pretty drunk first!
ReplyDeleteThat is quite a good analogy!
DeleteHeh. . . I totally love karaoke. . . Am I a 15-percenter on that, too?
Delete;)
Wow.... like all those preconditions, and like you said, not using the cell phone is the hardest part.
ReplyDeleteThat would be the only good thing about it! I get so tired of people attached to their phones.
DeleteOh have mercy. I'll take a polite pass. I'm cold enough as it is with my clothes ON.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can't imagine how being nude makes conversation easier. Wow.
Exactly! I'd say we have maybe 4 days a year that it would be comfortable to not have clothing. Weren't the FAQ's hilarious?
DeleteBut. . . Um. . . None of the FAQs are, you know, questions. . .
Delete"You must be nude to use the pool or hot tub." Now that is funny. I suppose I get the appeal, but I would be way too uncomfortable to ever do anything like this. And it does seem like it would pose some comfort issues.
ReplyDeleteI don't get the appeal, but I'm not an exhibitionist. Their rules are indeed funny!
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