Public nudity -- how risky? [Archive]

Gary Naturist

04-06-2002, 02:16 PM

From personal experience, I think that being nude in public is more feasible than many people think. One reason is that most people are so focused on what they are doing at the moment, or where they are going, that they don't pay attention to what's happening around them.

Example: Last summer, on a hot and humid day, I drove through a major city in a compact car, completely nude.

During part of the trip, I travelled through a neighbourhood business district -- narrow two lane streets, heavy traffic and lots of traffic lights, many people on the streets. My average speed was only about 10 mph.

I watched carefully to see if anyone suspected that I was nude, so that I could cover up. Being a two-lane street, the sight lines of people in vehicles were such that they could only tell that I was wearing no shirt.

As I was driving along, or stopped at traffic lights, I noticed that, while pedestrians would look for any moving vehicle while crossing the street, they never looked at the driver, only at the front of the vehicle (for their own safety).

Also, people walking along the street never looked sideways at the traffic beside them. If they had (as I discovered to my horror later), from a distance of about 10 feet someone of adult height could see all of me from head to lap (to put it delicately) through the passenger side window. Thankfully, no one was interested in the traffic beside them.

During the whole trip of about an hour, I don't think that I made eye contact with anyone. As a driver of a car, I was effectively invisible.

I now regularly drive nude with confidence on highways or in the city on four-lane roads (staying in the left lane so that pedestrians travelling in the same direction can't see below my waist.).

Recently, I pulled into a gas station that allowed payment by credit card at the pump. I was tempted to gas up nude, but chickened out.

Can anyone else describe other situations where they were nude in public but effectively invisible?

Gary

Gary Naturist

04-06-2002, 02:16 PM

Stewey

04-07-2002, 06:17 AM

Well, providing you aren't just making this story up, I suggest you keep your credit card in the glove compartment for the day that the cops finally pull you over & arrest you for indecent exposure. You'll need it to be bailed out of jail.

RTSTEEL80

04-07-2002, 06:22 AM

my girlfriend said last summer that she could cut our grass in the nude and nobody would know she was nude she bet 100 dollars well she came out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a painted on bikini she cut our whole lot 90x150 nude and stood talking to a nieghbor lady about 100 foot away without ever being noticed we,ve both done it since but i never face the road when somone drives by unless im being covered by the lawnmower this is not lewd nor indecent as iam trying to hide myself. please i would love to hear comments on this

Stewey

04-07-2002, 06:27 AM

Well, if I wasn't sure if Gordon was making his story up, I definitely know that YOU are.

hikingjim

04-07-2002, 06:58 AM

I enjoy hiking in the nude. Often when I finish a hike I drive home in the nude. I keep a towel on the seat to I can cover up if I have to stop at a light and may draw attention. I have only been discovered once when a passenger in a taller SUV to the right of me could see I was nude. I simply accelerated ahead of them. When driving nude I generally keep to the right lane so I am not exposed to people in higher vehicles, and I always stay just under the speed limit so I don't troll for troopers. I have enjoyed driving nude on many trips.

gamblefish

04-07-2002, 01:52 PM

I have driven around our city nude on several occasions. Although the highway is always safest, what Gordon says about the line of sight is true...look around next time you drive. Unless you are in a very high vehicle you cannot see another driver from the waist down. One time I drove from the garage of my house to the pizza shop nude. I parked at the end of the lot with no other cars around...slipped on my shorts and shirt and got my pizza. When I got back to my car I stripped and drove home into my garage. I keep a towel close to cover in case of emergency.

Trailscout

04-07-2002, 05:52 PM

I am impressed with how bold some of you are.

I had to laugh at the story about the girlfriend with the painted-on bikini. The skeptical among us are waiting for Rtsteel80 to post a photo of her.

My travel club is talking about a nude canoe trip down a river. They did it once, before I joined. Of that trip, they report that someone else paddled ahead and tattled on them and had the sheriff waiting for them. But a kind stranger warned them and they had time to dress before the sheriff saw them. My friends say that the strategy is to paddle fast enough so that no one gets ahead of you and has a chance to report you to the sheriff.

The goal is not to offend people, but simply be nude in nature in an unobtrusive manner.

RTSTEEL80

04-08-2002, 05:03 AM

Dukhat it realy is a shame that in our society that you cant trust someone for what they say. you need to hang with a different group i guess, any way it is true and she did we both did actually. she got the idea from an old sports illistrated swimsuit edition. opps sorry dukhat winter of 99 i will reserch everything for you from now on so its in black and white no bare area! (i meant gray area sorry) as far as the picture i cant catch her with the cammera with her clothes on. but i am working on it. but dukhat if i can, i will and i,ll have it notorized just for you.

Stewey

04-08-2002, 08:08 PM

Don't take it personally, pal. There's a ton of people who post things here that I think are pure BS. Although I'm no Einstein, I like to think that I'm smart enough to tell when someone's telling the truth and when they're just yanking my chain. But if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. And honestly, it makes no difference to me whether you did what you said or not.

RTSTEEL80

04-09-2002, 07:34 AM

ok fine i,ll relaxe guess i over reacted (again) but if you ever get a willing female try it together its fun and if you keep your distance nobody even knows no harm done i just wonder how the courts would react to that. i mean your trying not to be noticed o well who knows later

beavis

04-09-2002, 10:03 PM

An easy way to go outside naked is obviously when its dark out. I regularly get out after dark for a stroll around the house (we are surrounded by homes, close-by...can't get too bold). On the otherhand, I do go out early, before sunrise and use the community pool and jacuzzi while naked, even though there is easy viewing from more than a dozen homes. It's like my own private world then...so go naked! Also, I too have noticed that driving naked can be done with ease, like the other posts note - the outside world does not notice. It's always good practice to have someting to quickly cover up - that make driving naked rather relaxing and easy. /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Bob S.

04-10-2002, 05:50 AM

Rereading this topic reminded me of something that I did as a senior in college (Southern Baptist, no less). In April (or late March) was our Spring Break but unfortunately, I had to stay at the college to continue my student teaching. On the Friday and Saturday night before the weekend when everybody would be returning, I waited until very late (around 2-3 in the morning) and went to an unlit area of the campus to shed my clothes.

It was still cold at that time (around the lower to mid 50s) but I managed to stay out there walking around alone and naked for about ten to 15 minutes. Iyt felt so very refreshing.

I did my late night walk again when it got warmer in the week after exams and just before graduation. This time it was much warmer and it felt a lot better. I stayed out there for a longer time and actually dared to walk even into areas where light shone. I knew there was very little chance of getting caught because security was virtually non-existent, not too many people were around, and the openness of the area was such that I would probably be able to see others before they got close enough to me to tell that I was naked.

There was even a lake on campus and I was thinking of swimming in there, but I wasn't sure what was in there and swimming at alone at night is a bad idea anyway.

It was very exhilerating to wander around in the open air naked.

Bob S.

nudethrillseeker

04-11-2002, 12:45 PM

I too have driven in the nude even when it is raining out in seattle. But it has only been for a short distance. If I get up enough courage, maybe I will drive from my house to the nudist club in the nude how convenient. I also on a hot summer day have walked along the beach in the nude and when people pass me they usually dont say anything. I am concerned about the house that overlook the beach, so I usually cover up when I am near these houses. I would be interested in any other activites that can be done in the nude in an area that is not all that tolerant to public nudity. I have yet to go outside in the nude, because our neighbor overlooks our house in a two story building, he could see me and he probably would call the authorities. But there is a secluded park with hiking trails just up the road and when the weather get better I will do some nude hiking there and in the cascades. I am open to any other ideas to explore. miles142@hotmail.com

Nakedman61

07-20-2002, 06:37 AM

As much as I love nudism I could not do some of the things you people do, like driving around with no clothes on. Anybody can be pulled over by the law. You could go through a license check. All kinds of things can happen. When that happens you will be in trouble for indecent exposure. If people on the side of a street can see that you are nude, some will be cool about it and some will call the law. I would not call the law on anybody for something like that. I hope none of you don't get in trouble but for me it is not worth the risk to drive around nude.

Naked Bob 2

07-20-2002, 01:41 PM

This was one of my favorite things to do when I was a member of a nude resort. Arrive nude and leave nude the looks on the faces of the others at the resort were priceless. It felt great. One of the reasons is I just couldn't wait to get there and then leaving well it felt so natural to be nude the whole time I was there why not try and extend it. You really are invisible on a freeway unless you get stuck in traffic. Just keep a towel handy. The resort was The Swallows in San Diego.

Gary Naturist

07-20-2002, 03:07 PM

As part of my personal promotion of non-threatening public nudity, I've been doing more and more things nude on my property (residential lot in a big city).

I water the front lawn most days just after dawn. I put out the sprinkler while nude and move it around while nude. Most of the time I don't see anybody, but sometimes a car will pass by or the newspaper person will drive up. On two occasions -- neighbour walking dog and jogger going past -- I was spotted, and in each case the person made a teasing type of comment.

The good news is that my nudity doesn't seem to be a problem in this context (i.e. early morning, my own property).

Just recently, I cut the grass nude in the back yard in the middle of the day. Part is concealed by bushes, but part isn't. Don't think anyone saw me, but if they did, I don't expect that they would be offended.
Not sure that I'll ever get up enough nerve to cut the grass in the front yard. This isn't something that you can do at dawn.

Gary

07-22-2002, 04:54 AM

MWK, I've been telling these people who boast about going nude in their yard, for a drive, etc, that they're taking the risk of being reported and arrested, but no one listens.

One man submitted a post in here saying he was arrested for driving nude when someone complained. Now he has to go to court.

I repeat for at least the third time: I was seen through my uncovered window, reported, taken in for questioning, and sent to a shrink, who decided I had Used poor judgment".

Is exercising your "right" to be nude, particularly in places where nudists have no rights, worth the risk of being arrested? If you have nothing lose, go for it! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

BareInBare

07-22-2002, 05:29 AM

I think that this is a great topic. I am, for the most part, a home nudist. I enjoy being and working at home in the nude. The largest reason that I do not get out to socialize is that its too far a drive to a beach or resort considering the hectic work schedule that I keep. Recently we put a pool up in the backyard which is closed in with a privacy fence. I go out every night after dark (when safest) and go swimming or lounging in a chair totally naked and enjoy the outdoors. As DNat928 put it, it is very safe after dark, especially when you have nieghbors butt against your property (no pun intended).

So now I have the luxury of swimming at night and infact, last week I swam in the afternoon naked and then laid in the sun behind the pool and caught some rays. I practice discretion about being in my own backyard nude as to not upset the people around me.

T&K

07-24-2002, 11:29 PM

Taking advantage of the darkness, as a couple of others have mentioned, is a GREAT way to enjoy nudity where one might not otherwise be able to do so.
We live well within the confines of the 2nd largest city in our state, and our patio-deck area is in the daytime view of 7 other homes. However, we have enjoyed lying out there nude, counting stars and sipping an adult beverage, more times than I can count now. The last time we did so we didn't even have anything with which to cover ourselves had someone come along. But the key is they almost never do, and when the occasional late-nite walker, or jogger, or whomever comes along, they have never even looked our way. Everybody is busy and intent on their own path and they just don't pay any attention at all. I have no problem believing a lot of the accounts some of you may doubt, because I have seen so many people totally oblivious to their surroundings. A couple of trips ago, my wife and I were coming back from our favorite resort, and we have about an 80 minute drive to get home. I watched my driving, and my wife watched the traffic, and in all that time, NOBODY even looked to see that she had chosen not to wear anything from the waist up. /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

FireProf

07-24-2002, 11:53 PM

Lots of Gutsy Nudists out there. I for one am proud to be one of you. My wife and I sometimes drive semi-nude.

I posted a reply sometime ago regarding this topic (driving nude). Since it was my first, it probably didn't make a lot of sense, so here it is again.

Think back when nudist/naturists started taking their clothes off in public areas. They all were taking chances. When these nudists began taking off their bathing suits at public beaches, in order to establish nude areas, they too were taking chances. Many different groups have formed and challenge the anti-nudity laws and sentiment in this country. Driving nude should not be against the law. Nudist do not feel and it is our philosophy that our naked bodies are not indecent. If one of us gets caught, we should ban together,and challenge the law. Many nudist organizations have legal counsel at their disposal for these types of issues. TNS , AANR should step forward and assist these nudist if the need arises and the nudist is a member of the organization.

Be smart and daring, keep shorts near by, and always wear a shirt during daylight hours. Semi-nude is almost as fun and a little less risky during the day.

I say push the envelope when you're able! /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

07-25-2002, 05:38 AM

Here'a an example of how even semi-nudity can attract attention and possibly cause accidents. I realize this is a long time ago, but it still applies.

In the late 60's I was in England as a guest of the US Air Force. While visiting London one day I saw a very volupuous young woman in a mini skirt running across the street. So did every other male in the vicinity. Tires squealed, cars came to an abrupt halt as all male eyes stared at this lovely sight as her very short skirt bounced up and down, revealing the fact that she wore nothing under it. I mean she was BEAUTIFUL with a body I have yet to see at a nudist resort or club.

My point is that people who aren't used to seeing nudity publicly displayed will stop and stare. This could cause accidents on the road. Yes, this was 35 years ago, but people are still people, and many don't like our nudity forced upon them.

Of course, on the other hand, I can't help but wonder--why are they looking into other people's vehicles in the first place?

/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

nudeM

07-25-2002, 12:13 PM

Nudity in public is very risky, even though I have done it. I have driven over 300 miles in the nude, but that was during the nighttime hours. The sun was down, and there was no moon. I drove down the open highways with no lights available. The windows were down so I could enjoy the night time breeze. If I would've gotten caught, I possibly would've been in serious trouble, but I gambled and I was able to enjoy the adventure.

There's a time and place for everything, and this was the appropriate time I could think of. I hope to experirnce this again one day.

Trailscout

07-25-2002, 02:31 PM

Just off the coast of Georgia is Cumberland Island National Seashore, part of which is a wilderness area. Right on the trail between two of the wilderness campgrounds is an open-air shower. If you are shy you can post sentries at each end of the trail, but why bother? Not too many people pass that spot at any given time and the overwhelming majority of wilderness backpackers do not object to nudity under those circumstances.
This campground is one of those neat places where the boundary between naturist and textile people gets blurred. The beaches on the north side of this island are often deserted most of the day. Although I kept a pair of swim trunks handy, I seldom needed them.

SweetLeaf

07-26-2002, 03:25 AM

I drive nude as well, but only at night on back roads. I keep a pair of shorts handy, and obey all traffic laws while doing so. If I were to be pulled over, I could quickly slip on my shorts. If the cop notices me moving me around and asks what I was diong, "I was pulling my wallet out of my back pocket".
It's not much of a risk, I haven't been pulled over in 9 years, nude or clothed. Where I drive the chances of being descovered (riding up high in my SUV) are smaller than me having the winning lottery ticket.
See you later, I'm going for a ride.

07-26-2002, 04:28 AM

I guess I'm just not much of a gambler. While driving nude there's always the risk of getting stopped by the police for any one of a number of reasons. There's also the possibility of being in an accident. Of course, if you're carried to a hospital in the nude, they won't have to cut your clothes off of you in the emergency room! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

Brian Levay

07-26-2002, 09:14 AM

I had once tried driving home in the nude myself. It was late April of this year, and the first time that I could actually drive my own car to Turtle Lake instead of having to take the bus. I decided that if I was going to do this, then I would do so wearing only a smile, and nothing else. No...not even a pair of shoes. Just me and my car, and the hour and a half drive that awaited me once I left the resort. All though I made sure to keep my pants close by just in case. As I traveled down I-94, I noticed that no matter how any cars passed me, that no one under the cover of darkness could possibly see me in my current naked state. As I got close to home, I stopped at the gas station to put my pants back on, since living in an apartment complex = zero privacy. Still it was an experience that I'll soon won't forget. As I look back on that memorable day, I wonder to myself, "how many other nude people drove by me as well.

suntannedbuns

08-01-2002, 01:04 PM

Just my two cents worth regarding how risky public nudity is. As often as i go nude in public settings, ( with the caveat that i try carefully not to be observed), and as guilty as i am of being foolish, i must agree on several of the points made above. First, no matter where you live, getting caught can have the most serious personal ramifications. From my perspective the worst thing would be to be seen by a child who has been taught it's wrong or indecent, or anyone who truly finds my nudity offensive. Then there are the legal issues which run the gamut of potential penalties. Also, if you are a member of a community, you and or you family may face ostracization, and it could even impact your job, therefore your current employment and future employablity as a registered sex offender.
A second point i would like to comment on is that i also must agree that people in general are just not very observant, and are so busy doing whatever it is they are doing that they just don't notice much. When i am nude in a public or semi-public setting, whether it is driving around town, dropping off a video, driving down the highway, in secluded areas of public beaches and parks, or even quickly out to the malbox, or out to my truck, or from my truck to my girlfriend's door, i am always very careful to be circumspect, but over the years i have often wondered if i'm invisible, people just don't see what they aren't looking for. This tendency has led me to become somwhat careless, and probably a little more casual / daring regarding my nudity than my girlfriend would prefer, even though she's a nudist with strong exhibitionist tendencies herself. I wrote in one of the other forums regarding places i and situations in which i have been nude, some of them brainless, or extremely inconsiderate of potential consequences, so i won't go into them again here, but my point is, there is risk to ourselves and loved ones and also i guess, to strangers who don't enjoy or accept being nude and free like we do, and we obviously must each weigh the benefits vs. risks before we drop our drawers. For myself, the incredible sense of freedom i feel from being completely uninhibited and comfortable being nude in any situation, public or private, and the physical pleasure and sense of well being i derive from being shamelessly nude on a sunny day or a warm moonlit night far outweighs the risk, but i wonder how would feel should i get caught and have to pay the price. I have actually been "caught" twice by the law and escaped unscathed, the first time i was driving back to dallas from houston and got pulled over, i was pretty tired and had been weaving i guess a little, never saw the trooper, he was right there and i just pulled over, had no time to even remember i was nude, he never said a word at first, just asked if i was alright, he noticed me weaving, suggested i pull over and stretch at the next rest stop which was up ahead, but said, "but you might wanna pull on some shorts before you do, we frown on that sort of thing 'round here" - nodded, and he was gone. I almost died. I have always assumed he just didn't wanna F--- with the associated paperwork, or that i might have actually embarrassed him. The other time my girlfriend and i had taken the afternoon off, drank a couple of margaritas, driven to the end of a deserted park, and were playing with a frisbee we found, and our clothes just kinda came off the way they tend to with us, it was so much fun, it felt so good, then out of nowhere - a cop car - he stayed in the car, she came over about halfway and asked us to please put our clothes back on, went back to the car and waited while we complied, then off they went, Our hearts were really pounding then, and it was not from excitement, and i must admit it put a damper on that sort of activity for a while, as it probabaly should have. Bottom line is no matter how much we may love being nude, it's a risky proposition when we take it public, and if you view yourself as a Nudist in what i'll call the "official " sense of the word, then you must also consider the negative impact it could have on the public's perception, and the general nudist cause, possibly setting back even further legislative change that might allow us all to let down our hair in more and more public settings. OK, i'll shut up now.

brainyguy9999

08-03-2002, 02:04 AM

I used to drive nude every once in a while. However, I have stopped that for a couple of reasons.

First, I'll tell you where I drove nude. I used to drive about an hour from home to college and an hour back each day. I live in a suburb of a large city in TN and went to school in another suburb of the city. I took back roads because they were the quickest route. In the spring and fall semesters when it was warm enough, I would sometimes make part of the drive home in the afternoon nude. I never did it in the mornings going to school because I was usually still half asleep. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif At the time I drove a 1987 Chevy Blazer so I wasn't worried about anyone seeing in (this was 91-96 so it was one of the tallest vehicles on the road then). I did that a dozen or two dozen times in 5 and 1/2 years of college.

The other times I have driven nude were at night heading home from where ever. Usually on my way home from my fiance's house. I'd pull into a subdivision street, park on the side of the road, and strip down. Then away I would go. Usually it would be between 10:00 PM and 3:00 AM when I would be going home so I followed all of the speed limits and watched closely for animals that could run out in front of me. I did this probably close to 100 times.

However, the reason that I stopped is... One night I was headed home at about 11:30 PM and had the urge to pull in somewhere and strip down for the rest of the ride home. It was one of the first really warm spring days and I had the windows down. However, something in me said I shouldn't. So, fighting the urge, I continued toward home clothed. I topped a hill and, to my surprise, there were about 10 police cars and a couple of police motorcycles parked in and along the 2 lane country road. It was a Monday or Tuesday night (I had graduated from college and didn't have to work the next day). There were no holidays or special dates the previous or next weekend. I slowed down and then realized what was going on. A DUI and drivers' license checkpoint. There were local police as well as Tennessee State Troopers present. As soon as I came into sight, a trooper began motioning for me to pull into a special lane they had created with cones. I pulled in and the lights from 2 flashlights came in. A trooper on my driver's side and one on my passenger's side shone their lights in on me. I showed my license and answered a couple of questions for him and I was on my way.

Had I been nude, I might have been on my way downtown to explain myself to the night court judge. Because of the way they were set up, there was no way I could have stopped to slip even the loosest shorts on. If I had stopped in the middle of the road, they would have suspected that I was hiding something (which I would have been) and searched my car. They wouldn't have found anything but maybe they would have cited me for trying to avoid a checkpoint (which is illegal in TN). A towel would have been seen and questioned (not to mention the pile of clothes on the passenger's seat).I'm glad I had that feeling. And, because of that, I haven't driven nude again since.

So, be careful out there. I'm looking forward to the day they change the laws in TN to ease the restrictions on nudity.

bg

BradTWO

01-30-2006, 11:28 PM

I walked down a street in Salt Lake City very late at night naked. it was exhilerating.

PEGGYMOK

01-31-2006, 12:40 AM

Will it be an offence in law if when I take nude photo in public secretly but accidentally seen by others ?

riptidenj

02-01-2006, 12:18 PM

In George Orwell's "1984" the heroine, Julia, tells Winston Smith "If you keep the little rules you can break the big ones." I think public nudity in an unauthorized setting is rather juvenile, like the practice of "mooning".

richinud

02-07-2006, 05:19 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RTSTEEL80:
painted on bikini </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Excellent :-)

I saw a fine photograph of a girl wearing a painted on pair of black shorts with black braces, so that her nipples were covered, but I can't find it now. Extraordinarily effective though.

Rich.

richinud

02-07-2006, 05:21 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RTSTEEL80:
i just wonder how the courts would react to that </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

One thing to remember is that the person still has an 'opaque' covering - which could be a useful argument, perhaps? It's a problem for us guys of course, but for girls, it's just perfect :-D

Rich.

Ceilican

02-07-2006, 08:00 AM

Hello, I´m from Argentina, so, again, sorry for my english http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

In my country nudism is as prohibited as in the USA, but some people in quiet, but pretty public beachs, stays nude for some time, mostly for tanking good sunbath....they do not normally be nude by a lot of time.

Besides the many "lookers" they can attract (most are women) no worse incident happens, mostly because there is a lot of families in the beach...normal people do not get offended, altrough may be surprised, when says a nude person....Policeman normally is absent in those quiet beachs, and the only "authority" are the guys that watch for the seaswimmers (did´n know the english name xD)...too busy to look if somebody is taking a sunbath withouth any clothes....

nudistbob

12-26-2007, 02:07 PM

i mow my yard nude all time but i have a high fence

atalanta

12-26-2007, 06:32 PM

It is absolutely true that one can drive nude in quite surprising places and be unobserved. I do so with some regularity. Even through towns, people just do not look at the driver or passengers. The greatest risk is being stationary, maybe at a traffic light, beside a bus load of bored passengers watching anything outside, but that is easy to deal with by having a towel or pair of shorts handy to throw over your lap (if male)

bobontheriver

01-09-2008, 12:39 PM

I am under the impression that a complaint must be made to get arrested or cited. A police officer cannot be offended, it is part of the job, but a citizen can complain, and that completes a violation of indecent exposure.

Then, there is the definition of public...if you are in your yard, but it is visible to all, it is public, even though it may be private property.

I enjoyed San Onofre as a nude beach, even though it was not "legal." Nudity was accepted by all, but if someone complained, the beach was changed to clothed, for that day only...the next day it all began anew

nakeduni

01-09-2008, 04:38 PM

While we may think public nudity is no big deal, it isn't worth the risk and the consequences, of being labeled a pervert. A blonde female celebrity can get away with public nudity and get 3 hours in rehab, but us no-name males get put away for a long time. You come out of prison labeled a sex offender with restrictions on you for the rest of your life. Most other countries are freer in this regard than our own country, in spite of us telling everyone we're a free country.

Lilwilly

01-10-2008, 06:57 AM

I am well aware of the risks associated with public nudity, but I have been driving nude on occasion for years. I know I have been see by the reaction of truck drivers going for their CB when I pass them (they can see through the windshield in their rear view mirrors when I pass.) As a result I am a more careful driver to avoid getting stopped by police, and I cover up when overtaking and passing a big truck. I also avoid driving in congested areas where there is a lot of foot traffic. I also go nude on some non nude beaches and in wilderness canoeing areas. In those areas I have also seen others camping or in their canoe nude. I also take out the garbage nude under cover of darkness, and go out my front door nude to pick up the morning paper. No one has ever mentioned it, or complained. I recognize all this has risk associated with it, so I do what I can to minimize the risk, and avoid what I would call reckless behavior.

NakedSailor

01-10-2008, 11:19 AM

I drove nude to pick my wife up at the airport a few weeks ago. Even sat in line just outside baggage claim for her to come out. I do have the advantage of driving a 4WD truck to not too many vehicles are taller than me. We have a road trip coming up in March, maybe I can get my wife to join in for awhile:)

RalphVa

01-10-2008, 04:02 PM

I've done several:

o Sailed naked every Saturday afternoon in Singapore. Went to some off shore islands and walked them naked, including the beach on the expansion of Changi air port that was being built.
o Skinnydipped in the condo pool in the mornings (around 5 am)
o Washed by car naked in the condo basement garage, again about 5 am
o Used to mow my front yard naked, mostly shielded by shrubbery from the public cul-de-sac.
o Used to hike nude across several neighbors' properties on trails that I cut while nude. Was fine until a couple neighbors with 3 girls each moved in. Decided it isn't a good idea now.
o Have driven home a couple times from the bowling alley while naked.
o Go get the newspaper naked in the mornings. NOT a good idea to go to the mailbox at night though. Hardly anyone about in the mornings though.
o Went naked on a beach not normally nude in Fontane Bianche, Sicily one day. A couple started it. Pretty soon all of us on the beach were naked.
o Have sat or walked naked on a couple of beaches in France.
o I'm naked all the time on my 8 acres behind my house here. Occasionally a neighbor will find me there. Not often. They often stop and talk when they do.

Bushnud2

01-11-2008, 02:20 AM

I am an early bird, to bed early and up early in the morning. When dark I go to bed, when dawn I get up. Simple!

I often put out the birdfeed for the local wild Parrots around 4.30am in Summer and once a week put out the rubbish bin in the street for the garbage truck and pick up the daily paper from the front of our place - all nekked. Then water some plants in the garden. Wife says I will get sprung one day. The point is that someone would have to be looking at that same time and in my direction. Probability - zero.

Our backyard is not yet totally private, trying to encourage the shrubs to grow, but when I notice the neighbours car is out I am able to do some free gardening any time of the day.

I have been doing this for several years with no problem.

Peter B

01-11-2008, 04:14 AM

The risk of being nude in a public place is well illustrated by the following: In Christchurch, New Zealand we have a fairly active Free Beach group, which met on Saturdays on Spencer Beach , 5 minutes walk away from the surfclub.
NZ beaches are usually quite empty.
But as we met regularly , we attracted a less desirable element, the "meerkats", men bobbing up and down in the dunes behind us, never coming down onto the beach.

It became a nuisance to non nudists as well, there were complaints,of men deliberately exposing themselves the police had to respond......
A week ago, on a Saturday a naked man was spotted by 3 young girls, mother confronted the man, who left. A complaint was made to the police.

The outcome is that this beach is now a no go area for any Free Beach member, since we now are labelled exhibitionists or perverts.

We now go to another beach, further out. But how long will that last?
Men with warped habits latch on to the activities of nudists in order to live out their fantasies; and we cop it

I know this certainly not an isolated case; there have been plenty of posts of this nature.

redrocksnudist

04-12-2008, 01:16 PM

to me being clothes free is relaxing...

so public nudity is not something i want to do...

it is not worth the risk...

and i wouldn't enjoy it because of the potential problems...

that's why there are resorts and beaches designated for nudity...

of course i agree there should be more of them...

Take Care,

Daniel

FLBareBear

04-12-2008, 06:22 PM

Hi All,

Just returned to the site after an absence of a couple weeks. Reading over this thread, something strange hit me:

The realization that many of the contributors to this site are either clothes-compulsive, or nude oriented but too affraid to undress for even a bath. Naturally, the entire concept of being nude where someone might see them, OMG!, probably causes a loss of bowel control.

My experience leans toward that of the others who ventured and adventured. Nudity in public is not impossible, or even that risky, if a little discretion and courtesy is employed. Sure, open public nudity carries more risk (adventure) than sitting in your own livingroom with the curtains and shades drawn tight, and the doors double bolted.

Come on friends, be brave, try exercising your rights to freedom. Besides, remember that most other prople are too busy to even notice what anyone else is doing or wearing. Live a little! Enjoy life!

BTW, haven't tried the painted on swimsuit yet...it is getting warmer out...sounds like an interesting idea.

JohnE44

04-13-2008, 03:51 PM

When the weather is warmer I usually go out in my back yard at night ,Or durning the work week I have my morning coffe on the back porch. Most everyone on my street does not get up early , most of the time.

CharlesLogan

04-13-2008, 04:40 PM

I often go outside on the back porch at night for a cool drink(water,juice) naked. I have to go outside to get to the washer/dryer downstairs, and have often done that naked, after sunrise, but still early. I have gone out to sit naked on the back porch naked, even in daylight. The neighborhood is full of college students. I figure they either wouldn't care or, they are not yet liberated enough to not label me a freak, in which case I must be careful.
However, my next door neighbor is not a college student and I have been on the back porch at night naked talking to him He didn't seem to care.

eagle59

04-14-2008, 07:59 AM

it is true that you can get away with being nude in public more often than you think because people are just in their own world and not paying a bit of attention to what is happening around them. I lived in a house that was set back from the road very far and we had a lot of trees on the property. I would go outside and do yard work nude or sit on the front porch and the people driving by never payed a bit of attention. I was never blatent about it but no one ever stopped or honked when i was out there. I have driven nude, but you do have to be more careful than you think especially now that everyone has a cell phone. I was pulled over after someone called in and reported me to the state police. I noticed that the cop car was following me and I listend to the little voice and put on shorts so when I was pulled over I was not nude. The shorts were tan so the cop said that the lady problably thought I was nude because i was not wearing a shirt, he told me to put on a shirt and sent me on my way, Whew!! Now when I drive nude I make sure that I have a cover up if i am in traffic or in fear of bieng seen .

maxx

04-14-2008, 12:07 PM

We do some hiking and biking nude but are very careful in picking areas were we know there is nobody else. One of the trails we bike is usually after dark on hot summer nights. Any one else has a light on their bike and we can see them coming from a long way. But since you can only see a glimpse of them as we meet, we usually do not get dressed. During the day we keep shorts and shirt on the handlebars. Once while riding nude, we got dressed to cross a highway and went a couple hundred feet up the trail and stopped to undress. As we stopped, about 7 naked bikers went by. We really wished we had hurried.

Some may call this public nudity but ours is where we do not expect to run into others. Quite a bit different that streaking or going in front of others and asking for trouble.

Maxx

MJ_KC

04-14-2008, 04:56 PM

We do some hiking and biking nude but are very careful in picking areas were we know there is nobody else.
Maxx

I have found an area where I can hike nude, but it is too rugged to ride my bike on. Too many loose rocks and steep narrow places that are even a bit difficult on foot. I do not want to have a serious bike wreck in a remote area.

atalanta

04-14-2008, 09:18 PM

eagle59 is quite right that people are usually quite unconscious of what is going on around them. Our home pool is visible from the road on a diagonal view. I never wear anything to use it and will remove leaves with a net also nude, which leaves me more open to view. It is certainly possible that a person on foot might notice but we get few passing pedestrians. Car drivers, motorcyclists and cyclists are always just looking where they are going and anyway are through the gap in an instant. I am not conscious of ever having been noticed, though it is of course possible. Anyone who really wanted to could peer through the boundary hedge - well, good luck to them. Last weekend I cut the hedge nude, requiring a ladder.

FireProf

04-14-2008, 09:30 PM

My last post on this subject was 7/25/2002!!!

Lots has changed since then and I have taken my nude driving and public nudity far beyond the boundaries that I ever thought.

I've gone to get the mail, got the newspaper, taken the trash cans out and brought them back in, driven through the drive thru to pick up food, gotten gas and diesel in our vehicles and driven to and from work for the last several years.................all in the nude.

We've since moved and I am trying to see how much of this I can still do in these new surroundings. It's not as easy as it was at the other house. Besides.....a few neighbors knew about us at the old house.....no one knows about our lifestyle here.....yet......I think!

JeepNude

04-15-2008, 09:32 AM

Are you just TRYING to get in trouble?

I admire your guts! Also, I think you need some help!

Bobby Hill

04-16-2008, 04:27 AM

VERY RISKY !!!!

arrest, fines, probation, lawyer fees, potentialy being placed on sex offender list, lawsuits, banishment.

IT IS VERY RISKY !!!!

J.P.

04-16-2008, 06:11 PM

There is a difference between deliberately trying to be seen nude in public, i.e. streaking, flashers etc. and simply going out nude where there is little chance of being seen and even if you are it would just be a brief glance in passing or somewhere that nudity could be expected.

I have been driving nude for over 30 years and have never had a problem. I try to be aware of the surrounding traffic and keep a cover up handy just in case of heavy stop and go traffic. There have been only two instances that I know of where someone defiantly saw me nude, and in both cases the drivers simply waved as they passed.

The closest I have come to “being caught” was one evening going home from work, I changed lanes to close to another car and was pulled over by the CHP. I was able to get my shorts on without any obvious movement before I pulled over to the side of the road.
Since this happened in the summer, there was no comment made about my lack of attire.

After this many years of being a nudist I am very comfortable being nude even in a public place as long as I know it does not cause anyone else to be uncomfortable or offended.