what was your first expirence?....

[a yonug nudest]

hi every one its (a young nudist) with a new topic, so here it is:

What was your first expirence's been nude in public or in the house-hold???

i would realy appriciate your thourghts thank you http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[a yonug nudest]

hi every one its (a young nudist) with a new topic, so here it is:

What was your first expirence's been nude in public or in the house-hold???

i would realy appriciate your thourghts thank you http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[nakedstudent]

My first experiences were in complete privacy in my own home. I was about your age (14 or 15) when I first tried it. I would wait till my family was all out of the house and just sat around naked until they got back which is when I made a mad dash for some athletic shorts. I haven't done much nudism in public or at a beach yet but I plan to as soon as I am possibly able.

Just hang out in your room. Teenagers are supposed to spend alot of time alone anyways... listen to the radio, make a phone call, do some homework... All of these have been more enjoyable for me when I am naked...

Hope that helped,

Tom

[MERV SKILTON]

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/stickdance.gif This Is My Experience...

As a child from about 7 years old, my mate, his sister and I would take any opportunity on those hot Aussie summers to get naked under the sprinkler.. and on the odd occasion would ride our bikes naked up the street.. that continued for us boys but when my mate's sister got closer to puberty she gradually became shy about it.

When I was 12 the girl from across the road and also a class mate got the first in ground swimming pool in our street, directly across the road from my place, bingo!.. and we including her friend would start swimming in our usual swimwear until the dacking fights would start and all swimwear ended up across the backyard and up the tree etc.. which always seemed to result in skinny dipping.. and again as the girls got older it happened less often.

I started becoming more adventurous and wanted to try as many things in the nude as possible.. so I invented nude mountain bike riding in the fern tree forests near my place.. and sometimes was able to dare a friend or two into it.. and just when the friends become fewer when it came to sharing nude activities, I discovered The Sun & Health Nudist Magazine plus H&E, and I couldn't believe my eyes.. other people of all ages and walks of life did everything in the nude.. so I didn't actually invent nude mountain bike riding after all.

The next problem was I was still far too young to be driving to these exotic and hard to get to places. I would dream of one day going to the world's largest nudist resort at Cap d Agde in the South Of France. But in the meantime I would wag school and sneak down to Sunnyside Nudist Beach at Mt Eliza a 3 hour trip by train and bike.. and for the first time in my life I was fully naked in full view of fully grown naked woman .. it was so surreal.. I didn't tell my textiles mates as I thought they would never believe me.

And finally the long awaited day came.. I turned 18 and got my license, and a mate and I headed straight to The Box Hill Pool Saturday Nude Nights with my mates and then to my 2nd most dreamed about place, River Valley Nudist Resort in Echuca on the Murray river, a 3 hour drive and very worth while.. it spun us out.. everyone of all ages were completely naked and so cool about it. I did everything you could just about imagine.. I still couldn't believe I was 18 and playing pool or billiards naked with a naked 15 year old girl and her younger sister, and her father didn't want to kill me, this was all completely legal.. like wow man! I thought, not in a sexual way or else that would have been evident.. the father just called out "gidday guys who's winning the game?" as he walked by us in the games room, and he didn't chase me with a gun!

I 'm a little more social with my nudity now and on the very odd occasion my teenage daughter Paris comes to Sunnyside Nudist Beach with me, but prefers to go skinny dipping on the quiter back beaches with her close friends.. she's not as shy as her brother who wont try it at all.. recently I did every radio show in the nude with Jodie my co-host with our debut of NudeVember to do our little bit to promote nudism in Australia >>> http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/stickdance.gifNudeVember Photos (http://www.shamozzle.com/nudevember2006.html)

[Cheryl]

My first experience was at summer camp about 10 years ago.

Myself and some of the other campers went down to the lake at night. It was pitch black! We all took our clothes off for a quick skinny dip!

I've been hooked ever since!

Cheryl

[ScubaRay]

The first time with me was sleeping nude when I was 12 and sometimes going out of the bedroom. Once I moved out I only slept in the nude and had very little nude time. Not until I found sites like CF I found others that like not wanting to put clothes on.
Once I found a resort/park near by I went to give it a try. I was suprize how comfortable I was not wearing anything. After about 20 mintues the clothes came off. Now on a beach or in a park I can be total relax.
Ray

[tinner666]

Skinny dipping in Dec, in Va. many years ago with other guys and girls. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif We were about 11, I think.

[FireProf]

Many, many years ago when no one was home. I took a shower, came out of the restroom with my towel around me, found that no one was home. I took the towel off and dried my hair. I finished up (grooming) and didn't get dressed. I spent about 3 hours that day completely nude and looking out the windows to make sure no one was coming up the driveway.

After that, I began sleeping nude, spending time in my room nude, doing homework, etc., with the door locked. Never slept with anything on most of the time.

After we got married, spent most of the time at home nude or with minimal coverage. We progressed from home nudist to backyard or patio nudists over 25 years ago. About 5-6 years ago we went to our first nude beach. Spent the first year just going to the nude beach. Met a couple that asked us to go with them to a resort, we did, and for the last 4-5 years we've graduated into social nudism.

We constantly ask ourselves why we waited so long to get into social nudism. Met some really nice people, made some life long friends and only wish we had done it sooner and kept our daughter's interested in it.

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/cool4.gif

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[Centauri4]

I remember my first experiences with being naked had nothing to do with nudism, that's for sure!

Changing into or out of swim suit as a child, and particularly at my grandparents house, was always something I did alone. Why? I had no idea back then. As I got a little older I remember a couple of occasions when my brother and I changed in the same downstairs utility room, but I think that was because we were in a hurry to go somewhere else or when grandma was about to do laundry and wanted the suits for the wash.

Grandma never made a fuss about seeing our naked butts. Why would she?

Finally I began understanding that nakedness was something special and there was apparently a reason people did not do it all over. This would have been my "awakening" to puberty, I suppose.

Along this time there are a few vague memories of sitting around my grandparents house wrapped in only a towel, which was probably after swimming. There is one clear memory of my brother "streaking" through the house and out the back garage door. He came to a halt at the end of the garage, near the road, where a couple of neighbor girls were outside across the street washing a car! That occasion was a family event that was talked about for years, and neither the neighbors or the girls ever said anything to us. I am certain he was seen, but again, this was summer, we were visiting, and we were just kids!

If I had only knew then what I know now, I would have been "streaking" way more than my brother and probably would have invented a dozen ways to loose my swim trunks or forget them somewhere.

Years later and several states away from my grandparents home, I remember skinny-dipping with my brother and a neighborhood friend named Mark. We were going fishing at a lake behind our apartments and got ridiculously hot and sweaty traipsing through the woods from one fishing spot to another.

Mark, being the oldest of the bunch, said he was going swimming. He went into the water and then threw his cut-off shorts out after a few moments. I think I went in second and did not want to walk home in soaking wet cut-offs, so I removed mine before going into the water. We all thought this was quite daring because of being in clear view of a local international airport's runway. Anyone looking out the windows of a plane taxiing and turning around at the end of the runway would have had a pretty clear view of us boys. We had great fun that summer and there was nothing "inappropriate" about it.

I also remember my mother and step-father once mentioning a possible visit to Virginia's eastern shore, and asking both my brother and I if we would go to a nude beach with them. This never happened though.

It wasn't until about ten years later that I was introduced to printed literature on nudism.

[nacktman]

My first experince with being nude in public came on a cold winter's day in December over 50 years ago when the doctor slapped my butt and they tell me, I took a stab at slapping him back ... not bad for only being 35 seconds old at the time. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/stickdance.gif

[Natureisone]

My first time nude would have been around 6yrs old when i first startted sleeping nude in my bed,it was great and led me to what i love to day being a nudist. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[Julz]

Well my first nudism experience was about 3.5 years ago. I had know my partner for about 6 months when it was summer here and we were at a friends house when he said to me lets go to the beach. I love water so I jumped up and said yes. He then reminded me of which beach he was meaning and I said "ohhh"

So I then thought about it and realised the beach was clothing optional so I said to him ok we can go but I will keep my clothes on.

Well we got there, he striped of, i sat there sort of looking around, then he stoped and took my clothes of me, and dont worry i did not fight him. Then I was really scared and worried, and after looking around again and realiseing no one seemed to care or to even notice at all I started to not worry as much.

Well after an hour or so I was laying on the beach with a towel over my head and looking out the end of it and who do I see walk past me, but my Auntyl. AAAgggghhhhhh. Well after a few minutes and her sitting down almost beside me and that is b4 she saw me my partner gets up and goes to talk to her (he had never met her b4) So after pleasentries and a while of talking we seperate and go our own way.

[KetchumMaine]

Not my first time but, I used to work at a condo facility. Part of my job was to close the heated outdoor pool every night. So, I turned out the lights and swam across the pool nude to pull the cover over the pool. I never encountered anyone, and I never heard of any complaints.

[nekkidincville]

My first public nude experience took care of the "WHAT IF I GET CAUGHT" fear. I conjured up the courage to go to a c.o beach outside of Portland. i hiked way up the beach so i'd be away from the rest of the people. I decided to just strip down, and run into the river.... only problem was... the river was extremely low that summer. i expected ea quick drop-off to deeper water to "hide"... after going out many yards i discovered to my surprise i was only knee deep.... and everyone up on the beach could see me!... i decided to keep going at this point... got almost to the shipping channel...where it is deep... and just then a sight-seeing cruise boat of about 350 people came up the river. (RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!!).they all waved and smiled, and enjoyed the "NATURAL SCENERY". well, needlees to sat, that got me over the fear of being seen! i've been not ashamed ever since. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/stickdance.gif

[ipmunkchay]

My first public nude experience was...yesterday. I went to one of the know nudist beaches on Kauai and there were 2 couples that were nude, one nude male and a topless female. I strolled to the end of the beach, grabbed a spot and stripped down. It was the first time where other people could see me.

I must admit, the wind on my skin felt really great and the water was just amazing. Can't wait to go back this afternoon!

[Hokienudist]

My first at home nudist experience was when i was about 13 and my parents had gone out leaving me home alone for the first time. I remember seeing something about nudism on the internet and thought i'd give it a try at home. I had always been more likely run around nude, and in my family it was no big deal to go from the shower to your room nude. But this was the first time i was nude all around the house. It felt weird at first but soon i got used to it, and pretty much did it every chance i got.

My first public nude experience was last year at playalinda beach in florida. I had never been to a nudist area before cause i never really had the chance. I grew up near a nudist club called penn sylvan but they would not allow singles in, so i never went. When i went to college, there were no nudist areas around so i never got to go then. Then when i entered the real word i have had many chances to go to White tail park over the years, but have never had the guts to go. I've been afraid that i'd be bored and i've heard the owners can be a bit excentric to single guys. So a nude beach when i went to florida last year was the first chance to go in a public setting. I figured that if i didnt like it i'd just leave cause it doesnt cost any money of course. So, i went and it was fantastic. I had a great time... i was a bit nervous at first, spent alot of time on my towel. But eventually i overcame the nerves and relaxed and had a wonderful time. I never wanted to leave. I ended up staying nude as long as i could.

So i guess both my experiences were very positive. I hope to get to WTP sometime this year, to experience a club type atmosphere.

[fred950]

My first public (more or less) nude expirience would have been at age 9 or 10 at the mass skinny-dippings that was the YMCA swimming pool at the time. Before that I would take my time getting dressed after a bath just to be naked a few minutes longer. (Age 8 or so.) It was also that time line I was jelous of the African/ Amazon peoples in National Geographic. They were naked all the time! And at age 11 I started sleeping nude.

[Wiggle It]

My first experiences were---
Sleeping nude began in my teens, discovering that it just felt so comfortable. Can barely tolerate sleeping with clothes on; only if sharing accomodations with someone who might have objections.
Nude showers at summer camp. Back in the days when most teen boys were not so afraid of being seen naked by their male friends.
First skinny dip- with a few friends at their pond on a moonlit night, their idea, and their customary attire for night swims.
Semi-public (outdoors, at least)- camping out with a couple of buddies, I decided to hang out naked, they remained clothed, but much amused- and I did not feel at all embarassed.
Full public - a midnight streak under the full glare of streetlights, to the entertainment of a passing car full of cheering girls, honking the horn! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/eusa_dance.gif

[Nude and Loving it]

Actually a friend I met a few years back brought me to a Nude Beach in Long Island for my first

I had a Great time!

Dan http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[unabashednude]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ipmunkchay:
My first public nude experience was...yesterday. I went to one of the know nudist beaches on Kauai and there were 2 couples that were nude, one nude male and a topless female. I strolled to the end of the beach, grabbed a spot and stripped down. It was the first time where other people could see me.

I must admit, the wind on my skin felt really great and the water was just amazing. Can't wait to go back this afternoon! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


how odd...I too am on kaui this week! which beach did you go to? the sun was great today, spent most of nude.

[nakednproud]

my first naturist experience with others was at the mountain air ranch here in colorado roughly in the year 1990, and i've enjoyed responsible nudity, inside and out, ever since - joe

[KetchumMaine]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by jcl1776:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by KetchumMaine:
Not my first time but, I used to work at a condo facility. Part of my job was to close the heated outdoor pool every night. So, I turned out the lights and swam across the pool nude to pull the cover over the pool. I never encountered anyone, and I never heard of any complaints. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hey Ketch, Part of the fun for me skinny dipping in the hotel pool was the thrill of the fact that I might just get caught </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I locked the doors to the locker rooms, but they still could have come down the deck stairs or looked out their window. On moonlit nights I was more careful not to let them see the full moon. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif. If they had, they might have called the office, and I would have told them on my cordless phone that I would "look into it" http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/wink3.gif. Luckily, I was the only employee on the grounds that time of night.

[ipmunkchay]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by unabashednude:
how odd...I too am on kaui this week! which beach did you go to? the sun was great today, spent most of nude. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I went to Larsen's, great beach, but the current was pretty rough if you went too far out. I wasn't able to make it today, but I plan on going out tomorrow and saturday.

[missouriboy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jason Lee:
how old were you ? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Public Notice to Cheryl (and anyone else who may not know...)

There is no requirement to respond to nosy-type questions on a public forum.

[NorthVanNudist]

My first experience was with at about 10 years of age. I and a bunch of my friends, (all male), went into a forested area near where we lived, took off all our clothes sort of on a dare, and played naked all day. It was a lot of fun just running around in the trees, and I know I loved the feeling. We did that many, many times that summer, and just had a great time, building a fort, climbing trees, playing tag, etc.

[buck43]

My first exp with public nudity was on our vacation in Jamaica 2yrs ago. I have always been interested but to chicken to go find it but, when I booked at the Lido that allowed me the opportunity to explore and wow! what a feeling. even my wife joined in after several days. Now we make it a point to visit such places at least once a year. Thats why we are interested in meeting people we can connect with and share info about places to go and see.

[nude305]

My first experience going nude in public was at Blacks Beach in San Diego, CA. I ran near there when I was 17 and was courious about it. I asked myself, what the big deal was, and why these people like to be nude. One day I decided to run there. I found an issolated part of the beach, and stripped off my clothes. Next came an awesome sensation of comfort and freedom I'll never forget! Now I go nude as much as possibble and go to the nude beach here in Miami every week if I can.

[Tampanude]

When I was 20 my girlfriend half suggested, half dared me to go to Truro on Cape Cod. We packed a lunch and I suspected she would back out last minute. She took the "band-aid" approach and stripped right away and ran into the surf leaving me to carry all our stuff. I lugged everything down to a spot on the beach, looked around, deathly feared an erection, then just stripped. To my surprise, I found myself feeling more safe than vulnerable and in that "duh"moment, realized what it was all about... I set up our blanket, chairs next to a nice older couple,, waited for my girlfriend to come back from the beach,,, and promptly put mustard in the spot she was about to sit (for taking off on me )

Nude since, and last I heard she lives out in southern cali... 4 kids

[Tampanude]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">back from the beach </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
oops, water that is

[Trailscout]

My first nude social experience occurred on a camping trip I took with a female classmate and some other folks from college. She and I were just friends and were chatting by the fireside near a big lake. It was a hot night and we decided to go swimming. She left me to go in the water first and I had to run back to get my towel. It was a totally dark night, so I decided not to wear anything. I jumped off a boulder into the water and swam toward her voice. She suddenly told me that she was skinny-dipping. I laughed and admitted that I was too. Neither of us saw anything, but at least we were nude, right? After that I did some daylight skinny-dipping with a friend or two, but that first time, I was glad that it was dark.

Tampanude, your story reminds me about what almost became second coed skinny-dipping experience, but I chickened out. It would have been my first time by daylight.

My girlfriend had just graduated and wanted to skip on down to Florida with me to celebrate. She told me about this beach that I later learned was Apollo Beach. Man, I wish I we had gone! She's in some other town now. Hope she never lost that daring spirit of hers.

It took a while, but I finally got past all my worries and have enjoyed leaving my clothes behind when I am with friends or just by myself. It's the way we were meant to live.

[drew#83]

I guess I'd always experienced being nude in my home when I was alone at home from as early as elementary school to college. My first social experience (if you could call it nudism/naturism) would be streaking soroity row as a freshman in college with my fraternity brothers, since then I visited a small nudist park/camp in FL for the first time in Sept. 2004, then moved to SoCal and went to San Onofre, both were enjoyable and the people were great and welcoming.

[Sauna]

Hard question, because in this country is abnormal to use swimmingwear when you swim from sauna by summerhouse. (If they have American guests they are propably polite and use it if they have)

But our first visit to public nude beach I remember very well. It happened in Sweden and besides our then two chidren we had my wifes younger sister with us. In the evening, when we had arrived, I asked which beach we will take in the morning better or less better. Wifes sister said thet lets take the better one. Then I told that it is a naked beach. She said it is ok and in the morning we went there. It was very simple.

[Trailscout]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jason Lee:
did your girlfriend go on the camping trip (skinny dipping) and is she a nudist ?

was she thinking about visiting Apollo Beach ? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Jason,

The girlfriend who wanted to go to Florida was a young lady I met when I returned to college for additional coursework. She was not on the campout by the lake (that happened a few years earlier).
My lakeside skinnydipping friend is still my friend and she knows I am a nudist and is very supportive. She is not a nudist, but she doesn't mind skinnydipping in secluded places.

My girlfriend was not a nudist, but her family had stumbled upon Apollo Beach a few years earlier. They were astonished to see nude people but as they took a closer look, it seemed very wholesome to them. There were families, children, couples all having fun in the sun and water. My girlfriend and her family were very favorably impressed, but did not try it themselves. However my girlfriend never forgot that discovery. She was ready to try it. I was too, but I was concerned about meeting rude people. Instead we went with some friends to Daytona and met rude people at the textile beach. I didn't realize it at the time, but Apollo Beach is generally a very mellow peaceful place. It would have been a near certainty that she and I would have had a great time. Oh well, live and learn! I hope that other people will read this and not repeat my mistakes.

[Swimguy]

About eight years ago, I got into work one morning to find out that everyone was being laid off. Another company had bought us out and sent us all packing. I packed up my desk, got in the car, and started to drive home. I then decided to do what I had been thinking about for quite some time--visiting some area hot springs.

The location of the springs was pretty easy to find. I got to the trail, and noticed that this would be it because there was a sign that said nudity may be witnessed in the area. A couple of mountain bikers rode past my as I made my way up to the springs. When I finally made it to the springs, I noticed the bikers already soaking in the warm water.

Well, this was it. Without hesitation, I stripped and got in one of the pools. I had a good conversation with the mountain bikers. Other people came and left as I was soaking or catching some sun. I was amazed that nudity was not an issue with anyone. From that day on, I was hooked.

[Pete Knight]

Hey Swimguy
Thats sounds like a really brilliant place, cool in a hot sort of way!!!! Next time I'm on your side of the pond I must look that place up, where is it?

Pete

[tonka258]

Hi, my first time was after witching a documentary called something like Taboo nudism but after seeing that I thought I would like to try it and have been enjoying the life style every seance. although lately i have had to cut back do to the mother in law moving in

[NudeAl]

Hey you want the mother inlaw to move out? Think about reintroducing everyone to the nudity as a lifestyle theme. It's a win win situation. If she likes it no worries, if she hates it she moves out!

[Wiggle It]

Good idea, Al. It's gotta be a bummer to have to keep your bum covered while the Mum's around! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif

[MIDI]

First time nude would have to be hwne I started sleeping without clothes. Now I cant sleep in anything. I now go nude at home whenever I can. I havnt anythin social yet as I live too far from any beaches.

[sbp]

my first experience was i went to nude resort in Indiana. That was so great. I took off my clothes and walked through all day.

[Pantsfree]

My first time nude in public wasn't meant to be public. I was a young man about 18 years old, and had enjoyed being naked for several years - but only when I was alone.
This summerday, I went to a remote beach, and walked to a remote spot and stripped naked. I was laying down, and reading a book, when a woman - about 30 years old and her 5-6 year old child came walking.
I was brought up with the idea, that nudity was OK for women, but that a man without clothes was ugly or offending. So I was afraid, that the woman should be angry, when she saw that I was naked. So I was very very surprised, when she chose to place her towel just 5 meters away from me, when there were plenty of other spots to chose.
She wore a bathing suit and lay down to read, without paying much attention to me. I was laying still on my stomach wondering how to mowe, without giving her a view of my private parts.
After a while, the child started playing with a ball and trying to get me interested in the ball. The mother asked if I was bothered by the child, and I denied.
It isn't easy to play ball, when you are lying on your stomach, so after a while, I gave up my modesty, and sat up, playing ball with the child. As I sat there, with legs apart, the woman could see everything, but that didn't offend her. She smiled at me, and was obviously pleased, that I entertained her child.
That afternoon I learned, that some women are not offended by a naked man, and the experience gave me the kick to start being naked, also when not alone.

[Swimguy]

It's in Utah, Pete Knight. Many people find it hard to believe we have places like that here, but we do.

[Lilwilly]

My first time was on Wreck Beach in Vancouver B.C. I was amazed at how quickly I became completely comfortable being nude with all these strangers. I realized that I was less conspicuous nude than if I had been clothed. While there, I had occasion to visit with a young lady who was clothed. Under the circumstances it was no less comfortable than if we had met on the street, both fully clothed.

[Trailscout]

MIDI,

You need to broaden your horizons! Social nudity can be done at many more places than a beach.
Many on this forum prefer nude hiking or nude sports on private land. I've done a lot more freshwater skinnydipping than at the beach.

[Wiggle It]

Lilwilly is right, it can be almost amazing how quickly you become comfortable nude in the presence of others, if they have no problem with it. As I said on another post, one of my first nude beach experiences was a remote, somewhat under-used unofficial beach; on one day there I was the only nudeamong 10 or 15 people. So, when I first went to a much more populated beach where it seemed there were 100 people, most of them nude, I instantaneously removed my shorts and stuffed them in the beach bag before even selecting my sunning spot, and spent the whole day revelling in the comfort of carefree nudity,going for a few long walks without "emergency cover". I do have to contradict the opinion of some that say "you won't get an erection", because I did have to suppress one a few times. Not because of sexual urges, but just that it was such a delightful, exhilarating moment. Two women in swimsuits noticed, probably figured I was new to it, and enjoyed my battle of wills. What's wrong with natural entertainment? It went away without offending anyone. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/embarassed.gif

[luvnaturism]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Wiggle It:
I do have to contradict the opinion of some that say "you won't get an erection", because I did have to suppress one a few times. Not because of sexual urges, but just that it was such a delightful, exhilarating moment. Two women in swimsuits noticed, probably figured I was new to it, and enjoyed my battle of wills. What's wrong with natural entertainment? It went away without offending anyone. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/embarassed.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I for one would never say that no ever gets aroused in a naturist setting. But it is rare. In the many years I've been going to nude places I've never observed an erection, but at the beginning I had a couple of them myself--and for much the same reason you describe.

The key point is if it happens, it happens. Just don't flaunt it. Lay on your towel or go in the water. If you don't encourage it things will soon deflate. If someone does notice, they won't be offended as long as it's clear that you're not showing it off.

[Journeyman]

My first time to be nude with others in public was at Canada's only legal nude beach at the time, Wreck Beach, near the University of British Columbia campus. I was 21 years old, was very nervous at first, but quickly took to the idea ... and from that point on, I have hated textile holidays!

[Wiggle It]

luvnaturism,
I agree. That's really my point. If it happens, it happens---it is a penis and the little scamps do have feelings,too! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif It shouldn't be flaunted, as in parading it up the beach in display mode. But it's normal to get one occasionally from just feeling good. I felt a little self-conscious that day, because of getting semi-erect, and the amusement of the 2 women, so I wouldn't have paraded a woody, but would have retreated if I hadn't been able to suppress it. I did, however, on another occasion, observe that another sunner had a full erection, even to the twitching stage, while lying fully exposed. He didn't remain that way long, and no one showed any reaction. But it doesn't generally happen a lot, in my personal experience. That's not the purpose for most naturists being nude.

[nakednproud]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I agree. That's really my point. If it happens, it happens---it is a penis and the little scamps do have feelings,too! It shouldn't be flaunted, as in parading it up the beach in display mode. But it's normal to get one occasionally from just feeling good. I felt a little self-conscious that day, because of getting semi-erect, and the amusement of the 2 women, so I wouldn't have paraded a woody, but would have retreated if I hadn't been able to suppress it. I did, however, on another occasion, observe that another sunner had a full erection, even to the twitching stage, while lying fully exposed. He didn't remain that way long, and no one showed any reaction. But it doesn't generally happen a lot, in my personal experience. That's not the purpose for most naturists being nude. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

i agree. it's happened to me a few times. at 42 years of age i'm grateful to the good Lord for my good health, and that is just part of the full package of men's health. what works for me - if i'm at the beach a quick dip into the cool, often COLD, water will take care of the problem IMMEDIATELY!

men should never be ashamed of their bodies, just try not to offend others - joe

[Ann Wife and Mom]

OK, since the question is <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">What was your first expirence's been nude in public or in the house-hold??? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>, I will answer it in two parts.

As I was growing up, I never really paid too much attention to nudity at home (I was well aware of my body after puberty, of course). I saw my parents nude from time to time. They saw me changing a few times, too.
I started going full nude inside my own house when I was pregnant with my first child. Since then I have been nude most the time at home.

Years ago, I read a news report on Glen Eden Nudist Resort here in California. It got me thinking, but hubby was dead against the idea of visiting there. One weekend when he was on a business trip out of town, I took my 2 kids (3y and 5y then) to GE. I was very nervous on the way there. I was also afraid my children might see erections everywhere because I didn't explain to them that was going to be a nudist resort. Of course, it wasn't like that at all. Actually, my kids didn't ask for their suits once they saw everyone was naked. People were very nice there, and they commented on how cute my kids were. I sat next to a very pregnant woman by the pool. We started chatting away.

I had some explaining to do once hubby came home. Much to my surprise, he wasn't mad or freaked out. Over the years, he has tried a couple of nudist places on vacation. But he isn't a nudist.

[Centauri4]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ann Wife and Mom:
Years ago, I read a news report on Glen Eden Nudist Resort here in California. It got me thinking, but hubby was dead against the idea of visiting there. One weekend when he was on a business trip out of town, I took my 2 kids (3y and 5y then) to GE. I was very nervous on the way there. I was also afraid my children might see erections everywhere because I didn't explain to them that was going to be a nudist resort. Of course, it wasn't like that at all. Actually, my kids didn't ask for their suits once they saw everyone was naked. People were very nice there, and they commented on how cute my kids were. I sat next to a very pregnant woman by the pool. We started chatting away.
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ann, it is great to hear of a woman's first time being WITHOUT her husband or significant other. Good for you and many thanks for posting!

[kjs1]

My 1st experience was at a local resort. I went mid-week and spent about three hours there. I really enjoyed my visit and have continued to enjoy the experience. I need to stay out of the sun for long periods of time - but I make a few trips each year.

[foux003]

I can remember back when I was a litle kid. Runing around the house naked with my cousins. That was over 50 yrs. ago. Then it was naked a the boys club and YMCA and you had to take a nude shower after gym [group showers]

[MoCpl]

I don't really remember my first experience, my mother says that when I was a little guy it was impossible to keep clothes on me. She would get me dressed, turn her back and I was off and running without anything. Considering this was the 50's, Mom tells me this really upset the older neighbors. I can remember all of us kid's skinning dipping when we were grade school age or having camp outs where we spent most of the time in nude, so I was young.

[cigarhog]

July 5, 2004 at Serendipity Parl in Cleveland, Ga. Went to the office, got the tour, went into the locker room, took off my clothes & went and sat out by the pool. I was hooked. I go there several times each summer. The people are very nice & it is a very family oriented place. My wife does not come with me. But she accepts that I like to go. I never have clothes on at home anymore.

Bruce

[Leon Cristopher]

My first was when I was eight days old and one of the biggies gave me some booze and then exposed my hoo ha. I can remember being six and being at a lake and going wading in the nude. At ten I went swimming without clothes at a relative's lakeside property. My sixteen year old cousin held me but not as I wished. In school I had nude swimming and went to the Jewish Community Center on sundays for skinnydipping. I once vacationed in Key Westwhere I met a mother and daughter pair. The daughter was 16 and did not go in. The mother suggested stripping down to panties and the reaction was "Mother! I am not wearing panties!" I had a t shirt she could have worn alone into the water but the girl was only interested in working on her tan and not going out for a taste of nudity. Several times a year I will find myself in New York and go to the Korean sauna on 37th near Union in Flushing or Tenth Street Baths on a sunday. With all of the emigrants from Eastern Europe and Korea living in the Washington D.C, there should be saunas like New York's in the Washington area but there are none. Atlantic City should have some but again while the casinos have spas the spas have wimpy saunas with clear walls and easy observation from the enterance to the spas. On the other hand AC and DC both have plenty of sidewalk party hosteses.

[Drew_tsn (the secret nudist)]

I'm new to the forum and had thought that I was new to nudism as well. However, thinking back, I have to say that my first nudism experience was back when I was 16. I grew up in Montana, a short hike from the Yellowstone River basin. I spent my summers and a lot of my winters exploring that area. One summer day, I had the urge to strip and wander. I knew that chances were remote (but still existed) that anyone would see me. It was unbelievable, wandering through the woods completely nude. Prior to that, the only time I had been nude was in the shower or behind the door of my bedroom.

Until recently, I had forgotten about that time. My recent nudism experiences have been in my hotel room while travelling. Again, behind closed doors.

I have yet to have any social nudism experiences. But I'm looking forward to it whenever I get to have the opportunity.

[Karol]

This is it... (Pic Included) My first visit to South Beach in Miami (2005) and the very first time I was nude in public in my whole life... It was to say the least the most thrilling experience I ever had. I can't wait to go back, and I'm really thinking of persuing this life style..

[MERV SKILTON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Karol:
My first visit to South Beach in Miami (2005) and the very first time I was nude in public in my whole life... It was to say the least the most thrilling experience I ever had. I can't wait to go back, and I'm really thinking of persuing this life style.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Good on ya Karol.. welcome to The New Nude World!

[BRISnude]

My first time in public was at Pacific Friends near Brisbane, I found Jan very good and pleasent to talk to. The grounds were just great and I was allowed to feel the freedom without looking over my shoulder for someone I may offend. I stayed there for half a day and enjoyed every minute. Thats 3 years ago, I wish I had started earlier.

[Rabid_Clam]

There have been so many experiences through out my life is difficult to pick out what is the first. Yet in school all of us in the neighborhood would gather at a local farm pond used for irragation and used that as a swimming hole.

A bit later in High School we could travel a bit more and went to a small local lake and we would skinny dip. There were two families, well mothers and their broods, that would also come there and we all would skinny dip there.

But again is hard to determine what is really the first time. That is as close as I can remember.

[nude305]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Karol:
This is it... (Pic Included) My first visit to South Beach in Miami (2005) and the very first time I was nude in public in my whole life... It was to say the least the most thrilling experience I ever had. I can't wait to go back, and I'm really thinking of persuing this life style.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


If you went nude at South Beach you did it illigally. The only place in Miami you can legally go nude is Haulover in northern dade county. It is only legal to go topless in South Beach.

[Karol]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by nude305:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Karol:
This is it... (Pic Included) My first visit to South Beach in Miami (2005) and the very first time I was nude in public in my whole life... It was to say the least the most thrilling experience I ever had. I can't wait to go back, and I'm really thinking of persuing this life style.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


If you went nude at South Beach you did it illigally. The only place in Miami you can legally go nude is Haulover in northern dade county. It is only legal to go topless in South Beach. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm well aware of that... sorry for not being more clear , and I well aware of Haulover Beach... HERE... I WENT TOPLESS.. do you feel better now...

[Karol]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by MERV SKILTON:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Karol:
My first visit to South Beach in Miami (2005) and the very first time I was nude in public in my whole life... It was to say the least the most thrilling experience I ever had. I can't wait to go back, and I'm really thinking of persuing this life style.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Good on ya Karol.. welcome to The New Nude World! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thank you... going topless is a start... working on the rest lol.... K

[Pete Knight]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Karol:
It was to say the least the most thrilling experience I ever had. I can't wait to go back, and I'm really thinking of persuing this life style.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Good on ya Karol.. welcome to The New Nude World! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Thank you... going topless is a start... working on the rest lol.... K </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Karol, once you,ve tried it and found out that there is nothing to it at all, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about, and you will wish that you'd done it sooner,.......honest. Please report back when you get to the total nudity stage, and let us know how you got on.

Good luck.

Pete Knight

[MERV SKILTON]

My first experience was at summer camp about 10 years ago.

Myself and some of the other campers went down to the lake at night. It was pitch black! We all took our clothes off for a quick skinny dip!

I've been hooked ever since!

Cheryl

I miss those hot summer skinny dips

[Trainfan]

Although I grew up in a home where nudity was no big deal, my first public nude experience was when I was in the Army. My Sergeant Major gave me a pass to a place in Berlin called the Blub, which had a water park for the textile side, and multiple saunas on the FKK or nudist side. Not knowing what to try first, I accidentally went into the sauna. At first, I saw a nude woman, and thought that I had made a major mistake. But then, I saw all kinds of nude folks, men, women, and whole families. They also had a small grassy area just for laying out, nude of course. That was back in the 90s, and I've been hooked for life. After that, I started looking for all the FKK sites that I could find in the city. I started going to Lake Wannsee, where they actually imported sand for the beach from the North Sea. Later, I was transferred to Munich, where I not only found the Englischer Gartens, but also several lakes in the area. Maybe it's because the Germans were the founders of the nudist movement, but because they're so cool about it, I've been a nudist ever since, and I can't wait to go back some day.

[Mosquito_Bait]

While in college, I went with some friends from my dorm to a beach just south of Santa Cruz. It was not a nude beach and my friends and I did not go nude, but there were several other people who were nude. It was apparent that the skinny dippers were having a good time and didn't care who else saw them. This was a completely new concept for me. There was no "You show me yours and I'll show you mine" quid pro quo, which is the way I understood nudist parks to function. The attitude was "I'm going nude because I enjoy it and everyone else can just deal with it."

I did not go nude that day because I did not know what the attitude of my friends would be toward it. It wasn't until a couple of years later when I had access to a car that I went to Bonny Doon Beach just north of Santa Cruz. I had gone alone that day but there were plenty of other people on the beach and most of them were nude. I didn't have any major anxieties about taking my clothes off, but I was reassured to find that nobody was laughing and pointing and that I didn't have any problems suppressing my level of arousal. I found that within a couple of minutes I was able to relax and just enjoy being on the beach. There were a whole new series of pleasant sensations such feeling the sun and the breeze all over my body and running along the beach and jumping in the water without a soggy bathing suit. The experience lived up to my expectations. Thereafter, I would visit nude beaches a few times each summer whenever the opportunity availed itself.

I eventually married a very proper lady who I met at church. I assumed at the time that we got engaged that I would be giving up nude beaches forever. Then, she told me about how she and her sister grew up skinny dipping in their backyard swimming pool. A few months after we were married, I took my wife to Red, White, & Blue Beach in California. It was her first time nude on a beach and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Now when we go on vacation, we seek out nude beaches and prefer to stay at nudist resorts. We now have a backyard swimming pool and use swimsuits only when we have visitors.

[DCrocker]

my first experience on a beach was in Greece when I was a kid on vacation with my family. it was the day before going back to the US and all my stuff was packed but I wanted to go to the beach one last time. my parents joked that I should just skinny dip since the beach was very quiet and isolated, and that's what I ended up doing!

[dakref]

A small group of guys used to go skinny dipping in the river in our area back in high school. No one thought it was any big deal. I never forgot the feeling of freedom swimming without clothes and do it whenever the opportunity presents itself.

[alanj4141]

Probably 30 yrs ago Gray Whale Cove south of San Francisco. Was by myself driving on a beautiful stretch of highway on an unusually hot day. There were many cars parked alongside the road at a pull out. I pulled over and took a look down to the beach. It looked like a fun place to be so I grabbed a towel from my trunk and hiked down the trail. Ended up playing frizzbee with a couple of young ladies about my age and just hanging out for the day. It was a great day and I've been hooked ever since.

[JohnE44]

Growing up in a house without AC I found out it was cooler to sleep nude.I was around 9 and it only took very little time before my mom found out (she woke me up most mornings) and i would wake up uncovered sometimes but the only thing she said was that she would not have to buy pjs anymore.

[Garden]

That's a cool mom.

[nudebushwalker]

Like the great majority of people on here (except for Stu') - I was born nude !

I have a photo of me here as a 2 year old nude hiker, taken back in January, 1960.

I started skinny dipping and nude bushwalking with friends while still in primary school..

I have been going nude on public beaches since late high school...

I go nude around the yard wherever and whenever I can..

Nearly always sleep nude since my teen years.

'Life' modelling since 1990.

[eagle59]

I discoverd that I enjoyed being nude at an early age. I moved to the country from the big city when I was in 8th grade and I used to go on long hikes in the woods and fields around my house. One day it was really hot and I decided to go skinny dipping in a stream that I found, it was the most exillerating thing I had done. I decided that It was great to be nude and went on my hike home naked and after that I was hooked. I would spend hours running around the fields naked. Just after that I started sleeping nude and I would be naked in my room at home as much as possible. I still do so today.
My first public experience was at a nude beach while my wife and I were on a cruisse and we stopped at St. Martin. We wandered onto the nude section of the beach and I convinced my wife to stay and she reluctently agreed. I immediateyl stripped off and she remained in her suit. After an hour or so she removed her suit and we enjoyed the afternoon a great deal.

[papanudist]

My story is much like a lot of others. Started sleeping nude, then when was old enough to stay home alone ran around inside the house nude. As time went on graduated to streaking the neighborhood at night and even daytime. Never looked back after that and never wear clothes now when I don't have to.:laugh:

[Ironmon]

My first 'public nudist' experience was at Hedonism 2 in Jamiaca.

I went with my girlfriend, and it changed my life.

Since then ....I got a new girlfriend...but, do most of my vacations to nudist resorts, camps, beaches.

I can remember vividly the fist time I disrobed in public. It was at the Nude Pool ....and my girlfriend and I just sat there, motionlees on the lounge chairs.....Until she dared me to go up and get a drink at the frozen daquri machine. It was electrifing....and so much fun!
Soon we were daring each other to further feats. Next thing you know, we are just as natural as can be...and spending all of our time on the Nude side of Hedonism 2.

When we got home, I found out about the local nudist resorts, and camps (mostly Sunnyrest) and have been going there regularly since 1999.

[Arnabas]

When I was a little kid (between 4 and 6 or so), I used to get naked and play "Naked Man", fighting crime with my Power Penis... Sadly, no, I am not making that up. I pretended I could shoot some kind of power beam from my penis to defeat the bad guys... I was eventually caught by my mother and she was pretty upset about it. Based on that and a number of other things, I became a very shy, self-concious kid. I would be sure to always be as covered-up as possible. In summer, I never wore shorts, no matter how hot it was, let alone take off my shirt. I was so shy about every part of my body I wouldn't even go barefoot. I could occasionally be coaxed to go to the beach with my family on vacation, but that took some effort and by the time I was about 10 or so, I stopped. The only time I would be nude (aside from the bath/ shower) was when I would go to sleep. I gradually went from pajamas, to just pajama bottoms, to underwear and finally to sleeping nude.

In my late teens and early 20's, I made an effort to confront my fears. I faced my fear of heights by going rockclimbing and I faced my self-conciousness by going to a nudist resort. It took a bit of looking to find a resort that would admit a single male in his early 20's, but I found one about a 45 minute or so drive away.

I was rather nervous, my stomach flip-flopping the whole drive over. When I got there, the pools were in view of the parking area. Seeing all those naked people made me both nervous and excited. Shaking, I managed to get undressed and walk over to the pool area. I thought there were too many people to face at once, so I decided to walk around the grounds a bit. As I did, there was an older couple that came from the pool and walked along behind me. I kept thinking "ahh! They're seeing my bum!" and I found a bench to sit on. They smiled as the passed, but I was a bit of a wreck. I finally forced myself to go to the pool area and I lay down on my blanket.

I was amazed at the people there, young, old, skinny, plump. Mainly I was surprised at the number of teens and kids. I felt rather jealous of them and wondered how my life would have been different had I grown up in a nudist family. Would I be more confident? I would certainly have been more willing to go to the beach with my high-school friends, something I had never done and thus I had missed a lot of fun.

Finally, I got up and walked over to the pool and as I did, a teenaged girl in the family that had been sitting nearby looked at me and smiled. I remember thinking "Oh, no she's seeing *it*." But all she did was smile and turn back to her parents.

All in all I stayed only about 2 1/2 or 3 hours, since I had to leave to go to work. But by the time I left, I felt very comfortable. I actually didn't want to leave. I didn't go again that year, but made sure to go the next.

[justnude]

These are all great-I do not know why it took me so long to finally check them out! For me, I can relate to the sleeping nude and running around the house when alone threads. For us, officially, it began about 15 years ago when I was traveling with my partner, twin sons, and daughter in Europe. We needed a 'break" and decieded to relax at the beach. We were suprised to find many nude folks and topless females mixed right in with the suited beach goers. My boys (about 5 at the time) begged me to go naked. They did and seemed to be having fun. After a bit, I joined them for a wonderful day. My daughter (14 at the time) let her top drop but kept the bottom on. My partner remained suited.

[Trainfan]

Growing up in a house without AC I found out it was cooler to sleep nude.I was around 9 and it only took very little time before my mom found out (she woke me up most mornings) and i would wake up uncovered sometimes but the only thing she said was that she would not have to buy pjs anymore.
John,
Your experience is similar to mine. I wonder how many other folks got started being "nudists" simply because they didn't have air conditioning and the weather was so hot and sticky that being nude simply made sense.

I guess the other way of looking at it would be to ask how many people got started in nudism simply because they had a cool mom?

Cheers,

[Shavedinohio]

For my wife and I it was and still is a wonderful feeling of freedom. We are nude as often as possible. It is a great way of life!

[Amber1986]

Skinny Dipping with friends at a local lake. The girls were all for it, but the guys waited to we swam farther out to get undressed and in the water. It is so much fun with a group of us :)

[nuovonudo]

first time naked socially? depends on how you define your terms, but here's a brief summary:

--began showering with classmates after p.e. in grade school (4th or 5th grade);

--experimented skinnydipping by myself as a young teenager while camping during summers near silver lake, barnard, vermont. i was soon "hooked" on skinnydipping

--first time skinnydipping with other guys was in college;

--first time skinnydipping with a mixed group (males and females) was with some high school friends back home one summer while i was still in college;

--first time on a nude or c/o beach was in greece, on the isle of skiathos, the summer after i finished college.

--first time at a nude resort, two years ago.

[wmichnudists]

Last August my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary by taking a trip to Toronto. About a month before we left I told her about a nude beach that I wanted us to go to. Well her reaction was no way shes going to take her clothes off and couldnt believe that I would. Well the day finally came that we were headed to the beach. My wife still making it clear that her clothes are staying on. So we headed to the Ferry Boat that takes you to the Island and my stomach was doing flip flops. Once we made it to the Island, it was a 20-30 minute walk in which I thought I was going to throw up. Finally we arrived at the Beach. We found a spot and grabbed our towels to throw on the ground to lay out on. As I was laying out my towel here comes flying my wifes top onto my towel. I looked to my amazement of her standing there topless in front of all those people. I think I fell in love with her all over again at that point. Now its time for me to take off my shorts. It took me a minute but finally the shorts came off. I would say I was uncomfortable for about 5 minutes and then everything seemed natural. We stayed for 3 hours. Now we cant wait to go again. We are nude every chance we can at home when kids are not present. We are hoping to camp at a nudist resort here in Michigan this summer.

[swnudedude]

I was about 22 when I went to my first nude beach on Long Island....I had always enjoyed being naked at home (whenever I was alone), but had never experienced outdoor nudity. I knew as soon as the swimsuit came off...it was for me!

[Nashoba-nowa]

I cannot remember the exact age but it was during childhood, I was a naturist since an early age, loved being without clothes, and would skinnydip and play with my friends nude every chance I could. Later living in South America and the Caribbean only added to that desire to be clothes free as much as possible.

[luvnaturism]

We are nude every chance we can at home when kids are not present. We are hoping to camp at a nudist resort here in Michigan this summer.

How old are your kids? Younger kids are natural nudists and would love to join in the clothes-free fun. Be sure to take the kids camping with you when you go to the resort.

Keep in mind that your kids are going to raise their kids the way you raised them. In other words, your grandkids will likely have the same attitudes toward naturism that you trained in their parents. We're experiencing that. We didn't discover naturism until after our kids were grown and gone, so of course we raised them with conventional attitudes toward nudity. Now none of our grandkids get to enjoy skinnydipping, even though we have a totally private pool that would be perfect for them.

[wmichnudists]

Well our youngest is 9 and our oldest is 19. We are going to be grandparents in July. Unfortunately here in the U.S. people look at nudity and children in a different way than some other countries. I work for the Michigan Department of Corrections and the number of inmates we have incarcerated for child molesting is unreal. I think this is a big reason here in the U.S. for the seperation of children and nudity. I wonder how this compares to other countries who have more open views on nudity. Is there less numbers of inmates incarcerated for child molesting or other sex crimes? I dont know the actual numbers here in the U.S. but I would bet it would be around 35% of all inmates. Sorry to turn this thread in a different direction.

How old are your kids? Younger kids are natural nudists and would love to join in the clothes-free fun. Be sure to take the kids camping with you when you go to the resort.

Keep in mind that your kids are going to raise their kids the way you raised them. In other words, your grandkids will likely have the same attitudes toward naturism that you trained in their parents. We're experiencing that. We didn't discover naturism until after our kids were grown and gone, so of course we raised them with conventional attitudes toward nudity. Now none of our grandkids get to enjoy skinnydipping, even though we have a totally private pool that would be perfect for them.

[boomdriver]

I had been a home nudist for quite some time. My wife generally wouldn't join in, but had no problem with my enjoyment. At last we found ourselves on a cruise with a stop at St. Martin. (Many of you can see where I'm going with this!) Anyway, we were "on the tour" when the bus stopped at Orient Beach. The stop was obviously designed to allow the tourists to gawk, but my wife and I walked down to the sand. I said to my wife "I always wondered if I had the nerve to try this- do you dare me?" Her answer was "go for it!" That was all I needed to hear. As I was stepping out of my shorts, I turned to look at her to judge her reaction. To my total surprise, she was stepping out of her shorts, too! We went into the water, walked around, and at no time did we feel out of place. When we finally had to leave, she told me she enjoyed the experience. Later in the tour she said "We should have stayed at the beach." No one else from the tour van took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the water, and no one mentioned having seen us. That evening back on the ship it was funny listening to the comments from the other guests as they talked about going to the beach to look at the "nudies". We WILL go back to Orient Beach as well as venues closer to home. Newbies- take my wife's advice and just GO FOR IT! You will never forget or regret it!

[connorsdad]

My first time was when I was 6 or 7. Spent the night at a friends, his parents, and now I think about it he also, were nudist and I had my first nude experience then.

Loved it ever since.

[Ken Palmer]

Wow Amber1986. This is a bit unusual for guys to be shy around girls who are skinnydipping. Most guys would flatout jump at the chance to skinnydip with members of the opposite sex. I just had to comment on this post if you didn't mind because I found it so interesting.

Ken Palmer

Skinny Dipping with friends at a local lake. The girls were all for it, but the guys waited to we swam farther out to get undressed and in the water. It is so much fun with a group of us :)

[Ken Palmer]

Hey a young nudist. Well,my first time being nude in public was at a nudist resort in Newberry Springs,C.A. It is a resort called Silver Valley Sun Club in the Mojave Desert. This was in the summer of 1991, like in July. It was quite a transition from the clothed world, I gotta tell ya! Actually, it took me a while to undress because everyone there were strangers to me. But after I did disrobe, I blended right in almost immediately with everyone else. I even played a game of volleyball with them and joined them in the jacuzzi after the game! To me, that was really a blessing!

Ken Palmer


hi every one its (a young nudist) with a new topic, so here it is:

What was your first expirence's been nude in public or in the house-hold???

i would realy appriciate your thourghts thank you http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[cenfldh]

My wife and I were visiting the north district of Canaveral National Seashore in July 2006. We got to the end of the road and went down to Apollo Beach. When I saw all the nude people, I asked her if she would be okay if I gave it a try. She said okay but looked a little comfortable. Wow, first feeling of sun and wind and water on bare skin! I roamed around a bit, and when I got back to our spot, my wife was lying on the towel sans suit. I was shocked but delighted.

[nude826]

My first experience should have been when I was in high school. I was out with some guys late one night. There was a country club in the middle of a very wooded area. There was an old farm house for the club house. They had built a pool out back. There was no fence around the pool. We went out there to swim. We all had suits on, but during the swim, all of the guys took off their suits and swam nude. After all, it was pitch dark. We were miles away from anyone. We were all guys. This was way back in the mid 50s when it was common for guys to take gang showers after PE Class.
I, however, had such a poor self image and body phobia, that I kept my suit on; even in those surroundings. (By the way, I never took PE in high school. I think I would have died if I had had to shower with anyone else back then.)
By college I had gotten over the body image, but with the opposite sex, never!
When I was 50 I finally went nude in public at Playalinda Beach in Titusville, FL. I've been nude ever since.
Phil

[ellie]

I love reading about people's nude debuts, because they all have the same basis in the tale. Possibly terror...followed by a 'Wow!!!' feeling. I've yet to read anyone who has said '...so I took my clothes off, freaked, and dressed again'. There's something quite basic about the human condition that means most people enjoy the experience of, at the very least, naked swimming. I suspect there's something buried deep in the soul of every human being that centuries of 'progress' have not erased.

Anyway...my own debut came at Cap D'Agde, the 'naked city' in France. My cousin, who is Dutch, asked if I fancied a summer job waitressing. I was about to go to university, so I though a little cash to supplement the student grant would be useful. And so, in the summer of 1995, we travelled from Amsterdam down to Agde and...went straight to work in the restaurant owned by a friend of my uncle.

I believe they've changed the rules now, so that 'foreigners' can't get work in resorts (nude or textile) now, and these jobs are reserved for French people.

We worked six days a week, and worked the first six days either setting food down, or washing up plates. Clothed. The owner had a rule about "when serving food, not in the nude".

Of course, we saw it all. Overweight, underweight, old, young, adolescent, circumcised, intact, saggy-breasted, shaved, hairy ('body piercing' wasn't so popular then, nor is it for me now).

Twelve hour shifts, 700am-7pm. We basically crawled back to our apartment at night and collapsed into deep sleep until the alarm went the following day.

When our first day off came my cousin dragged me out of bed and led the way down to the beach where she, already a seasoned naturist, stripped off immediately. I'd never as much as skinny-dipped or gone topless before. But, having been exposed to so much bare flesh for the previous six days, it seemed entirely normal. And not wanting to be a shrinking violet, I stripped off, too.

No one looked or paid attention. Within an hour I'd forgotten I was naked and was wandering up and down to the sea like everyone else, for a quick swim and then back to the towel and some serious sunbathing.

The next week we managed to swap shifts with some of the other girls, locals who wanted an evening social life, and worked midday to midnight, which freed up our mornings for a bit of naturist relaxation every day.

A superb experience.

And I've been a naturist ever since...

[nuovonudo]

Within an hour I'd forgotten I was naked and was wandering up and down to the sea like everyone else. . .. A superb experience. And I've been a naturist ever since...

thanks, ellie, for sharing your recollections. my first time on a nude beach was also in europe (a small island in greece) and i recall being very conscious of my own nakedness for about the first five minutes, then very conscious of everybody ELSE'S nakedness, and then after awhile blissfully unpreoccupied with it!

btw, during that same trip overseas, i went skinnydipping in the west highlands of scotland. even tho' it was midsummer, the water was freezing!!

[igor]

early '60s, i was 8 or so. my dad taught summer school and we (my brothers and i) would go with him in the morning b/c swim lessons were offered at the school beginning around 11. my dad knew the teacher who was in charge of the lessons (and we had met him several times before) so the first day, we get into the locker room, get into suits and stand in line to get in to the pool. heard some kids say something like "no suits? i'm not going," and get out of line. but i didn't pay much attention to that, i was too nervous just starting lessons. sure enough, we get in the pool area and the teacher says we have to take off our suits, shower and get in for the lesson. we do, but we are embarrassed. soon though, we are having a great time and don't think any more about it. the next day, we pack our suits (no way we were telling mom we swim naked) and go again. of course, this time we don't bother putting the suits on, but i do remember standing in line with my hands conveniently folded around my privates (which we always did for as long as we took lessons). about a week into this, my mom says she notices that are suits are not wet when we come home and asks why. we tell her and she says okay, then don't bother bringing them anymore. of course, only the instructors had suits on at any time. but i did learn how to swim that summer (and many summers after that). in fact, now i am a HS swim coach and instructor myself.

the lessons were boys only. not sure how my sisters managed to take lessons, maybe they went for years before we did and i do think they let them wear suits.

[Jack4611]

I first started hanging out nude with two cousins of mine around age 8 or 9. We would spend a lot of time down in the basement, just watching movies, playing games, whatever, in the nude. As we became more comfortable with this, we began going around the whole house nude, and when my cousin finally got a pool his backyard, we spent a lot of time back there as well.

[REMITROM]

First Time: As a pre-teen being naked when no one was home

First Time in Public: Swimming naked at YMCA for Boy Scout Swimming Merit Badge course.

First Time in Public as an Adult: Skinnydipping with co-workers in a textile beach late at night.

First Time Naked with Clothed People: Being the only naked person at a clothed party (long story, but I came to visit a friend naked and then stayed that way. The party was her dare to me.)

[Beesting]

When I was about 11 or 12 I was out riding my bike kind of late at night at a school near my house. I decided to try riding naked and I liked it, A LOT! One night after that I was sneaking up to spy on a party our neighbors were having. I was peaking through the fence into their backyard at all these people and I decided that it would be fun to be out there nude. What would all those people think if they knew they had a 12 year old nudist spying on them!

[nuovonudo]

First Time Naked with Clothed People: Being the only naked person at a clothed party (long story, but I came to visit a friend naked and then stayed that way. The party was her dare to me.)

remitron, if you feel like it, please write and tell us "the rest of the story." inquiring minds want to know.

btw this reminds me of a story i heard in graduate school. one of my professors was really "out there," always doing outrageous and provocative things. so one year at valentine's day, another prof invited this guy to his valentine's day party. my professor hired a male undergraduate to accompany him, (un)dressed as "cupid"; all the student wore was some rouge on "all four cheeks." now recall that this is alabama ... this stunt definitely had its desired (shocking) effect!

for years i wondered how that kid felt being the only one naked in a room fool of textiles. of course, now that i've done some modeling for figure drawing classes, i can relate a bit better.

[MissionNudists]

First time nude in public? That's a good question.

So young that I can't remember. My maternal grand-parents were practical and frugal, and that set the attitude towards clothing. Don't get your clothes dirty. "If you're going to play in the mud, take your clothes off."

As a child, I had a vitamin D deficiency, and there were two solutions, cod liver oil (yuk) and more sunshine. Since sunshine was free and my parents didn't have to force me to take it, playing nude was the solution.

Being raised in the rural Lower Mainland of BC, most of it was rural then, exploring (hiking) with your playmates (boys and girls) was the common activity (no sports fields), if you got too warm, you went skinny-dipping in the next creek, no big deal.

As a child I didn't have a bathing suit or a tuxedo. "Why buy something that you'll hardly ever use?" Going to the beach was a special event, maybe twice a year, and when we did, it was to one end of the beach. Mother had a bathing suit (the only one in the family). Dad went in the water in his underwear. Granny brought a second house-dress to wear in the water. Grandpa, my brother and myself went in the water nude but dressed on the beach.

Would you believe that my family was very religious at this time? They were, but "modest attire" meant don't flaunt your wealth, not hide what God created, your body.

When I was a teenager/young adult there were a lot of places in the Lower Mainland that we would go to and party and skinny dip, but most of them have become regional parks now.

My first wife didn't have a problem with nudity, she would strip anytime and anywhere. I was too conservative.

When I was dating my second wife, Germaine, I in invited her to Wreck Beach. The response was "I'll go, but I'm wearing a bathing suit." While chasing one of my sons, she fell out of her top, and off it came. About 10 minutes later, "What the hell." and off came the rest.

The following year the climb/hike became a problem for Germaine, so we looked for a nudist club. We found and joined the old Sunny Trails Club in Surrey, and have been part of organized nudism ever since.

We are probably not true Nudists/ Naturists because we actually believe that nakedness is natural and not sexual. They really don't, or there won't be so many rules to prove that it isn't. Don't do this or that, or don't wear this or that, because it might appear to be sexual. More on this at an other time.

[JRH]

My first social nudism was during a PE class in Junior High School. The teacher said we could wear our birthday suits during our swim class. The first day I started to put on a swim suite when a friend of mine reminded me we could swim in our birthday suits and said he was going to and suggested that I join him so I did, This was all boys only PE class. I had such a good time that I didn't wear one the rest of the time. By the end of the first six weeks no one wore a swim suit. Then when I was a Junior in college a friend of mine rode our byclels to a secluded section of a local river. It was a hot day so I suggeste we should go for swim, but he said he didn't bring a swim suit with him. I then told him about my Junior High PE class and suggeste that we coulod skinny dip. He immediately striped and jumped in. I then striped and followed him. The rest of the afternoon we laid around nude until it wes time to go home. When we got to his house we striped again and were sitting around naked when his younger brother got home he saw we were naked and striped also. We all had a good time running around naked until it was time for me to home. Although this was not realy social nudism I really got into enjoying nudism. My wife and I now sleep in the nude, but that is as much nudism she will participate in. I am nude all the time when I'm home alone.

[Flybare II]

First social experience was Naked City in Indiana.
Was on a trip and saw it on the map. And had to stop.
I was a home nudist and always wanted to try social nudity.
It was the perfect opportunity and had a wonderful time.
I have since had the chance to try several nudist ventures and if thing work out tommorrow I will be at Haulover Beach tomorrow. :D
Lucky Me.

[hurrisnow]

My first experience was when I was about 14. I was at my cousin's house during the summer. They had a pool and they live out in the country with forest between them and any neighbors. We were swimming at night and we decided to skinny dip. It was great, but there were no opportunities to follow and I had to wait many years before I could experience nude recreation again.

[J.P.]

When I was about 10 I would go around the house and the back yard nude when no one else was home. Unfortunately I was very shy and had a very poor body image in that I was rather skinny and not very good at any athletics.
In high school we did have common showers however I was always so uncomfortable being nude that I have blocked most of that time from my memory.
Around the house and at friends even in the hot Southern California summers I would not even wear shorts, let alone take off my shirt.
Given my background I really surprised myself with my first social nude experience.
I had heard about Black’s Beach in San Diego and fantasized what it would be like to be totally nude out in public. One day late in August, 1979 I drove down to San Diego to check it out. I was 25 at the time and I am rather embarrassed to admit I had never been nude with anyone. I parked in the lot for Torrey Pines Beach which is about a mile or so to the north of Black’s Beach. As I got close to the nude area I could see this huge crowd of people, almost all nude, at the beach ahead of me. Needless to say I was very nervous for the usual reasons but continued on. What happened next was what surprised me most.
As soon as I got to the area were nudity was OK, I immediately took off all my cloths (I had on shirt, jeans, briefs and shoes) and continued down the beach until I found a spot to put down my towel.
There is no way to describe the wonder feeling of being totally nude and not feeling like some freak or weirdo. I spent the whole day there walking along the beach and swimming in the water. What I regret not doing that day was interacting with people more. I have never been very good at making conversation and greeting people I do not know. Even so it was an absolutely fantastic day and I have been hooked ever since.
When it came time to leave I was very sorry to have to put on my cloths again. I actually stayed nude past the official nude area (so did many others back then) and when I did finally have to put something on, it was just my briefs until just before getting back to Torrey Pines beach.
Since that time I have been to several other beaches in Southern California as well as Deep Creek Hot Springs.
If you have ever felt like experiencing the freedom and comfort of social nudity but where to afraid or shy, all I can tell you is that once you try it there is no turning back.
Even if your friends and family are not that understanding you should still give it a try.

[roid3551]

My first real experience outside of my own house was at a local beach on the river about an hour from my house. It was really nice because there was about twenty people there and they all made me feel really comfortable so i felt right at home with nudism.

[cyptbeer]

Mine was Blacks Beach, had heard about it and decided I wanted to try it. I only felt nervous about 5 minutes, after that relaxed and had the usual good time at the beach.

[kelly99]

Wreck Beach---In my early 20s. I Went down to the beach clothed in a sweater, blue jeans and boots. I decided to walk the beach a bit before picking up the courage to take off at least my sweater. Boy, was I out of place. A few thousand naked people and me still in my boots,etc.
First day, I lay with only my *** sticking in the air. It took about 4 days till I got everything off. Yep, even my boots.

[bernardc]

I grew up in the country,and to spend days naked was no new thing.We always went swimming at the rivers and lakes.Two things wernt allowed at boarding school.(Unwritten rules)No boy was allowed to wear shoes and socks to school,we had to go to school barefoot,and secondly...no swimming allowed with clothes,boys or girls alike.Oh..and a third rule...No sleeping clothes,it had to be nude!And we used to slip into the schools swimming pool,boys and girls,strip naked,and swim .We were caught once by the supervising teacher,he just stripped naked as well and swam with us.In PT,if it was swimming day,and you had not brought your swimming trunks,you had to swim naked,and obviousely,half the boys did not posess swimming trunks,so Pt swimming was mostly naked.(Classes were seperated.Boys had Pt together,and Girls had Pt together,never mixed PT.)

[riptidenj]

My first "proper" experience was in the Summer on 1977. I went to a local rsort on a Friday, not too many people there. A nice older couple invited me to play Scrabble with them and their friend, then I met an attractive woman.

[Frenum8]

There is an isolated area near my home town (Ithaca NY) that people go swimming and sunbath in the nude. I started going there when I was about 14. At first it was to see the naked people, but then I started going there because it was a great place to swim and jump off cliffs into the water. One day I hiked up to the damn to go swimming. There were quite a few people there, some nude some clothed. I was 17. I had no intention of going nude when I hiked in. I found a spot to put my stuff. I took off my shoes, my shirt, looked around a little, and without thinking much about I slipped off my shorts. I had wanted to do that for a long time. I remember thinking, "I can't believe I am naked". There are often people there that I know so I was a little nerviouse that someone I knew would see me. That feeling past quickly as I became comfortable with it. I walked down the hill past the other nude sunbathers and dove into the water. The feeling of swimming nude for the first time was incredible. I swam for a while, walked around nude with the other nude swimmers and sun bathers. The feeling of freedom felt so good. Just as i got back to my towel and stuff, this kid i knew from school walked up to his stuff (not far from my stuff), he was soaking wet from swimming and completley nude. I thought that was amusing as I was worried that someone I knew would see me in the nude and as it turned out the only person there I knew was already nude.

I have sent the rest of my life looking for and enjoying nude beaches and other places to be nude. I recently purchesed a home in MAS that has great privacy in my back yard. I am frequently nude in my back yard now and enjoy every minute of it. I do miss social nudity though.

[BuefEOD]

For the longest time, my nudity has been limited to my house, backyard, or remote areas with no one else around. Back in May, I was working a job in Alabama and had a 5-day weekend for Memorial Day. I had done a lot of research on the web about "clothing Optional" beaches and naturist/nude clubs and had read about Haulover Beach, so decided to go there for my first time.

So, I made the trip down there, but after checking into my hotel (which SHOULD have been fairy close to Haulover) I realized I didn't have internet for directions so I just walked down the beach. Needless to say, I didn't find it. The next day I DID find it. (Got good directions this time.) The parking area was arcoss the street from the beach and there was an underpass for pedestrians. When I got to the high shrubbery (to block the view rom the traffic) I saw a sign that said "You May Encounter Nude Sun Bathers Beyond This Point". Right behind the sign was a naked man taking a shower, so I figured I was in the right place.

Well, I took my cooler, chair and towel down to the beach, found a nice spot and set things up. After everything was set up, I took off shirt and shoes. So now I'm standing there in front of my chair and I said to myself, "Well, this is what you came for. It's now or never." And with that, I dropped the shorts and folded them up with the rest of my clothes. So now I'm standing on the beach, totally naked fpor the first time. What a feeling.

I spend a few hours there (as the previous day was wasted on a wild goose chase) before I had to hit the road. But on the way out, I got a flyer that talked about Apollo Beach. Since it was on the way, I decided to stop by and check it out. It was a good drive off the interstate, but I made it, stripped down and spent a few more hours in the buff.

After the job in Alabama ended, I went back to California and decided to visit as many clothing optional beaches as I could before the next job started up. So now I'm hooked, just like just about everyone else on this website.

[Naturist Zoar]

My first times are as follows:
1962 - swam naked at camp
1966 - swam naked at high school
1974- swam naked at Black's Beach
1979- swam naked at Sun Valley Nudist Camp

[Trainfan]

I remember the first time that I was nude in public was when i was stationed in Berlin. I had been given a couple of free passes to a place called the Blub, a huge, indoor waterpark right in the heart of the city. A friend of mine told me that Germans always used the sauna in the nude and since at the tiime I was more or less a closet nudist, I was naturally intrigued. Anyway, the day came for me to take the plunge -- literally and figuratively. I remember not knowing what to expect. When I went through the doors, I could see that everyone had a swimsuit on! Needless to say, I was both relieved and disappointed at the same time. So I decided to have fun in the wave pool. After a while, I noticed that some people were going into a sauna, which had the letters FKK on the door. I later found out that those letters in German translate into nudist area. Anyway, as soon as I opened the door, although I didn't realize it at the time, I was opening a door to being a full-fledged nudist. Everyone was nude and no-one seemed to mind. I struck up a conversation and found that I was on the wrong side of the building. The entire other side had multiple saunas, steam rooms, an outside sunbathing area, a cold water plunge and even a bar and grill. But best of all, the whole place was intended to be enjoyed while in the nude. I remember that I didn't take long to get undressed, but at the same time it was surreal. I wound up staying most of the rest of the day, going in and out of the various saunas and getting a schnitzel at the bar. The whole time was fantastic, but after that, I was definitely hooked for life.

[Garden]

Back in the 1960's while on Boy Scout camping trips.

Garden

[E_for_exabitionist]

well mines is a happy story, and a great event in my life. I was hanging out with some of the other teens in my apartment complex (i was the new guy) and they invited me to go hiking in the woods (our complex is just off the woods, its private property, but...) So we walked in a ways, and one of them asked me if i had ever thought about nudism. I told him i had, and he said they liked to come back here to their own little "nudeist camp" and just relax. I was kind of nervous the first time, but they were supportive, and now i hang out there alot, just not in the winter lol.

[skidawg21]

My first time was back in 1975, we all went to Califoria for a wedding, one of the off day's my cousin said I am going to take you to a place that you won't find out east (Ohio) Boy he was right, he took my younger brother and I to Blacks Beach. We all ran down to the beach took off our clothes and had a great time. Young and old were all their, what a great first time I had.

[K1396]

Labor day 2002, at Hanlan's Point in Toronto. It was a beautiful day. It was one of the greatest exeriences of my life. It was a lot easier than I thought. Wish I had done it 30 years earler.

[inudist]

my first public nudist experience was the German sauna when I was a young servicemember stationed in Germany. I was somewhat surprised to find people in nude mixed company there after being raised in the US, but I quickly joined in and absolutely loved it!

[turtlendragonfly]

i have always loved being without clothes. i skinny dipped in my early teens at my aunt and uncles house and loved it. our first public nudity was gunnison beach. our first club we visited was avolon

[kristennaturist]

My first simming dress I got then I was in the Army.http://www.clothesfreeforum.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
:confused: My parents was nudist so it was naturaly http://www.clothesfreeforum.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
:)for me to bee nude.
My parents told me that everybody are unik and that nobody have to shame http://www.clothesfreeforum.com/images/smilies/mad.gif
:mad:over their body. The body is a "Gift" from God and we are not suposed to be shamed of his work. Dont shame :o because you got a unic body there is never more anybody who have such body as you. Why hide such a wonderfully thing with a lot wet textils??
Be happy :) and ;) bee naturaly the most impotant is to bee friendly and thru.
whises Sven from Sweden

[BigJaybowski]

Only time i was naked as a child was in the bath, have never seen any of my family naked. When i was 16 discovered naturism, and i started been naked when house was empty. At 18 started sleeping naked, then at 21 went along to my first nude swim and have been a nudist ever since :D

[RyanAB]

Family was always conservative and covered up as a child. Never any nudity. I remember when I was 14 or so surfing the web on my Dads old laptop dialing in on a 28.8 modem and somehow stumbled upon Naturally Magazines website. I was fascinated and hooked into this idea of walking around naked. I started to be nude anytime the family was out and noticed that my self esteem was increasing. It was great!

First nude experience was when I was in Vancouver at Wreck Beach. Terrified, I told myself I would strip and stay where I was. Needless to say, I stripped, walked, mingled, and had a great time. When it came to leave, I was walking toward the trail to exit and I turned around, stripped again and stayed for a little while longer.

Some may think that it is weird, but this is something that natural and right if done wholesomely. No one really knows that I am a nudist other than the few who many have seen some Facebook groups I have joined. My parents and family would be supportive now and would maybe even join in.

Next step, get the GF thinking about it, get to Vancouver again and think about joining the local club!

Ryan
Calgary, AB

[TallMax41]

I can't remember my first time exactly. I grew up on a farm and when I was about 12 or 13 found that I liked to go out to the fields or woods and take off all my clothes just to be nude in the warm sunshine. Got to a nude beach for the first time at 18 and loved it.

[Duneman]

I remember spending summers at my grandparents in the country, and running around nude with my two sisters and four cousins on the lawn in the lawn sprinkler.
I would have been about 5 or 6.

fond memories..... Duneman

[naturist_norm]

Back in 1997 when I was 15 years old I had a 'Saturday job' (except it was on Sundays) at the first gym/fitness centre in town. Then every business was closed on Sundays including the gym. My job was to clean the wet area consisting of a sauna, steam room, plunge pool and showers. I had a key to the place and worked alone. It was normal to be nude in the wet area (always single sexed) and I worked nude as it would have soaked any clothing worn in the sauna and steam room. One Sunday I turned up for work to find the owner's wife, sister, au pair and two children waiting for me. The owner's wife explained that she tried to call me to come in late as they were wanting to have a family sauna. Ok, I said I would use the gym until they were finished. The owner's sister asked me to join the family sauna as a better way to pass my time. So that was that, my first mixed nude experience and I was hooked especially as it felt so natural and swept away the hypocrisy of why we have single sexed facilities.

Later, my nude freedom extended to playing squash at the gym but that is another story for later.

[mjmm65]

About 15 years ago whilst walking in the local hills, stumbled accross a group of nude walkers, got chatting t them and thought I'd give it a try. enjoyed naturist oportunities ever since.

[nudebushwalker]

Skinny dipping and nude bushwalking with friends when I was still at primary school - maybe 9 or 10 years old. It helped that we lived out on the fringes of town, where we could wander around the local bushland. Going naked was only natural when we were out there..

[Andy1982]

My first time in public was when I was 24 when I went to Lady Bay nudist beach in Sydney. I had wanted to visit a nudist beach for a while but I don't live anywhere near one or had never been on holiday anywhere with one.

Towards the end of my holiday I finally decided I was going to do this while I had the chance. I remember being a bit nervous on the way, I'd been going naked at home when nobody else was in for about 7 years but I'd never done anything like this before and wasn't sure how I'd feel when I got there. I had second thoughts for a moment when I went past a clothed beach just before but decided to continue on anyway.

When I got there weren't many people around so I found myself a space on the beach and started taking my clothes off. Everyone else on the beach took no notice and within a few minutes I felt really comfortable being naked. The weather was great, it was a hot sunny day so it was nice to be able to cool off in the sea. I arrived about 12pm and remember looking at my watch expecting it to be about 1:30pm and suddenly found I'd been there for 3 and a half hours. It was an enjoyable day out and I certainly had no regrets afterwards, even if I did get a bit sunburnt :)

[narod]

TallMax41 and I did the same thing.
I was born and raised on a farm. At the age of 12 - 13 , I'd do the same thing. Go out in the fields and take my clothes off and run around nude. My parents had many loud fights when I was a kid. When they'd get into a fight, I'd jump on my bike, ride as fast as I could, away from the farm, and go some where that I could be nude. Sometimes in the mountain, sometimes to the State Prision Farm grounds (and, yes, sometimes the inmates were working in the fields when I would go there - my uncle was a guard, and he'd always know when there were troubles at home), and sometimes, just up in the fields on our farm. Just getting away from the fighting, and getting nude helped me relax and get that fighting off my mind. That fast bike riding has led me to being a serious Roadie (Road Cyclist).

[skidawg21]

I was fifteen and I was out in southern California, my cousin took me and my younger brother to what he said we would not find out east. He took us to Blacks Beach, now this was back in 1975 and he was right. We hit the beach strip off our clothes and had a great time.

[todgar]

To make a long story as short as possible, I started out sleeping in the nude as an adolescent, and I would also occasionally go skinny dipping.

In my twenties, after graduating from university, I spent some time doing some travelling. My first real experience of organized social nudity was at the Swanbourne Beach near Perth, Western Austalia. This was in April, which is in the early autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. I remember the weather being absolutely sunny and beautiful and the water of the Indian Ocean being warm and crystal clear.

After Australia, I headed to Japan, where one of my college buddies was working as an English to Japanese translator. Some of his colleagues and I did a night out on the town, which included a visit to an onsen, which is a geothermal hot spring. According to Japanese tradition, both genders bathe fully nude in an onsen. I found lying about in the hot water of an onsen to be one of the most relaxing experiences ever.

As positive as these experiences were during my travels, I ended up in my thirties immersing myself in my career, so I did not have to much time to do much in the way of clothes free recreation. It is only recently that I have been able to arrange my free time so that I can get away more on the weekends. However, I am having the time of my life now that I am able to participate in clothes free activities on a regular basis.

Take care and stay bare.
Todd

[Hoosier Mic]

I was at a Boy Scout camp when I was 11. Our morning activities ended at 11:00 AM when we had free time including swimming in the pool. In order to change into a swimsuit we had to walk a quarter mile to our tents. Instead, we starting stripping down on the pool deck. We swam nude several days and then put our clothes back on. Since we were wet, the clothes got damp and uncomfortable to wear. A couple of us forgo the clothes and walked to the mess hall for lunch. The only people there were ladies about our mother's age. This went on for the rest of the week. On Saturday, the motherly cooks brought their teen age daughters to help in the kitchen.

None of us thought anything about walking naked in front of girls who were just three or four years older than us.

Hoosier Mic

[tanbare1973]

When I was a teenager, I used to sneak back to a back corner of a cornfield on our property and lay out. Nudity wasn't really accepted in my family.

My first adult experience was at Haulover Beach when I was on vacation in 2000. And I've been hooked ever since.

Now if I can just get out of Indiana....

[Lake Cruiser]

When I was a teenager, I used to sneak back to a back corner of a cornfield on our property and lay out. Nudity wasn't really accepted in my family.

My first adult experience was at Haulover Beach when I was on vacation in 2000. And I've been hooked ever since.

Now if I can just get out of Indiana....

That's my first experience also. I used to go to the middle of our cornfield when I was about 12 and strip down in a place where the corn just didn't seem to grow and loved the way the sun felt on my body. We also lived in rural Alabama and would draw water from the well and poured it in a #2 washtub about 10 in the morning during the summer and I would bath outside about 5 or 6 in the back yard. Man I miss those days.

[Westcoaster]

As a very early teen, I too would wait until my family went out, so I could go naked around the house. Sounds like that's a pretty common experience here, and in conversation at the beach, it seems like just about everybody did it. I believe its probably the most common "first experience". It would be interesting to see just how many of us started in the lifestyle as "home nudists" this way.

[sanua_chap]

Like many people, I sometimes went naked at home when I thought I wouldn't be caught.

Years later, I was introduced to the sauna in Finland, and gained my first experience of social nudity with other males.

Later, I started to use naturist saunas in the UK, but the first one happened to be only frequented by males at the time, so it was no different from what I was used to. Subsequent occasions were mixed.

Then my wife and I started to attend mixed naturist swims.

Then we joined British Naturism.

Then we started taking naturist holidays, both in the UK and abroad.

So I'm not really sure what my 'first time' would have been...

[coralbare]

I remember as an early teenager going to the creek close to where I was living and wading in the creek with just shorts and shoes on. This happened often during the summer before the creek would dry up. Some years it did run year round. But I was by myself and there was a nice deep pool and so I stripped down and had my first skinny dipping experience. After that on occassion I would strip and enjoy wading and swimming in the creek. Didn't do much in my later teenage years. I still enjoyed being naked and slept nude some of the time, but not much outdoor nudism.

I do remember when I was about 20 going with a friend on a road trip. There were three of us and we had camped along the Colorado river in souther Utah. We ended up going skinny dipping and then hanging out around the fire nude. Was a very fun experience.

Not much happened after that and with getting married and working on the career, didn't think much about nudity or find ways to enjoy a nudist lifestyle. But I did go camping with my wife when I was about 35 and we found a little time to be nude together outside, mostly for some sexual play and I found I enjoyed staying nude after we had played around. I had a few showers during this trip just standing outside in the sun and pouring the warm water over me and then letting the sun dry me off. It was great. After this, when I went for hikes in the mountains and was alone, I would strip down and do some freehiking.

My transfomation to social nudity was going to hot springs when I had a chance. At first I always wore a swim suit and would remove it when I was alone. The time in the hot springs nude was much nice than having to wear a swimsuit. Once a lady came to the spring and I had put my swim suit back on when I saw her coming along the trail. But she came up and we talked for just a little bit. She went behind a rock to change into her swimsuit, but didn't try to really hide well. I could easily tell what she was doing. But she came back and we talked for awhile and she brought up the fact that it was fine if I wanted to be clothing optional in the spring. I think she had seen me sitting there naked before I had noticed her. So I removed my swimsuit to try it out and to see what it would be like to be nude in mixed company and I thought she wanted to remove her swim suit. But she never did take off her suit in the spring. But I was very comfortable being nude even with her not that way. When she got out to leave, she didn't bother to go behing the rock to change, but just put on her clothes next to the spring. So it was a very non-sexually charged experience and my start to enjoying social nudism. Had many more times of enjoy a nude soak in a hot spring in mixed company and much prefer that over wearing swimsuits.

Now if I could only get the wife to be a little more at ease with this, we could really have some great outings when we travel. She is slowly joining me at times, but for the most part doesn't want to be nude around other people. But she has gotton to the point of being nude much more than she used to around the house and even if we are alone at a beach or boating. She may not fully join me being nude, but does go topless at times and doesn't think I am weird for enjoying being nude like at first. She felt that only perverts would enjoy being nude, but now she can understand why it isn't a sexual or a perverted thing. I'm looking forward to some warm weather again and a chance to be outdoors in the nude.

[danbookman]

I remember taking my clothes off around the house when no one was around as early as five years old. But my first nudity in front of others was in gym class in 7th grade. We were encouraged to shower and the first couple of days I did in my underwear. As you can imagine it was uncomfortable the rest of the day. Then I noticed that one of the other guys would walk out of the shower nude and take his time getting dried off and dressed. I thought, "If he's not ashamed why should I be?" and just stripped off every day after that.

[Ultra41]

My first experience was on Haulover beach. My wife and I had a hotel near the beach and we walked down to see what it was all about. It was early evening and not very crowded. I quickly drop my trunks while my wife sat next to me. within 5 min she took off her top and in 10 more she was totally nude. We had a great time and since then have been to several nude resorts and are planning our first nude cruise later this year.

[marko486]

I do recall a few times in my early teens, growing up in the Ozarks, spending alot of time in the woods alone and sometimes going nude. Also loved to swim nekkid. it wasn't till much later when I was 25 (almost 20 years ago), I was in a bit of rut, working alot of hours in N Texas, and a friend from work invited to a nudist place with him. I didn't really have any prediliction about it, but just went to go experience something different. It definitely changed many things for me including me seeking women that were at least comfortable with their own bodies, regardless what they looked like.

[1oldman1]

Hello all:
Please see my post of "Ever been the only..." of May 27, 2009

[maxnude]

1oldman1

Hello all:
Please see my post of "Ever been the only..." of May 27, 2009

The post you refered to is in the "Miscelleanous" Forum.

Just go to it and copy the CF URL of the page:

Re:
http://www.clothesfreeforum.com/showthread.php?t=4990&page=18

5-27=2009 @ 3:01 PM by "1oldman1" post #172

[Feelthebreeze]

Well,

The experience that got me hooked on being nude outdoors wasn't a social nude experience. However, a friend's parents invited a group of us college buddies down to their beach house in Delaware, near the Maryland border. It was the 4th of July weekend, and both my girlfriend and I LOVED the outdoor shower that they had attached at the back of the house.

It was private, with an open top and about a foot or so of open space near the bottom, which allowed the breeze to blow through as you showered. It felt great!

One morning there was a line for the outdoor shower, four or five people deep. My friend's mom pointed out to my gf and I, who were waiting at the far end of the line, that there was also an indoor shower. We looked at each other, grinned, and said "No, thanks...we'll wait" She laughed understandingly.

Ever since, I've wanted to feel the breeze blowing unhindered over my entire body in the great outdoors...

FTB

[JoseO42]

My first time nude in public was at Haulover Beach. I always thought about it but for one reason or another would make excuses not to go. Finally decided to stop making excuses and at least try it once to see if I would enjoy the experience.

Funny thing was that I was more nervous when I got there and noticed all the people nude and I was the one wearing clothing. It made me feel more self conscious cause I felt out of place. I found an open spot among everyone, set down my towel and various other items and proceeded to get undressed.

I thought on my drive to Haulover that I might get nervous and chicken out once I got there and had to start getting undressed in front of total strangers but I did not feel nervous at all about getting undressed. It felt the same way as when I get undressed in the morning to take a shower.

Not sure if my first experience is an exception since I have read a few other stories and it seems that for most people, it takes a few minutes for them to get comfortable with the idea of getting undressed in front of others but I was comfortable right from the start.

[WorldCitizen]

I remember being nude in front of people since I was a child, both at home and in public. When i was like 5 or 6 and didnt want to take the shower, my mum took my clothes off and pushed me to the shower. Sometimes i escaped from her after being stripped. When i did it, i used to hide inside the house or in the garden, and she ran all over the place trying to find me. It was a game for both of us, and i stayed a long time naked before she actually catched me. By the age of 8, i started going to the sauna with my father, and i loved the feeling of being nude and the relaxing sensation of the sauna. We were naked in front of a bunch of other men, who were also naked, sometimes with their children too, and no one cared. I still love these two: being nude and the sauna. :p

[timothyc]

I have never been socially nude in mixed company and only a couple of times accidently seen nude by women other than doctors. I always enjoyed being naked whenever I could when alone and was fortunate to sprend time in the country where I could sometimes just spend time in the nude outdoors without worrying about being seen. The only times have been naked with other people present other than a public shower or changing room is at doctors offices or at the hospital by medical personnel who I have no problem whether they are male or female taking off some or all of my clothes depending on the examinatioon. As far as I am concerned they are medicall people doctors and nurses who have seen plenty ofnaked men and as long as they act professional and do their job I do not care who sees me naked.

[Moontan]

I have always liked being nude ever since I can remeber.

[baboon]

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[AlbertaGuy]

I'd probably consider my first public experience (aside from locker room showers) to be when I was 20 and traveling in Japan. An inn I stayed at had an 'ofuro', or communal spa bath. I differentiate this from the locker room setting in that after you've scrubbed yourself clean at an individual washing station, you get in to the large communal tub for an extended hot soak.

My first outdoor public experience was at the beach in Tulum, Mexico. I was staying at Cabanas Copal and their beach is clothing optional. After a couple of days of watching other people doff their clothes, I took the plunge as well. It was a great feeling, swimming naked in the warm Caribbean waters. Since then I've been back to that area once more, to an unofficial CO beach on Corsica and also to Hawaii's little Makena beach on Maui as well.

[coralbare]

My first nude experience was as a young man about 12 years old. There was a nice creek by where I lived that we used to go play in during the summer. I was there alone once and decided to try skinny dipping. It felt so nice to be nude and in the water. I would try this again every once in awhile after that and wished I could do it more often.

A first this summer has been to go freehiking and not worry about being seen. I will hike on trails that don't have alot of traffic, but don't worry about trying to cover-up every time some happens to come past me. Most people have just returned my greeting and kept on going. If I can tell there are young children or even teenagers, I hurry and slip a cover-up on, otherwise I just don't bother. It has been great.

[zydeco]

I had the feeling years before the opportunity became available to try being a nudist. I had seen films of the life style and always longed to be part of it .
My partner and I tried it on the island of Hvar when we were on holiday. We found that the rocky ledges were taken over by the naked sunbathers. I persuaded my partner and we joined , it was bliss and I loved every minute we could be naked. We made friends and though the hotel was not nudist we then found with another couple that there was an island that boats carried you to was competely nudist and we could walk around with complete freedom. From then on we joined them and went to the island and enjoyed each others company with no inhibitions. I have had other experiences which I could tell you about if you would be interested. Let me know.
Zydeco

[speedoman]

My first experience was several years back in the 80's when I was a bachelor once again and on a Sunday I passed a sign"open house" so I ventured to see what it was all about. Due to the single male quota filled, I was allowed a tour of the nice place and remained for a few hours until I was told to leave, but could return during the week when there would be more opportunity for the club to know me better and so I did, landed up becoming a member, meeting more friends and also helped each Monday with cleanup after a weekend.. so what an experience for me and too bad the club closed a few years later. yet I enjoy going to deer park where they are nice and friendly and always welcome me when I have a chance to be with them. until then I just enjoy being home with nothing on but a smile and sleeping naked. take care and thanks for being my friends

[maliakei]

It's difficult to know exactly when or where my first nude experience was like except being very young playing in the water.

I used to be a member of a club where my favourite place and activity was to swim laps in the pool. It felt free being there without a swimsuit. Back then work consumed much of my time, however, those trips were well worth the drive since it was a place which allowed me to become more socially & spiritually connected with the few very special people there. It was nice to attend an event; although it was the nature and quiet times I enjoyed the best. Being there seemed like a 'little piece of heaven'.

Often there were times, while driving freely down the frontage road on hot summer days, the highway to the right was crowded with cars inching their way to the beach. I'd chuckle inside thinking . . . if only the people knew of this better place just around the bend!

My philosophy of naturism is that all of us are born nude because this is nature’s way of saying it's completely natural to be nude. It is also the most comfortable way to be too. Being able to swim without clothing and to feel the cool water, the breezes, and open air, even the raindrops -- this has been one of the most freeing experiences I’ve ever known. It is especially nice in the shared company of special friends.

After reaching my 30’s I got a better sense of myself and began accepting my imperfections. When the 40’s came around, I quit caring so much about what other people might be saying or thinking. Being a part of the naturist community has taught me to be more accepting of myself and also of other people. I believe there is a great deal to be gained from this, i.e. shedding the masks of insecurity and showing there is nothing to hide. This has also made me a happier person.

If it weren't for a longtime mutual friend, I'd never known the Clothesfree site existed either. Since then I've learned a lot by reading the varied topics discussed here. The vast majority of folks here are open-minded, non-judgmental, informative, caring and supportive of naturism. Being here makes me feel part of an extended nudist family.

[maui breeze]

Our first experience was last summer in Maui at Little Beach. WE were on vacation that we saved for 25 years and thought we would try something different. Well we did and found out we enjoyed it. So for the eleven days in Maui six of them were spent at Little Beach, my wife (and I) had the best tans ever!

[tetonhiker]

I don't specifically my first experience at home. It was either in/out of our house in the country or at our cabin. We had many trails around our house on 40 acres. It was a treat to run them at night and lay out in the sun during the day. I also enjoyed sitting on the deck watching approaching summer storms. Running through the woods at the cabin was also exhilarating. All the time naked, of course.

I'm still waiting for my first public experience. Even though it's not the ideal place, I'm hoping for a chance on the Big Island of Hawaii later this year.

[NormallyNude]

My first nude experience was with my best friend when I was 10 or 11. We would sleep outside during the summer and as soon as it got dark, our clothes would come off and we would be off exploring.
When he moved away, I continued my nude wanderings the woods behind our house. Many of our neghbors had pools and I was the neighborhood "house sitter" so I would always have access to a skinny dip during the summer. Most of the houses were secluded so there was never a worry of getting caught.

When I went away to University, the University town had a nude beach that saw a lot of use. This was my first group experience and I remember the late spring day that I forded the river to make it to the beach. The people were very cool and welcoming and I returned almost every warm day for the next few years. I met a few people that I had classes with and we would have study sessions at the beach. We recently moved back to this town and unfortunately the beach no longer seems to be nude or even exist.

When I went home one summer, I spent almost an entire month without wearing clothes. I was amazed at how accepting my parents were, though my Mom did ask me to wear a towel when eating or cooking. My dad and I spent a week rebuliding a camper and I was nude the entire time.

When I met the person, whom I later married, I told her of my preference for a nudist life style. On one of our first dates we went to a hot springs. I later took her and a group of her friends to the beach for their first nudist experience. While they enjoyed it, none of her friends took up the lifestyle.


We raised our kids in a nudist household. Most of the time when we were inside the house we were always nude. A couple of times the kid's friends would come in with out knocking, which embarassed our kids, but they said that nothing was ever said to them about it.

NN

[sdson]

When I went home one summer, I spent almost an entire month without wearing clothes. I was amazed at how accepting my parents were, though my Mom did ask me to wear a towel when eating or cooking. My dad and I spent a week rebuliding a camper and I was nude the entire time.

It's great your parents were so accepting, even your Mom. How about your siblings?

Great story thanks for sharing.

[John_in_CT]

When it comes to being nude indoors, that is lost too far in time to remember. Outdoors, the first time was around age 14, in a secluded back yard, when I was certain no one would see. But when it comes to public nudity, that didn't come until age 38, when the entire family (wife, children, myself, and even a friend) made several trips to Moonstone Beach in Rhode Island. It was a wonderful experience, but the prudes found an excuse to close the beach, so it is now just a memory to those of us who went there.

[FLBareBear]

This is kind of ruff to remember... My mom was severely against anything remotely involving the body or nudity. I was probably 6 or so before I found out that there was a name for " it ".

But I always enjoyed visiting my cousins on their farm during the summer. Things were so much more laid back and confortable. It was no big deal for all of us kids (boys and girls) to spend most of the days nude, or close to it. The main reason to dress was for going to town or for protection (like while hunting in the woods). I'm guessing that would have begun when I was 6 or 7, and ran thru my 13th or 14th year.

[scottwilliamsonoc]

My first nude experience, that I can remove was at the home. When I was younger, the family would be nude in the swimming pool. Once my brother, sister, and I started going through puberty, that stopped.

My first out of the house, semi private experience... a skinny dipping party when I was 17

My first out of the house nude experience, in public... nude beach when I was 19 in the Caribbean.

This is minus the high school showers and gyms of course.

[OzRoadtripper]

I saw a documentary on TV called Nude Moments about a decade ago and was fascinated by the lifestyle. I had a conversation with a friend about it and half jokingly suggested that her adventurous friend would be interested in going to a nude beach. Said friend was intruiged with the idea so we decided to take the plunge. Before we went I mentioned it to another friend and was surprised that he was interested and wanted to go as well.

The day came and we went to Cobblers Beach in Sydney. I can recall the nervousness and excitement we all had as we walked down the path and could make out a lot of skin at the beach through the trees. We walked to an open patch of grass and stripped to our swimmers, each not wanting to be the first to bare all. The adventurous friend took her top off which was an icebreaker, and then at the count of three we all stripped bare and sat down in unison for about a minute. After the moment of shock wore off, one of us decided to get up and walk to the beach and the rest of us followed. From that point on we all felt pretty comfortable with the experience and enjoyed the rest of the day at the beach.

I remember being in town that night and having a different perception of how I looked at people after spending a day among nudists. It was easy to picture anyone could be a nudist without much effort and I didn't see what the big deal was anymore.

Interesting to write this all down, it helped bring back all of the memories. It didn't feel like that long ago!