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Though I’ve considered myself a nudist, or naturist, for about 9 years now

May 16, 2008 – 9:07 am | by admin

The Evolution of a Nudist written by Larry (a.k.a. Gymnos40)

Though I’ve considered myself a nudist, or naturist, for about 9 years now (I’m 41) I actually started down the path to being a nudist right before I entered my early teens.

How I learned of nudism I don’t recall. Since I was raised in an extremely conservative family I do remember that my parents opinion of it wasn’t positive. So I’m pretty sure doing something that my parents would be against was part of my motivation for me at the time.

During the summer of 1975 my mother got a job. Up until then she had been a stay at home mom while my dad went to work everyday. With my mother working now too it meant that suddenly I had the summer home to myself during the weekday.

I started by being nude inside the home while they were gone to work. Usually I would just do stuff anyone might do but I would do it nude. One time I saw some sunshine coming in through the front door and decided I wanted to get outside nude.

At this point I should describe my neighborhood. It was an older blue-collar neighborhood in a major Texas city. My backyard was a little larger than half an acre. When they built the neighborhood they didn’t include an alley. At the far back there were two very old wooden tool sheds (which play a part in the story later), some trees, and a near jungle of bamboo that blocked views to the homes in the back. On either side of the back yard were other homes with just a wire fence separating the yards. This meant our property was open to viewing by neighbors on either side. They had fences, trees, and structures that meant none of the neighbors beyond them could be seen. The front yard was average sized with a driveway and no fencing or privacy for the majority of it. We lived on a curve at an intersection with another neighborhood street.

My first experiences going outside nude were in my backyard when my parents were gone. I would look to see if the neighbors cars on both sides were gone (being that everyone worked I assumed that meant no one was home) and then strip and go out the back door. I found it exhilarating every time I did this. So I decided to find more ways to be nude outside more often. Which meant I needed to find a way to be nude when my parents were home.

I decided to convert one of the ancient tool sheds into my own personal naturist resort. What I told my parents was that it would be my “club house”. Of course since I didn’t have a club I guess that didn’t matter. It would have simply seemed to them like another one of those crazy ideas I had all the time. One of the tool sheds, which I suspect had actually been a rather good sized workshop long time ago, was in pretty good shape structurally but it was a disaster inside. Decades of dirt and junk had piled up. So I grabbed a broom and paper towels and started cleaning. Once it was clean (to use the word loosely) it was time to make it private. So I got some trash bags, which were solid black, and cut the seams and used them to cover a large open part that faced a neighbor’s house. Since the tool shed was in the far back buried in the bamboo I was secluded from our house and everyone else’s now. Plus, the other shed, which was larger, gave additional protection from the view of the neighbors. I don’t know how many hours that summer I spent out there listening to the radio or reading while nude.

But none of this was enough for me. So I decided to push the envelope some more.

In the summer of 1976 I started climbing out my bedroom window nude at night while my parents were asleep. My bedroom window was on the side of the house with a brick wall separating it from the neighbors. So being there meant I was outside looking at the front yard while nude. But since it was dark no one could see me from the street. The only risk was if my parents decided to check on me and noticed I wasn’t in the room. Gradually I started to walk further and further into the yard each night. Being that it was around midnight or later there wasn’t any traffic and no one was outside but me. Nor could they see me from any windows. At least once or twice I jogged down the block to the stop sign and walked back.

But this wasn’t the biggest risk I took. At this time I also stopped using the back door to get to my backyard when my parents were gone. Instead I decided to walk out the front door nude, in broad daylight, and around the house to the front gate. But rather than use the gate I would climb over the fence just for the experience. Anything to enhance the sensation of being nude. And this was when I started climbing trees in the back yard, which was risky as well.

Now comes the really foolish part of the story when it all falls apart. One day, Lord knows why, I decided to take the trash out while nude. Maybe I was naпve and thought I could simply get away with this since I seemed to get away with so much else. Or maybe it was the thrill of the risk of getting caught. Remember there wasn’t an alley so garbage pick up occurred in front of the house next to the street. So here I go wearing just my birthday suit out to the street carrying a bag of trash. And wouldn’t you know it some neighbor kids (who I didn’t know) went by on their bikes, stopped and stared for a moment. I turned and walked back in the house scared I was going get in big trouble. Nothing seemed to come of this over the next day or two so I figured it was cool. Boy was I wrong.

Later that week I went to a youth event down in Houston. Upon my return as I was dropped off by a friend I saw my parents sitting on the front porch as they often did when the weather was nice. But when I came up I saw they weren’t happy. It was then that I learned that the kids had told their parents who had called the police. The police had arrived while I was gone to investigate a report of a “flasher”. But when they spoke to the kids that had seen me they were so intimidated that they wouldn’t talk and the cops agreed not to pursue it.

Now don’t go thinking I was out of the woods yet. As I wrote earlier my parents were very conservative and didn’t approve of nudism. They just couldn’t understand why I would do something like this. And they talked about how disappointed they were in me. So this ended my outside nudist teen adventures to say the least.

Off and on through the years afterwards I would still occasionally be nude inside while home alone. But even after getting married, my wife and I didn’t go around the house nude. Then about 9 years ago I learned of Christian Naturists and found there was no conflict between my faith and naturism. In fact, I learned that they actually go together. By visiting naturist web sites I learned more of naturist philosophy and body acceptance. While my wife became a household nudist I accepted social naturism as being a big part of my life.

Today whenever the temperature permits I’m nude at home. I’ve written numerous articles for the Christian Naturist newsletter Fig Leaf Forum. I maintain two naturist web sites as well as participating here on Cat’s message board and others. And I’m a moderator of a local Yahoo Christian Naturist group, which meets together monthly. So now I’m participating in social nudist events at house parties and naturist resorts. All of my close friends are either naturists or know of and have no problem with my naturism.

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Lisa nudist - written by Lisa

May 8, 2008 – 5:33 pm | by admin

We went to a nude beach the first time when I was 10 (two years ago). Before we went there the only times people saw me in the nude was getting changed for PE at school. I wasn’t going to go nude at the beach. I took my swimming costume and mum and dad said I could keep it on if I wanted to. Seeing them in the nude was going to be funny because I hadn’t seen that before.

When we got to the beach there were nude people everywhere. I laughed to start with because it looked funny to see them walking around like that. We walked along the beach looking for a place to stop. It was hard to find a place because it was busy. I had my swimming costume on already and so I took off my t-shirt and shorts and went in for a swim. I didn’t want to see mum and dad nude then and got away from them before they got a chance to take their clothes off. While I was playing in the sea I could see where they were and could see they were nude. I stayed in the water for a bit then went back to mum and dad. Dad was laying down on his back and it was funny seeing him nude. Mum was nude as well but that wasn’t as weird as seeing dad. I got embarrassed seeing them like that and went back to the sea for another swim. It wasn’t as bad seeing other people nude.

When I was playing around in the sea I started talking and playing around with some other girls there. They were all in the nude. We sat near the edge of the sea talking to each other. I told them it was the first time I had gone there. They had been going there for ages. I said I was too scared to take my swimsuit off. They didn’t try to get me to and said it was up to me if I left it on or not. We walked to where they mum and dad were. When we got to where they were they got their towels and dried off. I could see that I was nearly the only one on the beach that wasn’t nude. Their mum and dad didn’t say anything about me wearing a swimsuit. They must have through it was funny because hardly anyone else had one on.

A bit later I went back to where mum and dad were. It wasn’t as bad seeing them nude that time. Everyone was like it so didn’t look as strange. I decided I was going to be nude as well and took off my swimsuit. That felt funny to start with. When it was off I sat down on my towel so people couldn’t see as much. It felt better because my swimsuit was wet and was all sticky. It only took 5 minutes to get dried off my the sun. I stayed on my towel a bit and went back to the sea when I saw the other girls go back that I was talking to. They didn’t say anything about me being nude that time. It was as if they didn’t care less.

I could see dad was talking to someone near the sea and I went to where they were. I stood there with dad and felt shy about standing there in the nude. I kept looking at the man he was talking to and checked to see if he was looking at my body. I don’t think he looked at it even once. It was like I had clothes on and he didn’t stare or anything like that. All the time before we went to the beach I was shy about people seeing me in the nude and said I would keep my swimsuit on. In the end it was more embarrassing wearing my swimsuit there. Nobody was looking at my body.

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The wife and I had been nude around the house

April 30, 2008 – 9:38 am | by admin

The wife and I had been nude around the house, but never in a public place until we visited Orient Beach in St. Martin. When we arrived by taxi, we were dropped off right by the big sign that warns people about the clothing optional beach. I told the wife, “I’m going to do like the rest of these people, and take off my swim suit.We’ll never see these people again.”
“Yeah right!: replied the wife. ” You do it and I’ll do it too,” never suspecting that I would actually remove my clothes on a public beach.
We picked out a chair, and I removed my bathing suit. The wife had this funny look on her face. I reminded her of her promise, and she reluctantly took hers off too. Within a few minutes, we mustered the courage to go for a swim, and even go to the bar for a drink.
After that experience, we have never looked back. Since then, we have encountered nudists at a lot of the C/O places we have been to, and have found that they are probably the most non-judgmental group of people on this earth.

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Stacy nudist teen

April 25, 2008 – 7:51 pm | by admin

I tried it my first time one week before my 17th birthday. I suppose I must first back up and give you a little bit of the story leading up to my first time. Actually it started about 2 or 3 months prior to my 17th birthday. My best friend and next door neighbor (Ashley) mentioned to me that she was a nudist. I first though she was pulling my leg. She asked me why I didn’t believe her and I told her that I had been over to her house many times and her family was always dress. Still Ashley insisted that she as well as her family were nudist.

One day I was in my room just hanging out when I heard splashing from the pool next door. I went to my window to see who all was swimming. From my room I can only see part of one end of the pool. But sure enough, there was Ashley’s brother about to dive in. I could only see his back side but he was definitely nude. I looked out my window for the longest time after that trying to see who else was swimming. I finally saw others as they exited the pool to the house. I couldn’t see them completely but I could for sure tell they were not wearing clothes.

After that time I was very curious. I asked my friend lots of questions about it. She never really pushed me but she did encourage me to think about trying it someday. She also showed me web sites of nudist including the old Danni Webber site. The stories by Danielle, Louise and Natasha helped me a lot. I knew my mom had been to nude beaches before, but she certainly doesn’t go nude here at home. But still I thought there just might be a chance that she would be ok with me being nude here at home. So after several weeks and days I got the courage to talk to mom about it. I ask if I could be nude here at home like Ashley does at her house. My mom just kinda stared off in space for a few seconds then sighed and said, “just don’t go out the front door”.

I was so excited at the permission to try that I went upstairs to my room and started to undress. At the last moment I put on shorts and went down stairs topless. No one was around at that time but mom, and she didn’t say anything. I then decided that it was silly to just do it half way and returned to my room. This time I was determined to go downstairs completely nude. But as I went to my door I just couldn’t do it. I spent maybe an hour or so stalling and doing my nails brushing my hair picking out ear rings and brushing my pubes etc. My heart was beating so hard I was so incredibly scared and excited at the same time. My family had never seen me with out my clothes before. I finally closed my eyes took a deep breath, opened my eyes and started down the stairs.
I first went into the den and then to the kitchen for a drink. As I went back through the house I came upon my younger sister (Jessica) and my brother (Steven). I have never seen their eyes so wide in my life. My sister ran to my mom in the other room and I could hear her say “Stacy doesn’t have any clothes on”. I then heard mo reply “you just worry about Jessy”. The two of them followed me around the rest of the day, actually for a couple of days lol.

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I found nudism at home as I have a very large private property and live miles from anyone.

April 22, 2008 – 4:46 pm | by admin

Well I guess it is time I post a hello and introduce myself. I found nudism at home as I have a very large private property and live miles from anyone. Hence I can be all the time nude– unfortunately the climate and the heating system does not permit year round nakedness. It sure was nice to have a few days in January that allowed a few days o/s but I know those days are coming at least for the next six months. I have never shared my nudist with anyone or done nudism away from home. I understand Juniper Woods has a first time visitors day in July, I think I might try it out, though I am not sure I understand the desire to be naked with others, I have a great venue and enjoy my time close to home. That said I guess I should invite others to share my private space. So if you are in the area contact me– there is a beautiful mountain stream here.

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Thanks for letting me share and become your nudist friend.

April 22, 2008 – 4:25 pm | by admin

Hi, I am also new on this page so let me introduce myself. I am Bobski and I am from Michigan. My wife and I go to Orient beach every chance we get. We just got back from Key West, Florida, We got up to the Garden of Eden where we joined 3 nude ladies and one man. We joined in the dress code and sure enjoyed it.We will be at Orent beach next week for only one day as We will be on a cruise. Michigan sure is cold in the winter…. We love to get nude and get a all over tan…..

How I became a nudist by Cat

April 16, 2008 – 5:02 pm | by admin

Nudity has been an important part of my life for as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until around four years ago that I told my family about my preference to be without clothes because I was afraid of what they might think or say. It’s a subject that is surrounded by shame - most likely because it’s so often automatically associated with sex. Being naked is not a sexual thing and most definitely something that we should not be ashamed of. Let me start by telling how my naked life evolved. By the way, apologies for the lack of natural photos here but my web host would not allow them. I’ve therefore included a few photos of me in my favourite clothing. Yes, I do like wearing nice clothes when I have to but given the choice would wear nothing at all.

I don’t think there was ever a time when nudity did not feel very natural to me. When I was very young I was forever taking my clothes off. Mum was constantly putting my clothes back on and it wasn’t until I reached the age of around seven that I spared mum this tedious task. It wasn’t that I started to keep my clothes on but I did become more selective about when to remove them. She won’t mind me saying this because she does agree to some extent, but it was mum who made me feel ashamed about wanting to be naked. She made me feel as though it was something that was wrong and that our bodies should be kept covered at all times. Dad had a similar point of view but it was always mum who had the task of getting me to dress so I felt more negativity from her.

Despite the actions of my parents, my desire to be nude still remained very strong. In the evening, after taking a shower and brushing my teeth I’d put on my nightshirt before going downstairs to say goodnight to mum and dad. Little did they know that as soon as I was in my room I’d remove it and climb into bed naked. In order to prevent anyone from getting suspicious I’d take the nightshirt to bed with me to make sure it got creased and crumpled. At every opportunity I took my clothes off. I’d often take walks on my own to the woods and fields near our house, find a secluded spot and then undress. At the time I had no idea why I felt the way I did. On one hand I found it natural to want to be without clothes but at the same time I was left with the feeling that I was doing something really wrong. I never talked to anyone about my desire to be nude and kept it a very private thing.

My nude compulsion did not grow weaker over time. When I was eleven years old and started at secondary school I made some new friends. I became very good friends with Kelly and we spent a lot of time together. She was the first person I ever told about my preference for nudity. It wasn’t my intention to tell her about my dark secret. We were out walking one day during the summer and Kelly suggested we stop and sunbathe. She half jokingly said we should go topless to get a better tan. I don’t think she was expecting me to agree but was quite pleased that I went along with the idea. We lay there in just our knickers in virtual silence for about ten minutes. There was definitely some tension in the air and we lay there completely motionless. All of a sudden Kelly proclaimed that she was going to go completely nude and without waiting for my approval slipped her knickers off. I didn’t need any further prompting and took mine off too. Once we were both naked the atmosphere lifted instantly and we were chatting and joking just the same as we had been earlier. That was such a significant moment in my life and I’ll never forget it. For the first time I felt my nudity was not something to be ashamed of. The fact that Kelly had chosen to be nude made me aware that I was not the freak I had believed myself to be. I completely opened myself up to Kelly and told her about my feelings about nudity. Although her enjoyment of being without clothes was more casual than mine she did often sleep naked and had been out nude sunbathing on several occasions.

Kelly didn’t stay in the area for very long and moved away with her family around a year later. During the time we spent together nudity around each other became fairly relaxed. Whenever we went off for walks together away from civilisation and conditions were suitable we’d inevitably undress. Kelly was an only child and regularly had the house to herself. If ever I visited and her parents were out I undressed. Kelly did not always do the same but was happy for me to remove my clothes. I felt sad when she left the area but we stayed in touch and remained friends for some time after. We talked about our nude activities in letter we wrote to each other but as time passed Kelly’s mention of them became less frequent. She was far more interested in talking about her new friends and I assumed she had just got out of the habit of spending time nude. I was always more keen on being nude than she was and I can only assume that without me around to give her that little bit of prompting the thought to undress crossed her mind less and less. It wasn’t long before I stopped writing about my nudity and once again I felt alone and insecure with my feeling.

At the age of twelve I was starting to feel more aware of my body. The physical changes I was going through made me feel differently about myself. My thoughts were becoming more sexually orientated and I was feeling far less secure about my body. But despite all that, my desire to be nude was still the same as ever. I was being trusted much more by my parents and they didn’t feel so concerned about me being home alone for longer periods of time. I was often the first to arrive home after school and I took full advantage of it. I’d immediately take a shower and then sit downstairs watching TV with a towel conveniently positioned to wrap around myself should anyone come home.

Although it was not for me as such, on my thirteenth birthday dad brought a computer home. It was fully Internet ready and my first chance to surf in privacy. We had the Internet at school but because there were always other people around I had to be careful what I read. I read lots about nudity and for the first time found out there were lots of people from all around the world who felt the same way I did. I also found out that the labels ‘nudist’ and ‘naturist’ were something I could identify with. I wasn’t that abnormal after all.

My biggest step of all came when dad enquired who had been looking on the internet for nude photos. At the time I had no idea that it was possible to find out what web sites had been visited and was baffled how dad knew. He immediately suspected that Chris had been searching for porn. By the sheepish look on his face it was clear that Chris had been looking at things that were probably inappropriate but because I felt it was my surfing that had lead to dad’s discovery I owned up and took full responsibility. It was also the perfect opportunity to talk about what I had actually been looking for and bring it all out into the open. Dad was surprised about my admission but didn’t give me the hard time I was expecting. It was most likely because I didn’t give anyone a chance to speak and gabbled for a good 30 minutes on the whole subject of naturism and my feeling about it all. Both my mum and dad were sympathetic and they could clearly see how seriously I felt about the subject. We discussed it for hours and I told them absolutely everything. Chris was slightly amused at the whole idea but Rebecca was totally unphased. Neither mum nor dad had a problem with nudity in principal and all those years ago when ensuring I was appropriately dressed they stressed it was in my best interest and not due to their prudish views. I can now see where they were coming from but it wasn’t something I could easily grasp at the time. It was partly because they were not keen on the idea of me roaming naked in the woods all alone but also because of my strong desire to be without clothes that they gave me more freedom around the house. Everyone was allowed their say as it affected us all. Mum and dad were in agreement that I could wear whatever I liked as long as we didn’t have visitors over. Rebecca couldn’t really have cared less and Chris said he didn’t mind but still appeared amused at the prospect.

I must admit to finding the thought of being nude in front of my family worrying but not enough for me to not want to go thought with it. The next morning I went nude in front of them for the very first time. It wasn’t as bad as I imagined it would be. Apart from Chris everyone was very supportive. They didn’t make a big deal and tried to act as normal as possible. I’ve got to say that mum and dad did a fantastic job. They made me feel very relaxed and didn’t draw attention to my nudity once. The conversation at dinner that evening was about the same old things: schoolwork, what our friends were up to and our plans for the weekend. It was almost as if nothing at all had changed. The only noticeable change in attitude was that of Chris. He was more than a little curious about my body and although pretending to find my behaviour ‘gross’ he did more than his fair share of looking. Not that any of it bothered me.

Over the following months everyone attitude to nudity was becoming even more relaxed. After a month had passed it was clear that they were all feeling genuinely indifferent about nudity. Chris stopped making his little jokes and Rebecca increasingly spent more time nude also. After a bath or shower in the evening it became normal for her not to dress. She got into the routine of sleeping nude and I think mum appreciated having less laundry to do. Once spring had passed and the weather improved I took to sunbathing nude in the garden. I didn’t seek the permission of mum and dad but simply assumed they would not mind. Neither of them batted an eyelid and took it in their stride. Rebecca also went clothes free for longer periods of time and regularly played nude in the garden. Our back garden was relatively secluded and it would take a conscious effort to be able to see in by either of our neighbours. One afternoon Rebecca was outside playing and I was laying out in the sun. I looked up to see one of our neighbours stretching their neck to see over the fence. He said something like ‘when did the nudist camp open?’ and laughed. It didn’t bother me one bit and in fact appreciated his laid back attitude.

Within a few months we were moving house. I was going to miss our house and my friends but the prospect of living on a farm with more space than we could dream of was very exciting. Our cottage was over a mile away from the main farm house - which was to be our closest neighbour. Apart from the houses in the far distance all you can see was open countryside. It was almost a dream come true as I’ve always loved the country and with all that space it made a potential for nude living much more viable. We spent two weeks slowly moving our furniture before settling into our new home permanently. I’d been looking forward to the day I’d wake up in our new home for quite some time. I must have gone through the scenario in my head at least a hundred times before actually been able to do it for real. On that first morning I got up, walked downstairs and straight out of the door without the need to get dressed. I then wandered through the surrounding fields and took in the freshness of the summer morning. At that point I knew my life was going to be so much better.

I do feel extremely lucky living in such a wonderful environment. For the last three years I’ve been able to enjoy a clothes free home life. We have no neighbours to worry about and I can remain naked both inside and outside of the house without fear of offending anyone. During the week I have to attend college almost every day but at weekends it’s easy to stay nude the whole time. I don’t have to shut myself away in order to live this way and can freely roam outside whenever I feel the need. Rebecca has also become more keen on being nude. It’s almost instinctive for the two of us to undress when we get home for no other reason other than because we want to. Chris has also become more relaxed. He’s has not taken to it as much as Rebecca but does spend a few hours nude each week. We have a river a couple of miles away and it’s a great place to hang out in the summer. It’s not deep enough to swim in but does offer a refreshing way to cool off when it’s very warm. One of Rebecca’s favourite places to walk is the woods and she often takes one of our ‘neighbours’ the dogs there.

Although we live in a very secluded spot our nudity is not a completely private affair. Over the last few years I’ve developed a very blasй attitude to nudity and it is of little concern who sees me nude. From what I can tell Rebecca has very much the same attitude as me. If mum and dad have friends over then none of us find it a need to dress. Rebecca did go through a period of wearing clothes whenever her friends called. Strangely she was happy to remain nude if Chris has friends over. She’s now grown out of this and keeps her clothes off unless leaving the farm.

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Nudes A Popping, Burning Man - Is It Nudism?

April 13, 2008 – 4:54 pm | by admin

I’ve heard about and seen photos of this event. Believe it takes place in a nudist resort somewhere in Indiana. From what I saw of the pics, it looks more like porn. Do you think this is a good event to promote nudist or was it a good idea that turned into porn? I’m of two minds on the subject. But am interested in the opinions of more experienced people here. Also, what do you think of the Burning Man festival? From what I’ve seen of that desert fest, it seems a better and less pornographic promotion of social nudism than Nudes A Popping.

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April 13, 2008 – 4:52 pm | by admin

Sailordave;

In my personal opinion, nudes a poppin has nothing to do with nudism, its all exhibitionism. I have seen the pictures on the net and it is a supposed nude beauty contest, with the women speading their legs open for all these guys to takes pictures. As far as the Burning Man Festival, I haven’t been their, but I have seen the video. From what I have seen is it is less of exhibitionism than nudes a poppin, but more like counter culture, somthing semilar to woodstock.

Kim =^.^=

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April 13, 2008 – 4:50 pm | by admin

What gets me is it’s put on in a nudist resort. That leads me to believe it may have been started as a way to get people in and recruit new members. Is those possible new members worth the negative publicity for nudist? Plus I’ve seen that it’s been hosted by porn stars.

April 13, 2008 – 4:50 pm | by admin

Cheri correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t The Poderosa where nudes a poppin is held, loose their AANR affiliation because of their activities? I saw a programe on the TV a while back about a porn star that was a Miss nude America or some title like that. Guys would pay to have their picture taken together with her nude. Nudes a poppin does not promote family friendly nudism, its aimed more at the voyeur.

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April 13, 2008 – 4:50 pm | by admin

Burning Man is as Kim said, a commbo nudist, hippie, alternative life style gathering and has been written up in “Travel Naturally” and other accepted mainstream nudist zines. the one in indiana is an exhibition of bare bodies, not to be confused with the lifestyle. it is a “event” which does a lot of harm to legitimate nude recreation

April 13, 2008 – 4:50 pm | by admin

Kim, I don’t remember if Ponderosa ever held an ASA/AANR charter, but it is definitely NOT nudism.

Dave, it was started to raise funds for the park.

Porn stars and the more exotic strippers do attend according to reports. Cameras and videos are encouraged. Things like this is what started to get rid of the Queen/King competitions at the ASA/AANR regional levels and at various parks across North America.

:) Cheri

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April 13, 2008 – 4:49 pm | by admin

I was always curious how and why that event got started. Seemed counter productive to have about a hundred strippers and some porn stars appear at a nudist resort which opens their doors to photo/video camera totting voyeurs that are going to post these photos on the web and sell their video all over the place. Kind of interesting from a karma point of view. One is created to generate funds and the other, Burning Man, is grown organicly in the desert. One goes more and more towards porn while the other grows in artistic expression.

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April 13, 2008 – 4:48 pm | by admin

Nudes a poppin thumbs its nose at regular nudist clubs. If you notice from the pictures, all the guys are dressed and behind a fence taking pictures while the women spread and pose for them. It does make money for the Ponderosa, and a lot of people enjoy it, I just wish they wouldn’t associate it with nudism, just gives us a bad name.

April 13, 2008 – 4:48 pm | by admin

Ponderosa never was a member club of the ASA. They contained their own breakoff association of the National Nudist Council which they called the United Nudist Council or UNC.

Unfortunately, I was in on the original brainstorming sessions and helped promote the original Ponderosa nude pageants which eventually developed (with the help of “titty bar” promoters) into the “Nudes-A-Poppin” shows they host now. The original concept was to raise money for the club and educate the public at the same time about a real nudist club. The original pageant contestants were actually the wives and women members of the club.

However, once the promoters took over, the members wanted no part of these shows because, as it has already been pointed out, they no longer represent nudism in any form and are actually misleading to the public.

Take care and …
Keep it Bare !!!

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April 13, 2008 – 3:17 pm | by admin

I have seen a lot of traffic about Nudes-A-Poppin but what are your opinions about Burning Man.

My limited exposure to it seems to show that the people who go are very tolerant of those around…

Seems to be the opposite of Nudes-A-Poppin in many ways…

Burning Man is cool! Well really hot since it’s in the desert. But it is a celebration of artistic creativity and of tolerance for differing cultures and ideas.

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April 13, 2008 – 2:57 pm | by admin

I’d love to go but it’s probably too hot there for me. It is definitely the opposite of what Ponderosa and the topless bars and massage parlors have to offer.

Nudity is incidental at Burning man…their purpose is freedom of expression. Most of the nude people there have their bodies painted or covered in mud. Not your run-of-the-mill nudism

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April 13, 2008 – 2:38 pm | by admin

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