People Share The Biggest No-No's You Shouldn't Do In A Nudist Community.

In popular culture, where nudity is seen as taboo and sexualized, nudist aim to teach us a thing or two about living the natural lifestyle.

1. Family Friendly.

Had a former co-worker who frequently spent his weekends at a nudist camp. I was shocked to hear that he took his children. I said, “I can’t believe they allow children there!” My other coworker responded, “I would never go to a nudist camp that wasn’t family friendly. Being nude is not about sex, it’s about not wearing clothes. If kids aren’t allowed, then that clearly isn’t the case.”

2. Sweaty.

Don’t sit on anything other than your towel. No one likes butt sweat.

3. Quit Staring.

Taking pictures, without permission. Same can be said for ogling (especially if you’re the ogler with clothes on). I regularly frequent nudist gatherings in town and when cameras come out, it doesn’t take long for people to… (story continued on the next page…)

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It doesn’t take long for a mob of angry nudists to put that activity to rest real quick. I’ve also seen people chased off for getting a full eyeful while wearing clothes while the object of their attention is most definitely not. That said, there is a caveat to note here: if the camera is pointed at a model off in the corner, with no other people in view, it’s totally fine. It comes down to consent and reasonable expectation of privacy.

4. Odd Ones Out.

Apparently you should never call it a ‘nudist colony’; that’s considered pejorative. Also, some nudist communities have non-nudists move in because they inherit the property or something, and the nudists get really pissed off at the fact that people wear clothes to board meetings and such. It’s not clothing optional, it’s nudist!

5. A Fine Line.

The few times that I have been at a nudist beach, I have discovered that there is the ‘perfect’ amount of eye contact that establishes you are friendly and wish the other person/couple a good day; however, if you go a second past it, then you are creepy!

6. Trial Period.

My parents (formerly grandparents) own a lake house at a nudist lake. We always have a trial period with new club members before we let them permanently join, to make sure they aren’t weirdos.

7. Sexual Behavior.

I was born at a nudist resort, actually lived there for a few months (my parents had a cabin there when I was born), and spent most of my childhood going there with my family in lieu of the more typical parks and beaches most kids go to (story continued on the next page…).

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My father, sister, her children, and I all still go out there a few times a year. My dad is on the shareholder’s board, handles the newsletter, and is a more hardcore nudist than I am; he never wears clothes unless he has to because other people. I have seen hundreds of dongs in my life, but never once have I seen an erect one in person. Sexual behavior of any kind is not allowed at the resort (except on your own rented/owned property, never in any of the common areas). A huge part of the reason is that kids are present. We’re here to be comfortable in our own skins, out in the peace and quiet of nature, no clothing required, but it must be family-friendly. New members go through serious screening to prevent those who have the wrong idea from getting in. One violation, and you’re out on your butt faster than you can say, ‘It was an accident!’

8. Bon Apetit.

The biggest thing was that you had to wear some kind of bottoms to meals. No bare butts in the food line.

9. Weed Out.

You’re required to be nude to swim in the lake, to weed out people who want to sit there fully clothed and take in the naked people.

10. Keep Movement Down To A Minimum.

The most irritating thing for me was probably playing beach volleyball on a nudist beach. Everything just hangs and swings around all the time.

11. An Overview On Nudist Life.

Some background: my parents owned and operated a “nudist camp” from about 1955 until 1986. We lived on the property, so I was raised as a nudist.

Before I start, I think some distinctions need to be drawn between nude beaches, nudist camps and nudist resorts.

Nude beaches are generally under-the-radar public beaches that are used by people who want to swim nude, but they are generally open to anyone, so the local ‘rules’ depend on who is going there and why. There are some that are formally recognized by the local authorities and limit the wearing of clothes, and others that are remote enough that the police don’t bother them much.

Nudist camps (never “colony”) are more like a private campground where people can come for a day, a weekend, or a few weeks (story continued on the next page…).

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Generally, they are a private club where you pay a fee, but some allow daily or weekly visitors. Many of the camps have semi-permanent residents who stay in trailers or small cabins.

Nudist resorts are kind of like the camps, but are run sort of like condominium associations and cater to permanent residents, but allow some short-term visitors.

At these latter two kinds of places, it’s understood that you are there mainly to enjoy living without clothing, so the expectation is simple: if it’s reasonable to be nude, be nude. That means that if it’s cold, or raining, you wear clothes. If a woman is on her period, she might wear panties or brief shorts (so yes, everyone knows, so what?). If you’re cooking you wear something, usually just an apron, and that can look funny from the rear view. Yes, the towel thing is true, generally a small one like a tea towel though. You just grab it and take it with you to sit on, no biggie.

So much worry about erections in the comments. It’s generally not a problem, because it gets to be normal to see nude people and that takes away some of the thrill. But yes, it happens, and when it does you can a) wait it out or b) hold your towel strategically and jump in the generally unheated pool, which takes care of it. When I was a teenager, my non-nudist friends from school were obviously really keen to come and visit me at home. They were all worried about getting hard, and exactly zero had that problem when the day came to visit the first time.

Some have said that it’s prudish and inconsistent to be intolerant of erections. There is some truth to that BUT remember that the local authorities were generally opposed to the nudist camps, and any suggestion that is was a place where there was open sexual activity, especially since there were always young children around, would be all the excuse they needed to shut it down. So nudists in general want to make sure any sexual activity remains private and feel that too much open sexuality is not a good idea.

Another thing to mention is that body shaming is not an issue at most traditional nudist camps. Yes, as has been noted (over and over again), the average nudist is not a model. That’s because they are, in fact, average. Imagine a group of people at your local supermarket, Target or Walmart. Now imagine them at a campground, cooking dinner at a barbeque, kids running around. Now imagine these people doing that, but naked. That’s a nudist camp!

Unselfconsciously, naked mind you. The thing that people like about nudism is that they don’t need to worry about how their body looks, whether they are wearing the right clothes, etc. the commenters who talk about how ‘ugly’ that is miss the point. It’s only ‘ugly’ because we have a limited and unrealistic expectation of what a nude human body should look like, and 90% of us don’t live up to that. Women seem to be especially happy to stop worrying about how their bodies will be judged, because nudists generally don’t judge.

So that leads me to some other things that are frowned upon. Ogling and openly staring at someone’s “assets”, whether that’s a large penis, breasts, etc. is not done. No signs or warnings required, people just ‘get it’ by example. Sunglasses that hide your eyes, either too dark or mirrored, are avoided, because it could make you appear to be ogling.

12. Don’t Get Too Excited.

From what I’ve read, erections surprisingly enough. ‘We accept all bodies, but not when they do that’ you’re supposed to cover it with your towel.

13. Attention Seeking.

There is a rule about no genital jewelry. It draws attention to the genitals, which is inappropriate.

14. Security!!!!!

Don’t wear clothing too much (story continued on the next page…).

Sometimes is okay, but if you’re like never hanging your junk out security will bust you! This is really only applied to adults. Adolescent kids often sneak into clothes and no one minds.

15. Weed Out.

You’re required to be nude to swim in the lake, to weed out people who want to sit there fully clothed and take in the naked people.

16. Time To Think About Other Things.

Just because someone is at a nude beach or nudist colony, doesn’t mean they want sex all the time (some of the nudists, themselves, need to keep this in mind).

I go to the beaches because they’re probably the one place I’m not thinking about sex.

17. It’s Natural.

Nudism really isn’t that mysterious (story continued on the next page...).

You know what a naked body looks like, right? It’s basically just that, but a bunch of them, swimming around in the lake and talking to friends. Occasionally we get into a prank war and stick turkey decoys in our neighbour’s yard.

18. Be Respectful.

No pointing and laughing.

19. Common Courtesy.

My parents were nudists when my sister and I were little, so by default, we were too. The only unspoken rule I ever noted was when children were little enough to be junk height, you knelt, or placed a towel in front of your junk. It always more ‘I don’t want a kid to mash me on the junk with their face accidentally’ as opposed to ‘don’t show my kid your junk!’

It was fun growing up like that.

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