I am getting my nude backyard work done again! Not all of it done nude, but some of it. Soooo nice!
I found out something strange. When I am totally nude, I feel...well...nude but normal, not "naked". But if I put on shoes or sandles, I feel the nudity a lot more. As if my body notices what is on, so it notices more what is not on.
But if all is off, barefooted as well as naked, then I dont' feel quite so "naked".
If only the neighbors knew just how normal this feels!
I wear sandles because if I wore shoes, I would feel the nudity even more.
Boyd Allen "May the Lord protect our nudity from the sight of those who will not benefit, and may he allow us to be seen by those who will."
I've noticed that wearing sandals makes me feel "normal" when naked. I'm not feeling the hot pavement and not thinking about if I'm going to accidentally kick something and break a toe (done that twice). I guess there's too many sensations on the bottom of my feet when I'm barefoot and it doesn't feel right. Since I walk around the club all the time with the same sandals I've worn for many years I...and my feet...have become accustomed to the feel.
There are a large group of otherwise "textile" people who have a strong preference for going barefoot, even in less than ideal terrain. I am a fellow traveler with them. Try Googling barefoot hiking and you'll encounter people who enjoy nude feet as intensely as we enjoy being barefoot all over.
When I was a boy I generally went barefoot when I played outside in the summer months.
I spent most of my time treading on grassy lawns, enjoying the cushy feel of fallen hardwood leaves on the forest floor, experiencing the squish on a few muddy patches of bare dirt and occasionally relishing the cool crunch of wet sand by a creek bank
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Bare feet served me well in all those conditions.
After a few weeks of spring and summer barefooting, my feet developed a thick leathery sole of their own.
There was never a time when this barefoot boy did not also enjoy being nude, but there were few opportunities for outdoor nudity. I had to content myself with wearing shorts, so I thought.
On rare occasions, my destination would require that I cross hot pavement or walk through prickly pine straw.
It helped to run across the pavement and pass slowly and deliberately through the pine needle patches.
I gladly wear shoes for team sports.
My front and back yards have a lawn soft enough that even the most tender feet can safely pad around.
I strike the middle ground between the barefoot cold weather hikers and the "indoor-only" barefooters.
You don't have to convince me to play soccer or tennis with shoes on. And what kind of person can enjoys walking barefoot on hot pavement?
And I will also admit that if I am wearing footwear in chilly weather, nudity is often quite comfortable so long as my feet are not making direct contact with cold wet ground.
Finally, as Boyd can attest, the sand spurs at otherwise idyllic White Tail Resort in Virginia render shoes a virtual necessity on their lovely green lawns. This noxious weed is seldom a problem where the soil is not sandy.
So I do not judge too harshly those who choose to cover their feet, but I invite you to push the envelope just a little more toward increasing the moments of nudity for your feet.
Yeah, the grass isn't to kind to bare feet at WTR, but since I don't like to wear shoes or even sandles when I'm there, I had to find a compromise.
The gravel of the road is too rough, and the grass too prickly, so I usually walk right on the verge between the two. No grass, and no gravel, either. If I do have to go across either the gravel or the grass, I just go carefully... and usually don't have to stop too many times to pick anything out of my feet.
I see you found that sweet spot too. I found my self walking along the edge like that. But I have also been known to do a quick run, light on the feet and get it over with.
I know from reading several articles in "Runners World" and "Mens Health" that runners who run barefoot suffer far less knee and joint injuries. It seems that barefoot runners learn to land differently on their feet and that's what prevents shock in joints. Nike now sells a shoe that emulates the barefoot with segmented soles but still provides protection from punctures.
Interesting site. Thanks for sending it my way Daniel. I'm not sure I could stand the toughening process needed to run barefoot. I'm a 200 lb. runner, definately not light on my feet.
"I'm not sure I could stand the toughening process needed to run barefoot. I'm a 200 lb. runner, definately not light on my feet."
I'm also 200 lbs. and I jog barefoot when I can. I can't run/jog in cooler weather because I can't catch my breath in cold air, but all summer long I do my jogging barefoot. I find running barefoot easier than with shoes on.
I know well the phenomenon you describe and suggest there is only one thing that makes one feel more naked than wearing shoes; wearing black socks and shoes.
I often go barefoot when washing the car. I can spray water onto the pavement where I find it too hot. It's really nice, once I get past the gravel roadway I made for my tractor across the hill, to walk down below totally naked, no shoes.
One thing I decided to try out on the wife was my Cherokee outfit, as my very tiny monokini what I wear out front of the house is getting kinda long in the teeth (and it always felt rather hot, too, made out of lycra and wrapping and pushing the ole genitals in kinda tight; I was constantly ripping it off every time I went into the garage, etc). The Cherokee suit is 2 doubled over flaps held up around the hips by a strong cord or light rope. She liked it. So, that's what I wear now in front of the house and carriage house to about half down down the driveway. Figure I'll wear regular shorts when working more than halfway along the driveway to protect sensitive folks' eyes. Doesn't mean that I won't roll the waistband down about 3 rolls though.
The Cherokee suit feels almost as good as nude, sorta like sandals on the feet vs. closed shoes. The nice thing about it is you can make it out of old towels and can wash them easily.
They're as legal as those black patches or fuzzy patches they paste in front of the illegal-on-TV parts.
I have taken light weight sports shorts, the kind made from the material that has holes in it throughout, small holes. To make up for it, they put a solid liner in it. I cut out the solid liner and just wear the shorts. I got two of them, but they wearing out. But I have worn them for years. I call them my nude shorts, even though technically, I'm not nude, I do feel the air through them
Nobody has said anything about them and honestly don't know if they can see through them. If they do, they never mentioned it. I wore them to a store once, but not since then.
I would rather do that than wear tight thongs or other specialty outfits. This is looser and if I got to cover up, might as well do it with clothing people will accept, or at least say nothing about.
"if I got to cover up, might as well do it with clothing people will accept, or at least say nothing about."
You've got to take chances if were going to have better clothing, especially for people like me that has a physical need for airflow even when dressed. I really like the idea of the breech aprons or clots for the more "modest" people because it allows for good airflow while covering what needs to be (although accidental exposures will happen from time to time with the aprons) and the way the fabric is they can be decorated to illistrate each indiviuals personality. There is more possibilities with the breeches than with "normal" clothing.
I'm not sure about an actual link, I have a book on cherokee dress that shows you how to make the breeches (among other cherokee clothing) but I can't remember if I've ever run across it on the net.
Basicly it's pretty simple make 2 pieces of cloth about 12 inches wide that would go from the waist down to mid thigh or so (or however long you want) put one in the front and one in the back and make some sort of belt and sew the 2 cloths to it. you will have a breech apron, the breech clot on the other hand is a piece of fabric about 12 inches wide and about 6 foot long with this you don't need to do any sewing to the belt but rather run the cloth over the belt in the front and in the back with the flap hanging front and back and the middle of the clothe running between your legs. Then after that's done, make your own designs on the fabrics. you're only limited by your imagination.
I used to make those, but if you do not attach the front and back loop to the belt, it will slide and you end up with cloth bunched up and you "falling" out all over.
It got to the point where I found that rather more exposing that just being nude. I can explain being nude a lot better than wearing clothing that don't fit right and you falling out of them.
When I was younger, I used to use towels, but they were never long enough and too thick. So took some cloth and made a long strip, as you said, about five to six feet long and about twelve inches wide. It was fine, but as I moved around, it started to bunch up. I figured I'd have to attach the front and back loop to the belt permanently in order for it to stay put.
I figured, why bother? I would rather be nude anyway and they don't provide any more freedom than a good loose pair of shorts done right.
Nothing to fall out of is why I prefer the apron to the clot, this would resemble a kilt except that the kilt had sides to it and the apron only had a belt on the side. It must be sewed to the belt but there is no bunching or falling out, because there is nothing there to fall out of.
so if you leaned forward, the front will fall forward exposing yourself?
I figured that puts more attention to the area than being nude. But maybe that will be more forgiving than being absolutely naked.
I think people react more to strange clothing than nudity, which is why clothing, especially strange clothing, is so important to people, especially those who are trying to draw attention to themselves.
What's so strange about americian clothing with a 1000 year history? I feel it's way past time for the breeches to come back into style. Strange clothing? That's what society wears now.
The kilt is pretty good for going out in public, particularly if it fits low on the hips like the utilkilt appears to.
My Cherokee Suit isn't for going out in public. If anyone drove up and I had the time, I'd casually go and get a pair of shorts that I have stashed various places and slip them on but only if I had plenty of time from when I first saw them. Otherwise, I'd stop and greet them in the Suit, standing upright and not bending over.
When working, I can't seem to stand anything that goes much above the hips or anything that wraps underneath.
I looked at one point for some very lightweight shorts with velcro at the sides so you don't have to step into the shorts with boots on and all. Only found one example, nothing really for sale. Saw someone with them at a resort way back when. The one I found had velcro at the side and the crotch.
To those who have suggested it, I am sorry, but loincloths, thongs, kilts and skirts will get a guy in a heap of trouble around here on a jogging trail.
During my outings to a public jogging trail, I wear one of two types of shorts.
At most department stores, men's shorts often reach nearly to one's knees and are usually cut from heavy cloth.
At Sports Authority I found a pair of Adidas running shorts that are ultra lightweight, reach a little higher than mid-thigh, have a comfortable waistband and are loose and airy at the legs. It had an uncomfortable liner, which I cut out. With the liner gone, my privates wiggle a bit, but the fabric does a good job of hiding the motion and I don't get dirty looks.
If it starts raining or I am drenched in sweat, the shorts can get a bit clingy and consequently reveal the contours of my crotch. In the case of rain, the weather tends to empty the track, so few people see me in this state. The shorts are not see-through when wet, so it's just my profile that becomes visible. I don't like wet clothing clinging to me, but an occasional tug can minimize this problem.
In hot weather, I tend to wear cotton shorts for greater comfort. The lightest and shortest cotton shorts that I could find are Basic Edition brand, which I have found at Target department store. I buy slightly oversized shorts so I can get better air circulation. I have to be a little careful when sitting down so that textile joggers don't get an eyeful. These shorts have a hip pocket suitable for a single key or perhaps a phone if you are walking and not jogging.
Lastly, I found a nice ultra thin pair of jogging shorts at an Army surplus store. The shorts are form-fitting, which provides great support and no leg gap for bike rides. It shows a bit of a crotch-bulge, but doesn't show every last detail in a way that would generate negative comments. It controls wiggle better than the Adidas shorts, but there's still a little bit of package bounce.
With some of the form-fitting shorts, circumcised men may get a little bit of glans chafing. Even the looser types can chafe a little depending on the exact fit. Perhaps a dab of Vaseline prior to your run would do the job, as long as you didn't use so much that it gave the appearance of a wet spot on the outside of your shorts.
I like the light weight boxer briefs that I see at some stores. Provided you got one with a snap shut fly, I would think that it would make an excellent ultra-thin garment to run in. What do you guys think? Have you seen any that don't look much like underwear at least enough not to get negative comments?
Sometimes I wear my boxers in the backyard garden in twilight and no one can see me clearly enough to worry about it.
I long for the day that nude jogging is seen as the sensible thing to do at public tracks and trails. I think we have a long way to go before that day.
I just take a normal sized beach towel, fold it in half length wise, and wear it as a sarong. Just wrap it around my waist and go, easy on and easy off. I wear it all around my yard, and I'm in a neighborhood. I'll wash my Jeep in the front yard while wearing only my towel. What's nice is I can adjust just how short or long it is by moving the fold. Very versatile and it doubles as a towel that all nudists need to sit down!
What if the towel fell off? LOL! I saw that happen to a boy on America's Funniest Videos. He had just a towel around him when he bent over and picked up the baby. His hands were full, and his towel fell off. He kept the baby in front of him as he walked out of the living room. They blurred his bare butt. LOL!
When I'm outside (in the resort) everything is bare except my feet. The only place I feel safe being barefoot is in the pool area where I'm on pavement. The grass here has little prickery burrs that are very painful and hard to remove when they get stuck to you.
Nudity is a state of obscuring what God has given us-- bodies in His image.. thus
it is to say I feel perfectly comfortable naked when I am right with God, but when I have slipped into sin I feel a loss of grace and unity with God. In short nudity is looking into a spiritual mirror and guaging our spititual state.
