How was your month for Free Range Naturism?

[nudewalker]

As usual, I look to fellow members for epic trips. Despite our warm weather pattern which has been near 90F (32C) there have been days spent naked and outside, just not those trips that were done last year. Due to a number of problems that have arisen (health and RV woes mostly) I have been reduced to day trips for hiking and kayaking. There is a trip planned soon as the travel trailer issues have been resolves so perhaps August may be a better month.

[Greenbare Woods]

Early in July I returned from my travels across western US.  Did about 1,500 miles of driving naked.  At home I was able to get outside on my land a little each day.  I did some firewood cutting and got my legs scratched a lot. 

The past couple of weeks we have had my wife's relatives visiting.  That puts a damper on my naked time but its still been warm enough to be naked at home when we have the house to ourselves.   

[ric]

things have been hectic so i havnt had much / any time to go wandering, weathers been crap so havnt had much naked work time either,  august will be better, flying off to fuerteventura early tomorrow for a week in the sun.

[jbeegoode]

Woohoo! Trip report?
Jbee

[Dario Western]

I didn't really get up to any naturist activities last month, as it's the middle of winter in Australia at present.

[jbeegoode]

I have never conceived of Australia getting cold. It has never portrayed that way, but just warm, beaches, desert, jungles with crocks, in what I've seen. What is a winter like in what I assume is a southern realm? Snow, freeze. I didn't think that eucalyptus could take much of that. There are not places of extreme elevation are there? Pardon my ignorance.
Jbee

[ric]

I'm no expert but Australia is a big place, up north its almost tropical all year, down south they get seasons,ain't there some snowy mountains?,   I've got relations near Melbourne, they sometimes moan about the cold winters , but maybe comparing to hot summers. Years ago we had a young really come over from Queensland, he'd never seen a frost till he went sprout picking in east Anglia in January to earn some money,  weather was a bit of a shock.

[nuduke]

Early July was good for me.  I did a nude walk in woods as reported and had loads of naked time at home and in the garden on a few days.  We are having a bit added to the house and the extra cover it affords is really good.  I have been doing naked yoga on the lawn and naked gardening.  Later in the month and currently things are a bit more restricted as builders are around in the daytime but the start early and finish late afternoon so there's still plenty of time to shed the textiles for a short while.  I am so much freer to be naked in our new location much to my wife's annoyance.  On hot days we have a bit of a modus operandi these days where I will cover up my manly parts when she is around but cavort naked as she puts it when she is in the house.  Reconnoitring new locations remains a slow process.  I did one today by a large river, but it was far too exposed (no pun intended) to view and adjacent to a church and fishing spots, with sundry comings & goings.

John

[eyesup]

From 12 or 13D south to below 40D south.

That's like from Costa Rica to Philadelphia in the north! Much room for large variety.

Duane

[Nightwalker]

We now have a 12 x 16 foot terrace adjoining a 20 x 25 vegetable garden, in the heart of the city, out of view of neighbour's eyes. I say "we" becase after two decades of marriage,  my wonderful wife is embracing the lifestyle. (All it took was a weekend at a landed naturist community, where she learned naturists are neither perverts nor beautiful naked gods/goddesses).

As a result, nudity is now the norm in and around the Nightwalker household, at least on hot, muggy days. Tomorrow it will be 30°C, though the nights are cooling down. I hope to be "skyclad" fairly regularly for at least another month.

[JOhnGw]

We now have a 12 x 16 foot terrace adjoining a 20 x 25 vegetable garden, in the heart of the city, out of view of neighbour's eyes. I say "we" becase after two decades of marriage,  my wonderful wife is embracing the lifestyle. (All it took was a weekend at a landed naturist community, where she learned naturists are neither perverts nor beautiful naked gods/goddesses).

As a result, nudity is now the norm in and around the Nightwalker household, at least on hot, muggy days. Tomorrow it will be 30°C, though the nights are cooling down. I hope to be "skyclad" fairly regularly for at least another month.

Magic !

[milfmog]

August was another good month for me. The figures are not as high as they were in July but then I did not have the benefit of five days of naked driving and walking to boost them.
My numbers for the month were (year to date figures in parentheses):

Walks: 16 (132)
Skinny dips: 0 (1)
Bike rides: 0 (1)
NR walks: 1 (2)
Encounters: 1 (
Naked geocache finds: 7 (135)

Total free range naked time: 56:48 (389:54)

The encounter was on a morning walk when I was running later than usual and found myself on a narrow path with a female dog walker coming towards me from in front and a male behind me. The woman only asked me to keep Hazel close as she had trouble holding onto her dogs lead if he got excited about another dog. The chap was more interesting. The conversation went something like this:
Dog walker: What are you doing?
Me: Walking my dog
DW: There are children around
Me: Really? At 6:30 in the morning?
DW: My children are over there… [waves arm vaguely] Camping in the back garden
Me: I’m not in your back garden
DW: Well… That’s true. [pause] But they could be out here playing
Me: I suspect that if they were out here playing unsupervised at this time of day the authorities would be more interested in your parenting decisions than anything else.
DW: Uhhh… Well… I think you’re out of your mind. [Walked away]

The interesting thing was that he appeared to stop and think rather than just responding. It felt curiously as though the idea that walking naked is not a big problem was sinking in. I wonder whether I will meet him again one day, dressed for summer.

Have fun,


Ian.

[Greenbare Woods]

The interesting thing was that he appeared to stop and think rather than just responding. It felt curiously as though the idea that walking naked is not a big problem was sinking in. I wonder whether I will meet him again one day, dressed for summer.
Have fun, Ian.

Two excellent encounters Ian.  Both the woman and the man have gained experience meeting and interacting with a naked human being without any mysterious harm befalling them.  Perhaps one day you will meet them naked, but at least they won't be as surprised next time they see a naked rambler.   

Bob

[nudewalker]

August turned out to be the month with the perfect timing as we went on an extended trip while our home area went through extended periods of rain. Of the 15 hikes/walks the highlights had to be the ability to be barefoot on some of them due to the excellent care the Ohio State Parks has done and of course the father/daughter hike. That will rank with seeing her get her diplomas, walking her down the aisle and the birth of our grandchildren. Besides the hikes/walks there were 5 nude kayak adventures along with some naked swimming. The only complaint from here is that my whale tail tan line is still there, although faint. Not one to be vain however I can use it as a monitor of how much exposure I'm getting. And I do use sun protection at the insistence of Mrs. Walker.

I must say Ian that your encounter was unique, as most people are not quite as thoughtful when children are involved. He may have said that you are out of your mind, as if clothing would kept your mind in tact? It would be quite the encounter to meet either or both in the same state of undress someday.

[eyesup]

It doesn't sound like it was the woman's 1st encounter with a naked hiker. Repeated encounters may induce her at some point to give it a try.

The man sounded a rather unenthusiastic about his complaint. Like he was doing it because he felt like he ought to. As to his comment about being out of your mind, he probably meant that if it were him he would have been more worried about getting caught.

Constrained by the trail and approached front and rear you handled both well as though it was perfectly normal. A good ambassador for the right to walk naked.

Duane