An Interesting Conundrum

As someone who is not ashamed of my body, I would love to live full time at a nudist resort. There's just one problem- my hobbies aren't exactly conducive to going nude. As a hardcore gearhead, I spend a great deal of time wrenching on my prized vintage vehicles.

As one might expect, grease, grime, hot metal surfaces, exposed screw ends, jagged and rusty metal edges, hot metal chips from drilling, sparks from grinding or wielding, and laying on a rough concrete driveway aren't exactly compatible with bare skin. My neighbors would probably see me wearing greasy coveralls and old tacky Levis more than my birthday suit.

Can you imagine getting snagged on your bare privates by a leaf spring u-bolt, or poked in an exposed nipple by a steel cotter pin? Yeeeowwwch!

Iluvladydocs that was priceless. Although I once loved to be nude all the time, times have changed. The ravages of time have altered me for the worse. I can only imagine with some amusement working on surf boards nude. Fiberglass resin sticking and setting in my hirsute areas? It boggles the mind.

My biggest conundrum with nudism is insect life. Even when I am clothed, I get bit by insects all over. The itching can at times be infernal.

So I often wonder at all those beautiful people frolicking nude in forest glens and bubbling mountain streams and on sandy beaches - how in the world do they not go crazy from the insects?

Yes, I know about insect repellants and find them to be horrid chemical weapon-like substances. I feel like I am spraying on Sarin or Tabun and will soon succumb to some nerve disorder or another. And they smell horrid as well, even the so called natural insecticides. Which i suppose they'd have to in order to keep the buzzers away ...

Still, what to do? I have yet to find an answer.

Liquidsky - I belong to a clothing optional resort. If you are comfortable in your body there is no reason not to continue to be nude if you enjoy the freedom. At the resort that I belong not everyone is nude all the time but nudity is not based on how good you look but on how comfortable you are in your body, A lot of people start there completely dressed but after time come to the realization that no one is perfect and no one looks down on the way someone looks. In fact you are more noticeable wearing clothing than being nude.

Agracier - Insects can be bothersome however there are natural insect deterants available you sometimes as simple as peppermint oil or being where they spray the area to deter the insects.

nudity isn't for everyone but is you are comfortable with yourself it can be very enjoyable.

I experienced full on insect life once while backpacking in the Sierras. We climbed into a wet area which had recently lost it's snow pack. We happily removed our clothes. Instantly we were barraged by literally thousands of mosquitoes. Quickly we donned our clothes again. It didn't help. The strongest insect repellent we had containing DEET was worthless. I counted 125 bites on one arm. The only respite was when the temperature dropped at night. Needless to say we booked out of there the next morning.

sometimes as simple as peppermint oil or being where they spray the area to deter the insects.

Enter a chemical warfare zone? ... Just thinking about it makes me want to don a bio-hazard suit ... 😢 ... ha ha

I experiencd full on insect life once while backpacking in the Sierras

I had something similar in the same region, but while clothed. Stinging flies or whatever the miserable things are called. It feels like they inject a neuro-toxin into the bloodstream ... I shudder to think what they would do to a nude body.

No I must agree I think I would wear an overall and lay something maybe cardboard box on the floor to protect my self .

Traditionally, mosquitos have flown out of their way to feast on my blood. However, about a year ago a friend of mine told me about a natural solution to feeding the little bastards. In the vitamin/supplement section of your local WalMart (and presumably other stores), you'll find Odorless Garlic capsules. Take a couple of those morning and evening, and the skeeters will leave you alone. Leastwise, it worked for me. I didn't have a single bite all season. And a plus, it's also good for your blood pressure.

Garlic has many proven benefits. I eat a couple of garlic cloves every morning, and actually look forward to chewing on it. Yes, that did take getting used to, and I'm told the smell isn't noticeable when around me. I didn't know though that it will keep mosquitoes away. Would be interesting to know why that is ... going to look it up now. After looking it up, I see the evidence for this is largely anecdotal, like for pooping while squatting. There were supposedly studies done where subjects who did and didn't eat garlic were exposed to mosquitoes, and people in both groups had an equal number of bites according to at least one study. Just wanted to share what I found when researching this. If you find that garlic keeps mosquitoes away from you, then more power to you.

I live in a nudist community and, therefore, everything naked. This includes everything from washing the car, walking the dogs, doing the wash, cleaning and cooking. But, just like in the textile world, I also wear clothes, as appropriate, to weedwack the dog park, etc. It's a continuum. But mostly naked.