I was put off visiting Euronat in my earlier naturist years because the bye-law extract on the web site included:
All users must adopt total nudity in all parts of the centre, including the shopping mall.
However I now realise that this is honoured as much in the breach as the observance but am thankful it exists because it gives me confidence to remain naked in restaurants when everybody else is dressed.
To the best of my recollection, all the "traditional" hetero nudist clubs I've visited over the past 50+ years have been clothing-optional, except when around or in the swimming pool. My personal preference was to be nude all the time but I understand why some might not choose to be. I have visited several gay nudist clubs/events and they were nudity-required and I felt that it was entirely appropriate to insist on that policy.
I prefer clothing free, as there seems to be a more friendly and inclusive atmosphere. I started out going to a clothes optional landed club, and at first about half of the people were nude, and the pool area was nude only and busy. Over time there were less and less people going nude, and the pool area had few users. At the end there usually were only a couple others and myself nude, I wondered why the others came, just to look? I switched clubs to a clothes free club, and what a difference. I was immediately included and played volley ball and pataunque, nude lunches in the club house, campfires, conversation and more. Everyone was equal and nude.
At the end there usually were only a couple others and myself nude, I wondered why the others came, just to look?
I've heard of this issue being frequent when nudist resorts opened their doors to non-nudist residents - who may be looking for a more economical living arrangement. One the one hand I get it: it's a more steady revenue stream. On the other hand once a resort goes down that path, it is often irreversible. If you have several people who go about the resort fully dressed most of the time, that is going to change the ambiance of the resort. Which in turn can discourage actual nudists and newbies from fully embracing nudity. And before you know it you're the only person still walking around naked.
But the good news is that this is still the exception rather than the rule. The dozen or so C/O resorts I've visited, even the fully C/O ones were nudity was truly optional everywhere, still maintained a "pro-nudity" philosophy. The C/O resort I visit the most with my wife is "C/O in name"; yet you can't even tell they're C/O because the vast majority of people there choose nudity. Part of the reason is that it is co-owned by actual nudists. So first-time visitors are introduced to the resort by nude people. Who in turn are empowered to be nude themselves.
Ultimately it doesn't matter if it's C/O or "nude mandatory." It's really about the other nudists and respect for the philosophy of nudism.
We prefer nudist clubs to clothing optional but readily enjoy both. We have been to four clubs withing driving distance, two are nudist and two are clothing optional. Our experience:
Avalon: Clothing optional but if the weather is nice you hardly ever see anyone clothed. People go there to be nude. We have dined nude and danced nude there, but a good percentage of people dress for dinner.
MAHESO: Also clothing optional, but if you get in the pool, you must be nude. Think we have only seen one person clothed in the pool area. Nudity is the norm and we definitely leave our clothes in the car.
Pine Tree: Nudity is mandatory, weather permitting, even for newbies. Some people dress a bit for dinners or dancing. Much more a nudist club than clothing optional.
White Tail Resort: Again, a nudist club and not clothing optional. Most people there are committed nudists. Good atmosphere.
I agree. I go to two clubs near Atlanta as a day visitor and mostly on week days and even at the pool/clubhouse some people are clothed. Some are nude. Seems odd but I dont mind. I go to the clubs to be nude so I undress at the car and stay naked until I leave.
I also hike naked in the forests but Im always listening and watching out for others. Its so much more comfortable to be at a place where I dont need to do that.
Now that I'm a "regular" at a nude-mandatory resort, I can actually talk about it "intelligently"; keeping in mind that it's just one resort and I have no idea - other than second hand accounts - how the others are run.
A little backstory: my wife and I were checking out the various resorts in our region, which were all clothing-optional. My wife at that stage had decided that "strictly" C/O (nude only in the pool area to swim, tan and hot-tub) was the way to go for her. When we first visited the nude-mandatory resort, we actually had no idea it was "all nude"; and no one came over to "correct" my wife when she walked outside the pool area in a short dress. My wife liked it so much there (the lake is what did it for her) that we decided to make it our main nudist spot. We managed to return during the pandemic; which would be the first time my wife would venture outside the pool area nude. There were few people there and being "cooped up" most of the year gave her the motivation to stay naked.
It wasn't until earlier this year when we returned to the resort that it was more or less "back to normal" in terms of the number of attendees. That's when something struck me. The person who checked us in was naked; and with just a couple of exceptions - women occasionally just wearing a top - everyone was naked throughout the resort. I had a "hunch" so I went to the resort website; and sure enough: they are nude-mandatory. I informed my wife of my find; and her reaction was actually pretty nonchalant. She no longer had any negative feelings about "all nude"; since she now preferred lounging by the lake, and she just found it more practical and enjoyable to just stay naked as we moved between the pool area and the lake. Everyone else also being naked makes it easier for her to do activities on the lake nude; since other people are doing it too (she certainly would have not been comfortable paddle-boarding naked if other women wore a sarong to do it).
The interesting thing to me is that there actually is little difference between the "nude-mandatory" resort we go to, and some of the "C/O" resorts I've visited, in terms of number of people choosing to be naked. It's only when "extremes" are reached (too many sarongs at a C/O resort, or strictly enforced nudity at N/M resorts) that there can be an issue. But I pretty much had the same experience years ago at Cedar Creek or Bell Acres, as I've had at LOTW. And now more than ever, I feel that's how it should be.
On several occasions, I have been the only person naked or at least one of the only people nude.
The first time was on my birthday. I went to a friends house who has several acres of land so it is very private. They host many nude parties every year. (Nude Years Eve is fantastic!). Anyway...I want to spend my birthday weekend in my birthday suit. I arrived on Friday stripped naked and sat down with my friends at the table of conversation and drinks. I was the only one nude. Later in the evening, a few other guests arrived. They were dressed and I was nude. Now it was about 7 dressed to me naked. After a couple hours, everyone was nude.
The next day, as people woke up, I was still nude. The rest got dressed and went into town for food and drink supplies. Later that afternoon, the rest of the guests arrived. I was nude they were not (yet). I was the only one naked in a group of 20. Only for about 2 hours.
The point is, it didn't phase me to be the only naked person. The others were nudists. They eventually got naked. But, while I was the only one naked, I felt very comfortable and normal.
I went to a Halloween party at the nudist resort that I frequent. Almost all of the people had costumes on. I had nothing on. I told everyone I was the Invisible man. It was fun.
I went to a Halloween party at the nudist resort that I frequent. Almost all of the people had costumes on. I had nothing on. I told everyone I was the Invisible man. It was fun.
If I had to go to a costume party, I'd be tempted to go as a nudist with my towel to sit on or throw over my shoulder.
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