Nudist Organizations
What naturist organizations do you belong to, and why did you choose it/them? I'm thinking of joining AANR. Is that the one that is broken down it regional parts, too? The problem is, I think, that Texas is neither in the South or Southwest, and I'm not sure who would consider it Midwest, either. What would you call it?
It's been said, "It's like a whole other country," and I reckon it is, y'all.
Y'all friend me, okie dokie?
I expect the AANR website has a map that breaks down their regions
but I'm not a member so I can't be more helpful than that. I
did belong for one year about two decades ago but, at least at that
time, I found their publication very club-oriented and since I didn't
belong to a club, it wasn't that interesting to me. Around the same time I joined the
Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) and then eight years ago I
also joined the Naturist Society (TNS) so those are the ones I'm
more knowledgeable about. I enjoy the publications,
appreciate the discounted entry fees at member clubs and like the
knowledge that they work for the rights of naturists. Sites
like True Nudists are great for networking but don't do anything
for the bigger picture.
We belong to TNS. Two reasons 1) I really like their quarterly magazine N. 2) the discount it provides for going to our local club adds up enough to make up for the membership in TNS. The discount would be the same if we were AANR members and it only really applies in our case because we do not attend quite enough to make club membership cost effective.
I belong to TNS and AANR but forgot to renew my Florida Free Beaches membership. I plan to do that tho. The discounts are nice but they don't do much for me personally. I just feel like being a member is the best way I can contribute to the "cause". I like the TNS magazine too but I wish they would offer the option of getting it as a PDF file instead. They take up storage room here and I can't bring myself to throw one out. They really are that good.
We'vebelonged to both for over 20 years. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Up
until the last AANR election, no sitting AANR President ever ...
ever attended a TNS Gathering and Convention. The current AANR
President is breaking down those past practices and doing whatever
she can to get both Org's to work together on various issues. There
have been a few articles in the AANR Bulletin written by TNS's N
magazine authors. I think this shows progression and the
current AANR President should be commended for being willing to
work together with TNS.
We also belong to a local club and two local beach groups. We help
out as much as we can but stop short of running for office or
positions that tend to require a bit of time ... of which , we
don't seem to have, currently! ;-)
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