Nude Hikers
Any & all Nudists who have & shall enjoy a Nude hike, of any length, along any trail, well trod or self-blazen; whether amidst tall timbers in a rich forest, parallel to caressing waves along a sandy beach, circuitously passing ageless stones in a high desert or wherever the proximate terrain allows for spending several hours hiking Nude & feeling the Freedom of brushing against the Wonders of...
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This damn backpack
Return to DiscussionsThe problem in bare hiking is the essential backpack except for a short walk.It must take to drink, to eat; it must contain your clothes.If the walking shoes are essential to be comfortable and sometimes a hat or a cap if there is too much sun, the backpack gives the impression that you are not really This is why I prefer half-day hikes or less for not taking too much stuff. Sometimes I carry the bag in a bandage or I hold it in my hand because I like to feel the breath of a breeze on my spine. I enjoy taking one or two long breaks when I get rid of this bag for drinking, eating, take pictures, rest or abandon everything there and walk naked on a hundred meters if I'm in a very wild place.
I sometimes use a fanny pack that has a spot for a water bottle and the essentials (e.g., lunch). It's a little less intrusive compared to a backpack. Still the places you can drop everything are the best. When I can spend a couple hours hiking with in my minimalist shoes and a water bottle, life is good.
I sometimes use a fanny pack that has a spot for a water bottle and the essentials (e.g., lunch). It's a little less intrusive compared to a backpack. Still the places you can drop everything are the best. When I can spend a couple hours hiking with in my minimalist shoes and a water bottle, life is good.
I do the same thing!
If I go a distance short enough that I don't need to carry water or anything else I call it a walk. If I'm going for over an hour it's a hike and I like to take a few things along, water, extra sunscreen, lunch or at least some snacks, camera, a foam pad to sit on, etc. When hiking in Alaska I often take along a gun depending on the bear population in the area. When in Arizona I carry a leatherman tool for pulling cholla thorns out of my hiking shoes. I use a small day pack with a mesh back that allows some airflow on my back which keeps from getting too sweaty. By far it's much more comfortable hiking with a day pack nude than with clothing. I've used fanny packs in the past but having all the weight on my hips is uncomfortable. Certainly others don't find that a problem. The day pack works for me and is quite comfortable.
I know how that feels. However there are few places that I don't have to have *something* to wear or carry unfortunately. I don't feel really free unless I am completely naked and unencumbered. For me that means no hat and barefoot as well. I have a very lightweight day pack that I use for the things I have to carry. That particular backpack has only shoulder straps and bothers me less than any item of clothing including shoes or hat.
I spend a week at Lake Como Resort each April. One of the things I like about staying there is the trail system around the perimeter of the property. All the way around is about 2 miles, most of that in wooded areas with a couple of ponds and wetlands. Makes for a very nice walk in the late afternoon and I don't have to take anything along. I wear sandals and a hat which I find very comfortable. I'm usually not in a hurry, it normally takes me 45 minutes or so and really I enjoy it.
Any time I go hiking for more than an hour or any distance over a mile, I take my daypack with the ten essentials in it. I also use it to carry my clothes while hiking nude. Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. Of course, I am hiking in remote areas, often I am hiking in wilderness and help can be hours away.
I see that the problem is the same for everyone and that everyone tries to solve it in his own way. It is true that being naked with a small backpack is better than being dressed. For some, the cap or the hat is essential for protection from the sun.It is also necessary to have good walking shoes sometimes cumbersome to put on a garment in a hurry.We can be satisfied with light shoes if the path is easy over modest distances.
I carry a lightweight shoulder bag fairly small inside a snack, first aid kit, a very light weight ground cloth, phone and car keys a pouch for my water bottle is on the outside and my shorts just hang over the bag as I hike. and yes I tried a backpack once but I only go on short hikes the shoulder bag works great.
I don't like having to pack stuff, so haven't yet done any long hiking trips, but that could change, since change happens sometimes. If it does change I'll have to come up with some way of toting stuff that's not too anti nude feeling. So far I just done up to 5 miles at a time or so and can get by without extra supplies, 3-4 hours at a time. Long ago I've done 10 mile day hikes and overnighters but that was before my naturist conversion.
For a few years I joined NEWT as we hiked naked for a week in the Austrian Alps. We wore hats for the sun, hiking boots and socks to protect the feet and BACKPACKS. Backpacks produce tan-lines on the back and under the shoulder straps. But they are honourable tan-lines. They show you've been hiking naked in the sun