Many naturists would answer, "Why not be nude?" Why would you wear clothing while swimming? You don't wear clothing in the bath or shower.

Why put on clothes to jump into the water? It won't make you any warmer, it won't protect you from getting wet. And when you get out of the water the swimsuit is wet and soggy, and is still doesn't make you warm - it rather makes you cold!

Naturists are not against clothing. Rather, we believe that you should dress only when appropriate.

Being nude feels good. /images/imagesIt makes people feel free. It takes away artificial inhibitions that were forced upon us after we were born. Naturists believe in body acceptance. Most report feeling less self-conscious on a nude beach than on a traditional clothed beach.

The body parts which we cover are arbitrary. It has been suggested that we cover the genital area because of its sexual nature. However, a quick survey of your day would show that that area is used for non-sexual purposes the most of the time. In fact, an equally sexual body part is your lips. Yet we do not have any problems walking around with our lips exposed!

Naturists are not against clothes. There are situations when clothes are convenient or practical, and there are situations when clothes are unnessecary and unpleasant.

Take a walk along the beach or in the woods without clothes on a hot summer day - feeling the breeze around your body - that is a very special feeling. When you have first tried it, you just waits for the next chance to shed your clothes.