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kayaker4ever
04-26-2012, 09:03
Hike Naked Day is June 20th this year. How many plan to? Any one been arrested or hasseled on the trail in past years?
fenderbenderfc
04-26-2012, 09:16
When I home nekkid I can't get the women to leave me alone...
Wise Old Owl
04-26-2012, 10:00
Its hard to take the feathers off....harder to put them back on...
Kayaker, this is your chance. You could be the first to hike the entire AT completely naked. Think of the weight savings possibilities. Think of the fact that whole shelters could be yours, when you show up in your baby suit. Think of the sunscreen and body lotion endorsements. And in every Trail Town a soft bed and bedclothes since you'd be in the slammer every time for indecent exposure. The book possibilities...this is your chance!!!! Go For it. Rename yourself...Buffman...buckaroo...whatever...serious ly get out comfort zone and go for it. :sun
Realistically speaking How naked can a fully loaded hiker be ?
When I spent two days in Grand Canyon hiking in honor of the late Colin Fletcher
I was wearing
1 pair of boots
2 pairs of sox
1 Kelty Tioga
1 Pr leather work gloves-there be some sharp things down there
1 watch
1 boonies style hat
1 pr of wrap around sunglasses
Was I really naked ?
WingedMonkey
04-26-2012, 10:46
Seems the Grand Canyon begs to shed clothes. I was coming back up on Hermit Trail and decided to slip off the shorts and shirt and stick them behind my sleeping bag (OMG, yes a sleeping bag on the outside of the pack).
After some time exposed to the sun and knowing I was approaching a trail junction, I reached behind me to retrieve them. Of course the shorts where gone.
Luckily, only abut a quarter of a mile back track to recover them. And no sooner had I gotten dressed than a couple approached from the opposite direction. They had no idea why I was laughing for no apparent reason.
I'm more careful now where I leave my shorts.
:sun
A bad as the mosquitoes and ticks are this year? No thanks.
--louis
"Seems the Grand Canyon begs to shed clothes."
I was at the western end of the Tonto Trail doing a no -walls hike ala Fletcher and I remembered from his book The Man That Walked Through Time that he was in the same area when he decided to hike naked...so I decided to pay tribute to the spiritual grandfather of my generation of hikers
rocketsocks
04-26-2012, 11:04
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=1! The Steek:eek:
rocketsocks
04-26-2012, 11:14
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=1! The Steek:eek:Sorry folks bad link google bing ray stevens song The Streek very funny old video it's worth a look if you've never seen it.
Capt Nat
04-26-2012, 21:22
No doubt, my trail name would become "tripod".
Being naked is fun - I often swim naked - - I dislike the fact that it is often sexualized - western hot springs (Colorado, Wyoming, Idahao, Oregon, Washington, etc.) are much more accepting - - actually hiking naked isn't as convenient for me as skinny dipping - which I think is almost always appropriate in the woods.
Yeah, seems that the reality of hiking nekkid would be outweighed by shoulder strap rub, sun exposure on skin that is usually covered, etc.etc. etc. However, if you are so inclined.....
rocketsocks
04-26-2012, 22:16
I suppose if I was hiking in the dessert like Fletcher was,alone I'd try it too.But probably the closest I wood come on the AT is a kilt/commando with no shirt......I really don't care to see others sweaty and naked....I'm no prize either,nothing sexual.......just ooh daaaam,put some clothes on.
atmilkman
04-26-2012, 22:22
I suppose if I was hiking in the dessert like Fletcher was,alone I'd try it too.But probably the closest I wood come on the AT is a kilt/commando with no shirt......I really don't care to see others sweaty and naked....I'm no prize either,nothing sexual.......just ooh daaaam,put some clothes on.
No doubt. How would you have liked to been the one who ran into that guy in that AT movie. The name slips me right now but the thought of the grossness (is that a word) is.......... well pukey. (is THAT a word)
Wise Old Owl
04-27-2012, 00:20
http://www.chumpysclipart.com/images/illustrations/thumbnail/965_shivering_bird_with_his_feathers_all_plucked_o ff.jpg
will1972
04-27-2012, 14:53
Hiking naked should be treated like a kind of "bucket list" thing. Yes it is impractical, but it's a freedom issue to experience nature. I think most hikers would just laugh it off when the pass someone on the trail. While I was raised by very conservative parents. They liked NASCAR races. So at an early age my sisters and I were exposed (pun intended) to the racing crowd. They did not treat it like a big deal and answered questions that we had straight forward. My only hope is if a family passes a naked hiker they treat the situation the same way. And as a courtesy, hikers try to cover up as they pass. Being clothing free should not be a crime if it is not being done in a sexual manner. It's a goof that was very common when I was a small child. And is rarely done with a sexual intent.
Unless you think you belong on the cover of a magazine, consider the visual polution your nekid body may be on your fellow hikers eyes (the opposite of eye candy). It would be a sad day if a hiker died falling off a cliff while running away while covering their eyes while screaming "My eyes! My eyes!". Unfortunately, the human nekid body isn't always such a beautiful thing to see.
aaronthebugbuffet
04-29-2012, 16:59
I think you can get in some serious trouble for this if done in the presence of a minor Regardless of intent so be careful.
State laws vary.
GritsNgreens
05-01-2012, 12:15
Who are we to judge, I say go for it!! Now if you could just provide a bunch of females to join you...I'm in!! :)
Being naked is fun - I often swim naked - - I dislike the fact that it is often sexualized - western hot springs (Colorado, Wyoming, Idahao, Oregon, Washington, etc.) are much more accepting - - actually hiking naked isn't as convenient for me as skinny dipping - which I think is almost always appropriate in the woods.
i agree... skinny dipping is both more modest and way more socially acceptable. every time i get to skinny dip on the trail i feel like one awfully lucky old man.
Tuckahoe
05-01-2012, 19:56
unless you think you belong on the cover of a magazine, consider the visual polution your nekid body may be on your fellow hikers eyes (the opposite of eye candy). It would be a sad day if a hiker died falling off a cliff while running away while covering their eyes while screaming "my eyes! My eyes!". Unfortunately, the human nekid body isn't always such a beautiful thing to see.
amen brother!!!!
Lone Wolf
05-01-2012, 22:06
anybody that would hike naked on "hike naked day" is an attention whore. you know, childhood issues. keep your freakin' shorts on kids :rolleyes:
D3FiANC3
05-29-2012, 20:23
I think you can get in some serious trouble for this if done in the presence of a minor Regardless of intent so be careful.
State laws vary.
I wouldn't bother calling the police, but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them. Getting naked somewhere off-trail in the backcountry is one thing, but hiking naked shows a blatant disregard for others, not to mention that is a an indication of a recognized mental illness.
Who are we to judge
Taxpayers.
anybody that would hike naked on "hike naked day" is an attention whore. you know, childhood issues. keep your freakin' shorts on kids :rolleyes:
All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.
HikerMom58
05-29-2012, 20:41
[QUOTE=D3FiANC3;1293649]I wouldn't bother calling the police, but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them. Getting naked somewhere off-trail in the backcountry is one thing, but hiking naked shows a blatant disregard for others, not to mention that is a an indication of a recognized mental illness.
Taxpayers.
All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.
Yes, it really is a mental illness. You KNOW it comes from childhood issues, NO DOUBT!!! No judging here, just facts.
HikerMom58
05-29-2012, 20:47
Whoops... that post doesn't look right, from me... I posted the last sentence.... sorry! :(
Rain Man
05-30-2012, 07:51
All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.
"All kidding aside," there seems to be a fair amount of mental illness expressed in this thread.
Rain Man
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Rain Man
05-30-2012, 07:52
anybody that would hike naked on "hike naked day" is an attention whore....
Said by someone with over Twenty Six THOUSAND posts here on WhiteBlaze. LW, you do give me a titter some times! (pun intended) :D
Rain:sunMan
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I wouldn't bother calling the police, but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them. Getting naked somewhere off-trail in the backcountry is one thing, but hiking naked shows a blatant disregard for others, not to mention that is a an indication of a recognized mental illness.
Taxpayers.
All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.
First, almost everything is considered a mental illness these days. It causes more neurosis about what "might" be wrong than showing a legitimate problem. Childhood Issues? Congratulations on reading up on Freud. Exhibitionism infers a thrill derived by other people seeing you and is a fetish thing. I think the OP probably just thinks it would be fun to do. And even if it is a bit of exhibitionism it doesn't mean it is some sort of general life style choice or illness. I think vigilante justice on a person just trying to have fun and a laugh denotes a much more serious mental condition. I really think people need to get off their high horse about nudity and a lot of other things in general. Its like one of my favorite expressions. "Don't make it weird". Let people do their thing. I've been to nudist beaches while hiking cliffs in Spain and while some people were certainly not overly pleasant to look at I don't think they were mentally disturbed.
I think I'll plan my hike to be inbetween towns on this day when I do my hike. HYOH remember...
And yes D3fianc3 I realize you didn't mention childhood issues, that was someone else, just trying to cover all the issues
A co-worker just made a great point! Think about how much easier it would be to check for Ticks!
A co-worker just made a great point! Think about how much easier it would be to check for Ticks!
Yes, but much easier to attract them also.
Yes, but much easier to attract them also.
Well sure if you want to be all negative about it. :)
fins1838
06-01-2012, 15:11
more like 'light switch"
swjohnsey
06-02-2012, 16:16
If God had intended folks to run around nekked He wouldn't have created them with clothes. I'm gonna have my camera ready!
restless
06-02-2012, 19:21
This seems like an appropriate thread for some of these guys: :banana:banana:banana
I would for an hour or so when I thru hike in 2013 because I think it's one of "those" traditions that should be cherished, BUT as a foreigner, I wouldn't like my hike being interrupted by deportation or similar so will err on the side of caution. Mooning the Mt Washington cog railway may still be on the cards as I have a very "common" looking ass that would be hard to pick out of a lineup.
:-)
Whack-a-mole
06-05-2012, 11:29
My son is home from college, so I don't even get to walk around the house naked, much less hike naked. How about this...I want to hike naked, but I don't want to SEE you hike naked...
MedicineWoman2012
06-05-2012, 13:09
Hiking Naked a mental illness? LMAO... Hiking 2200 miles continuously isnt at all unusual? ROFL! You gotta love the eccentric people that enjoy the AT!
Rain Man
06-05-2012, 20:20
Hiking Naked a mental illness?
Some people's minds compulsively sink to the lowest parts of gutters, it would seem. Almost as if they had the mental illness.
Rain:sunMan
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anybody that would hike naked on "hike naked day" is an attention whore. you know, childhood issues. keep your freakin' shorts on kids :rolleyes:
no - you're missing the party old man
Lone Wolf
06-05-2012, 20:40
no - you're missing the party old man
you're naked and another 45 year old man is naked. some party :rolleyes:
Wow. I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony, I just don’t know where to begin!
Sarcasm the elf
06-05-2012, 21:03
I wouldn't bother calling the police, but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them. Getting naked somewhere off-trail in the backcountry is one thing, but hiking naked shows a blatant disregard for others, not to mention that is a an indication of a recognized mental illness.
All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.
Hiking Naked a mental illness? LMAO... Hiking 2200 miles continuously isnt at all unusual? ROFL! You gotta love the eccentric people that enjoy the AT!
Some people's minds compulsively sink to the lowest parts of gutters, it would seem. Almost as if they had the mental illness.
Rain:sunMan
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It appears that the person who made the mental illness claim created an account for the soul purpose of posting that comment and hasn't signed back on since.
I guess it was just that important for them to let us know that nudity is morally wrong, but vigilante violence is perfectly acceptable from a psychological standpoint.:datz
Blue Jay
06-06-2012, 08:51
Although entertaining, any point made here may be moot. I believe very few hikers participate in Naked Hiking Day any more.
SaltWater
08-27-2012, 16:15
I hiked naked on hike naked day in New York... Well almost naked. I used a some 5mm rope with a bandana folded in half!! It was nice on such a hot day. I did have one interesting road crossing though :)
Drybones
08-27-2012, 17:53
Unless that waitress from the HB Cyber Cafe is on the trail I have no interest.
Hairbear
08-27-2012, 21:17
what if a beautiful lady came by ,and you were so distracted by the more than obvious attraction ,that you slipped and fell how would you get up you cant roll on either side ,and i doubt there will be a strager thats actually going to help you get up
atmilkman
08-27-2012, 21:28
I hiked naked on hike naked day in New York... Well almost naked. I used a some 5mm rope with a bandana folded in half!! It was nice on such a hot day. I did have one interesting road crossing though :)
5mm rope and a bandana folded in half, I heard you could have gotten away with a rubberband and a peanut shell! :)
Watch out for ticks! Seriously. :D
Water Rat
08-27-2012, 21:30
Watch out for ticks! Seriously. :D
Sunburns could be a bad thing, too...
Sarcasm the elf
08-27-2012, 22:03
I hiked naked on hike naked day in New York... Well almost naked. I used a some 5mm rope with a bandana folded in half!! It was nice on such a hot day. I did have one interesting road crossing though :)
If it was the Pallisades Parkway, then that crossing is hairy no matter what you're wearing. :rolleyes:
Drybones
08-28-2012, 10:24
5mm rope and a bandana folded in half, I heard you could have gotten away with a rubberband and a peanut shell! :)
Great one AT...you really know how to size things up.
Sailing_Faith
08-28-2012, 17:57
Sailing Naked.... ? No problem.
Hiking Naked.... Two words... "saw grass"
http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Sawgrass/clajamws.jpg
Two more.... Poison Ivy!
http://www.poison-ivy.org/images/fall-1.jpg
Hairbear
08-29-2012, 08:43
No doubt, my trail name would become "tripod". way too heavy you should have went with the ultra light version,you can get on at rei....on sale.not an option?try viagra you will have some place to dry your clothes while hiking.if you have a clothes line for more than 4 hours better call a doctor.
Josh Calhoun
09-07-2012, 10:12
just because you hike naked on this designated day of the trail doesnt mean you have a mental illness. this is not a fetish day. loosen the hell up people. i believe allot of people on this thread have a mental illness, its called bieng uptight and uncomfertable with there self. i will be one of the ones out there that day. to me its just as important as the half gallon challange. HYOH Remember?
''''''''but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them'''''
is that right? hahaha i wouldnt recommend that approach on ole country boy. outcome might be terrible!
Gray Blazer
09-07-2012, 10:15
try viagra you will have some place to dry your clothes while hiking.if you have a clothes line for more than 4 hours better call a doctor.
I'd rather call a nurse.
Drybones
09-07-2012, 11:07
way too heavy you should have went with the ultra light version,you can get on at rei....on sale.not an option?try viagra you will have some place to dry your clothes while hiking.if you have a clothes line for more than 4 hours better call a doctor.
My wife has asked for clarification on that 4 hour thing...which one needs the doctor?
Gray Blazer
09-07-2012, 11:31
My wife has asked for clarification on that 4 hour thing...which one needs the doctor?
I think they say that in the commercial so some guys say to themselves, 'Hmmm, I better try that."
Hairbear
09-07-2012, 18:55
My wife has asked for clarification on that 4 hour thing...which one needs the doctor?
i think your nurse needed the dr........lol
Hairbear
09-07-2012, 19:00
I think they say that in the commercial so some guys say to themselves, 'Hmmm, I better try that."kind of peeves a guy off you go for a ride to forget your old, bald,invisible to young woman,you turn on the radio to relax and forget,and there it is the music you grew up with in your hay day is now used to schlepp wood medicine.its all so hopeless lol