Working Outdoors

I recently blogged about nudists wearing only a t-shirt. This time I want to talk about footwear. Specifically, working footwear. There are many times when having the right footwear is key.

As much as I love life in the nude, my being nude tends to cause laziness. Why? Two reasons mainly:

1. The desire to stay naked clashes with outdoor work that needs to be done where I can't be nude (privacy concerns, etc)
2. Not having the right footwear ("I'm barefooted and clean--I'm in relaxation mode!")

Look at it this way: Most nudists we see are in the process of recreating. They are usually relaxing in some way or another. In that situation, barefoot, flipflops, or sandals are obviously best because they're minimal. In that situation, minimal is the key word. If you're wearing something like flipflops on your feet, are you really going to be able to use a shovel efficiently? No, you can't stand on it hard enough to break soil without doing damage to your foot. By design, our feet stick out in front of us, and therefore vulnerable. We are prone to favoring our toes when we're doing work, and we tend to jump back if something threatens our tootsies.

If you're moving, lifting, digging, or whatever--you need the right stuff on your feet: Boots. I'm not talking about cowboy boots, although those would certainly do the job. They just don't quite have the right look when you're wearing nothing but a smile:

Granted, those guys weren't working. One guy was flirting with lady, and the other guy fancies himself a swinger...

Having the right footwear is a necessity when you're working at chores--wearing no clothes is just a bonus! If you're working in plain, ol' dirt or mud, barefoot is the choice. It just adds to that good, nude feeling of being connected to the earth. If you're really working, like using power tools and heavier materials, you need to wear boots like these guys:

You want to see an example of someone that should be wearing foot protection but is obviously running with his brain disconnected? Look at this guy. Even if you're okay with flying object danger, you're still going to end up with chlorophyll-colored feet :

When I mentioned being barefoot in certain conditions, here's one that would not work. Boots required, baby!