Which sensitive bottom are we talking about?
Nude diving?
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Which sensitive bottom are we talking about?
JamesBon92007
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There are a couple of "Clothing Optional" resorts on the big island but I don't know of any that are at a beach. There is one on the Mayan Riviera called Hidden Beach but it's rather pricey and they don't appear to have a dive shop. Snorkeling is not mentioned as an activity. Judging from their activities list it's too noisy for me. Maybe someone should open up a clothing optional dive resort. We divers are an adventurous lot so I wouldn't be surprised if such an endeavor was successful.
The only nekkid dive I ever made was at Alua Beach on the Big Island. I was diving in only swim trunks so it was easy enough to take them off once underwater.
Boaty McBoatface
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My OW instructor advised me that divers were a bawdy, even promiscuous bunch.
I thought he was just trying to get me to buy dive gear.
I thought he was just trying to get me to buy dive gear.
.... that you then won't wear...
Bubblesong
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I don't want to look old fashioned, so I am going to buy a peach colored, skin tight rash guard and the get selfies to post on Scubaboard. I will have to draw on the belly button.
NYCNaiad
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Funnily enough this just popped up in my Facebook feed: Naked Scuba Diving Is Trending - For Scuba Divers
I personally wouldn't dive nude because I don't want to be stung by anything, but even more importantly, I don't want my skin exposed to the sun if I can avoid it. My dermatologist was wowed by how great my skin looked & thought I was 15 years younger than I am. Then, when I told her I was a diver who preferred the tropics she said she was astonished & now holds me up to her other patients as an example. lol
I have no problem if others want to dive nude assuming there's no law/culture ban on (e.g., a woman diving nude in a very conservative country is probably a bad idea), but I wear a full cover dive skin & reef-friendly sunscreen at a minimum while diving cause I don't want to be in pain during my trip & don't want to look all wrinkly as I continue to age.
I really like @Francesea's idea so now I'm thinking this could be a good compromise.
I personally wouldn't dive nude because I don't want to be stung by anything, but even more importantly, I don't want my skin exposed to the sun if I can avoid it. My dermatologist was wowed by how great my skin looked & thought I was 15 years younger than I am. Then, when I told her I was a diver who preferred the tropics she said she was astonished & now holds me up to her other patients as an example. lol
I have no problem if others want to dive nude assuming there's no law/culture ban on (e.g., a woman diving nude in a very conservative country is probably a bad idea), but I wear a full cover dive skin & reef-friendly sunscreen at a minimum while diving cause I don't want to be in pain during my trip & don't want to look all wrinkly as I continue to age.
I really like @Francesea's idea so now I'm thinking this could be a good compromise.
tilikum
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NYCNaiad
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I appreciate your concern & while I don't think there is any such thing as a reef-safe sunscreen, I do believe there are "reef-friendly" sunscreens out there. I've done research & there is a lot of marketing hype, but I use Stream2Sea who has the same mindset that I do re: no such thing as a "reef-safe" sunscreen & their ingredients don't include the ingredients I personally want to avoid. From what I remember of @LindyHop's post, she also suggested people avoid some of these same ingredients so perhaps she'll agree with me.
The owner of Stream2Sea is a diver, a chemist & very committed to the ocean.
Caveat: I approached Stream2Sea about 2 months ago wanting to include them in an article I was writing because I loved their products. Since that time, I've become friendly with the owner.
To tie my comment back into the OP: Out of curiosity, I went online to see if there was a nude dive club...& yep, there is: Nautical Nudists for naked snorkeling and diving
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