# What's the farthest you've been from your clothes ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666 "2009-08-16T21:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imfloating](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@imfloating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imfloating)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/1 "2009-08-16T21:56:10Z")
After sitting around the campfire having a few whatevers it occurred to me that from the day you’re born you are always within a couple of feet of your clothes. Whether you’re in the shower or even on a nude beach, they’re always close by. After a little persuading, my wife and I decided to go for a drive naked. These were country roads mind you, in the middle of nowhere at about 2am. Nonetheless we were about 5 or 6 miles from our clothes. This is a record as far as the people I’ve asked. Can anyone beat that distance ? ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/2 "2009-08-16T22:43:31Z")
and the state trooper said"?" 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/3 "2009-08-17T01:24:04Z")
> [@imfloating](#): > > After a little persuading, my wife and I decided to go for a drive naked. These were country roads mind you, in the middle of nowhere at about 2am. Nonetheless we were about 5 or 6 miles from our clothes. May I use that scenario in a story? It’s great! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/4 "2009-08-17T01:27:21Z")
> [@Jamicat](#): > > and the state trooper said"?" 😕 How about the guys with the butterfly nets? ---
**Author:** ![imfloating](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@imfloating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imfloating)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/5 "2009-08-17T02:06:26Z")
> [@Savannah](#): > > May I use that scenario in a story? It’s great! As long as the names are changed to protect the indecent. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/6 "2009-08-17T02:26:22Z")
Well, I did leave a tshirt and pair of socks at a friends house in Germany … ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/7 "2009-08-17T03:27:32Z")
I’ve never thought about it, but no, I’ve never been more than a few feet from some sort of clothing, even if it’s just a bathing suit. Maybe more like twenty or fifty, in a hot tub scenario. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/8 "2009-08-17T03:44:47Z")
I don’t like being naked, even when it’s necessary, so on the instances where I am, I am pretty sure my clothes are within a few metres of me. Maybe I’ll be at the other end of the house, but that’s about the extent of it. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/9 "2009-08-17T03:48:22Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > I’ve never thought about it, but no, I’ve never been more than a few feet from some sort of clothing, even if it’s just a bathing suit. Maybe more like twenty or fifty, in a hot tub scenario. Weird. Same here. Even times when I’ve been unclad at like, say a party of the BDSM type, there have always been clothes right near by. I’ve never gone on a naked jog or romp or drive. ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/10 "2009-08-17T04:19:25Z")
Maybe 75ish feet, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/11 "2009-08-17T05:09:14Z")
we did go streaking as a kid…but we took our undies in hand in case of trouble…ahh the freedom of kidness in the 70’s. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/12 "2009-08-17T14:46:27Z")
Late night skinny dipping in a river. Ended up drifting down stream about half a mile. Made for a pleasant view walking back in the moon light (both kinds). ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/13 "2009-08-17T14:54:45Z")
Bathing suit left behind by about 1000 feet or so. I love that beach, but there’s always a little fear that when I get back my stuff will be gone. Not just clothes, but room key, money, cards, bus pass, etc. I’d really be screwed. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/14 "2009-08-17T15:12:42Z")
I’d never thought about it either, but yeah, I’ve never been more than a few feet from at least one set of my clothes. I love that you thought about this and decided to go for a naked drive just because. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/15 "2009-08-17T16:49:35Z")
A few years ago, my clothes and I were in different buildings. It was all the same hospital, but where I changed out of my clothes and into a gown was a different building where the surgery was done. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/16 "2009-08-17T17:46:16Z")
What a great question; only on the Dope. 🙂 Only a few feet. I’d be surprised if anyone beats the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/17 "2009-08-17T18:05:31Z")
Ooh - \*\*gotpasswords \*\*gave me a brainwave. My mom was in a car accident a few years ago, and at some point they cut off her clothes. So she was in her room and her clothes were, well, where ever they keep such personal effects. Has anyone had their clothes incinerated? (I’ve heard they do such things.) It’s possible then that they’d be miles from their clothes, at least until loved ones brought reinforcements (like we did with Mom). Oddly enough, she got her clothes back. I do believe that they were laundered. Weird, that - when they cut them off of her, it’s not like they respected seams or anything, so they weren’t fit for anything but rags, but at least they were clean rags. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/18 "2009-08-17T18:56:09Z")
Skinny dipping at midnight on a private beach at the southern end of Lake Michigan… So, however far it was from the tent to the part of the water where we were. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/19 "2009-08-21T03:55:41Z")
> [@imfloating](#): > > As long as the names are changed to protect the indecent. I will do my best–I don’t know what your names are. 🙂 Thanks! (I sure hope I don’t accidentally use your real names… but then it’s a long way from “story idea!” to “published story”, so…) ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666/20 "2009-08-21T04:39:37Z")
I’ve been known to walk naked from my bedroom to the bathroom when I go to take a shower. That’s a distance of about twenty feet down a hallway in the middle of the house. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-been-from-your-clothes/506666.md?page=2)