The first time I started deliberately getting muddy, as a shy teenager, it was always a secret thing. I remember walking back through the street, with my trousers soaked and muddy, scared that people would notice me, and I quickly got in the habit of bringing a tracksuit with me so I could change into something reasonably innocuous as soon as I'd finished in the mud.

As I've got older, I found I didn't care so much. I've had walks where I unexpectedly fell in the mud or got stuck in bogs, and had to squelch back a lot muddier than I was after my first teenage session, and the people I passed didn't seem to bother. I think it's emboldened me, on some more recent muddy adventures, I've enjoyed getting 'accidentally' muddy and then doing the rest of my walk like that. My favourite comment was "Are you for real?" when I looked like this: https://umd.net/showpic/image/media%2Fphotos%2F1_21%2Fpxl20210109160716652_uid_37647_161022828257943.jpg . Another time I looked like this: https://umd.net/showpic/image/media%2Fphotos%2F11_23%2Fpxl20231119141109715_uid_37647_1700590639_11653.jpg and really enjoyed it when a couple of concerned hikers asked me if I was OK and how I got like that. Most recently, I passed a group of people coming the other way when I was squelching away from this session https://umd.net/showpic/image/media%2Fphotos%2F4_24%2Fpxl20240323103020030_uid_37647_1712651816_48282.jpg - I don't know what I'd have said if they asked me what happened, because I didn't even have an excuse.

How do you feel about being seen after getting muddy? Does it make a difference if you've got a plausible excuse?

I used to tell my parents I took a shortcut.

That seemed to happen enough... I don't think they bought it.

I mean... it was true.

It just happened to be a short cut across the stream/pond/swamp/whatever.

Being seen in public is a bit scary to me as well, when I got really muddy for the first time (pictured in my profile pic actually haha) I did the same thing, packed some extra clothes so I could look a little more acceptable walking back to my car in the middle of the day. I was still pretty caked in mud and passed someone on the trail, luckily we politely ignored each other adds a little extra thrill to the experience though.

That's one of the reasons I still ride my quads and dirt bikes nobody knows why I do it it looks normal to come back all wet and muddy

And I've have been caught in public all wet and muddy only 1 person asked me what I was doing my answer was training for tough mud run

When I was muddy in a public place, I didn't have to look for an excuse because it was at a mud festival. Most people, like me, were covered from head to toe in mud. Except that I was probably the only one who was excited about being covered in mud.

I'd love to go to one of those mud festivals but there don't seem to be any in my area that I can find

The festival I attended took place in Poland in Chudow

That would be a long walk for me lol

Years ago a few of us from Umd had a couple of mud meets in Barling Essex. They were great however there was a footpath near by and a family got a glimpse of us and stood staring. I think I would have actually been more comfortable about it if it had just been 1 or 2 of us but it went from a large group of us respectfully sharing our fetish and enjoying the camaraderie to a stark reminder of how our fetish made us different from others.

That's quite the mental image

I've always wondered how people who get muddy (in a non private setting) dealt with this in addition to getting back home without getting mud all over your car. This is one of the reasons I've yet to properly try mud. Ironically being muddy in public is probably my biggest WAM desire. The humiliation is such a turn on. At the same time it's my biggest fear because once the high wears off, the reality of the humiliation would set in

When returning by car, I put on a tight work suit so that the mud did not stain the seats in the car. I also put a plastic bag on the seats. The only thing I was afraid of was that other residents of the house I live in would see me covered in mud.

To me it depends on the place. Being seen muddy in the middle of a forest is different than being seen muddy in my own apartment building.

The last time my girlfriend and I got muddy together, it was at an outdoor park where getting muddy is sort of expected, and some people do play in the mud for fun, so I didn't feel really embarrassed. Some people asked if we got like this accidentally, or on purpose, as if it wasn't obvious, lol.

Nice situation!

At the Barling meets we went wild swimming afterwards and then rinsed with tap water we'd brought in various containers. Can't remember if we had bath puffs and things. On one occasion I remember most of the mud drying and being able to peel, scrape and brush off the worst. Muddy clothes went in water tight bags and clean clothes were put on after clean up. When you get that muddy though you just don't get it all off even after a couple of showers back at the hotel. The squeals of horror from the lads when they went to the loo were hilarious. The next day some of them said the were still pissing brown.
I remember some WAMers saying they would go walking in normal walking gear including waterproofs, take water proofs off and depending on mess remove socks and shoes, get messy be it mud gunge food or whatever, then put the waterproofs back on. They'd double up by covering car seats etc.You can also tape up pockets etc. It would be really fun the cover someone in nasty mess then pallet wrap them then go out, or do the messing in the woods. I've used pallet wrap a lot with WAM it's a lot of fun.

That's another one of my concerns. A stranger seeing me covered in mud would be one thing but I don't want people who I interact with regularly to see me muddy lol

Being seen muddy or wet in public is definitely a turn-on. Just got to do it a bit further away from home. I use my bicycle to get around for mudding, so I don't have to worry about muddying a car. Sometimes there's no cleaning spot near a mud spot, so I end up cycling the distance pretty much covered in mud. It's pretty hot, but I try to keep my distance, so people don't get too good a look at my face.

Sometimes circumstances enable getting muddy or wet in public, which I love. Recently on a really hot day, I got my trackies pretty soaked in some public sprinklers. Super sexy feeling, but people didn't get weirded out, because it was really hot. Some actually followed my example, which was really nice.

Looking forward to get muddy in the next few days again...

At Wattoluempiade" you can also go muddy in public. Because this sportive event is for charity. And has therefore the best possible legitimation.
And if you like it it's even better!

Maybe I'm turning into a WAM-exhibitionist, because I did it again -- took an evening walk, found a place where the path had turned into calf-deep mud, and couldn't resist getting my boots stuck and losing my balance. So then I just carried on walking plastered from the neck down in grey sludge and had to explain to a dog walker that I'd fallen in the mud

True - even when I have dared to walk about in public covered in mud, I had a change of clothes with me or in my car so that I could change before I got near my house and my neighbours might see me.

Yeah, of course always being careful around home. A bit further away it's ok to be a bit of a mud exhibitionist..

I could share an example. In the muddy end part of winter, I found a muddy slop spot near a big highway. I slipped and fell in the mud nicely with a ton of cars wizzing by. The magic of course is that the cars won't see a thing, because you keep your eyes on traffic! And even if you did look, in a few seconds I'll be out of sight. A few pics below. You can see the cars going by in the last pic.

And ok, it wasn't one slip in the mud.. more likely 20 and by the end I was of course completely covered in mud from head to toes in an awesome Adidas tracksuit, hoodie and woolie First time I dipped a woolie in mud, by the way.

I could never . You're way braver than I am. The possibility of this terrifies me too much at this point for me to even attempt playing in mud outdoors.

That's really erotic! I find it intriguing how WAM kinks and exhibitionism seem to overlap a bit with many people here.

Being muddy in public is not illegal, so if anybody cares that's their problem. I've had people look and wonder, but nobody has ever confronted me about it. Just some occasional friendly comments. Same with being wet.

If they don't know it's a kink, then they don't suspect. If they do, then they probably identify. It has more to do with self-confidence than other people's judgement. The reality is that most people don't give a crap what you do.

When I first started getting muddy I was 12, and it was something I felt I had to hide, just like anything sexual at that age. Those first sessions were in an estuary in cycling gear, so it was easy to wash off after and any remains looked a natural result of mountain biking.

These days I realise no one else is interested in what I'm doing, and as still prefer to mud in spandex and sports gear it easily explained. Plus I do get a kick of riding home in public in mud soaked slick spandex

As some other posters mentioned, getting muddy in your clothes isn't against the law. Just as long as you don't make a fool out of yourself, 'exposing' yourself to the public. And if you end up in a muddy mess, don't use 'public-transportation', as it's not fair to make others have to clean-up your mess...

I haven't posted much of this set yet... the first of the muddy portion... but the little bit of nice thick mud I was playing in got me a little staring contest from Dirt Bike Man up on the trail *and* from the water as the boat ramp was just out of sight... until they got the boat on the water.

The crew of the two boats that launched while was having a bit of fun were eyeing me the entire time, it felt.

Luckily, they each had one guy out front who was paying attention to the rocks instead of the girl in the mud!

Getting wet or messy in public is one of the most exciting things for me. I was a keen runner when I was younger, and always tried to train in the rain, especially in summer. Which was a totally acceptable thing to do, except I would sometimes conclude my session with a couple of mudslides, when the ground was really sodden. Getting deliberately muddy in public was something I often wanted to do. One dark winter morning I jogged down to the park. The rugby pitches were deep in mud and water from snowmelt. I left my jogging things on a bench and slid in, with just my trunks on! Tingling with excitement and the fear of early morning dog walkers passing! None did!
These days I enjoy swimming in my t-shirt or other things on holiday, and have no qualms about doing so indoors or outdoors. It's sometimes an innocent conversation starter, as if I'm glad to share my fun.
Peter