Cache Placement

[UndercoverNinja]

would it be considered a bad hide if the cache was on a rooftop?

 

Thanks.

[+Joske]

would it be considered a bad hide if the cache was on a rooftop?

 

I guess not, if you can get permission from the owner to place the cache there?

[+briansnat]

That depends on a number of things, among them permission of owner and public access.

[+Geofool]

would it be considered a bad hide if the cache was on a rooftop?

 

Thanks.

I'd like to hear more detail on this hide.

[+SnowLeopard]

Would you have permisson to place it there? Is the roof publicly accessable (you wouldn't want people trying stupid things to break onto a rooftop)? Would the owner care if the building was full of cachers who didn't know it was on the roof?

If yes, I'm sure it would be fine - and a tricky find!

[UndercoverNinja]

I was thinking of a rooftop with an observation deck so that it wouldn't be unusual for people to be up there (for security reasons, obviously)

[+2qwerqE]

Found one on the top deck of a 10 story parking garage once. Stood on the street below, and said, well, it's supposed to be within ten feet of here, but there's nothing here but concrete. Then, we looked up!

 

Perhaps along with the coords, you could post elevation as well.

[+Team GPSaxophone]

Found one on the top deck of a 10 story parking garage once. Stood on the street below, and said, well, it's supposed to be within ten feet of here, but there's nothing here but concrete. Then, we looked up!

 

Perhaps along with the coords, you could post elevation as well.

At least you'd be within a few floors of it at 20' accuracy

[GeoFD]

Yes it would be a bad idea, if you were to get hurt the owner could lie and say he never gave permission, and have you arrested for tresspassing.

[+JMBella]

Yes it would be a bad idea, if you were to get hurt the owner could lie and say he never gave permission, and have you arrested for trespassing.

A.) You could get permission in writing.

B.) If it's an observatory that is open to the public then they expect visitors and have insurance for such things.

 

I'm sure the view is fantastic and would be a great location for a cache. Go for it.

 

edit: writing a "B" with a close parenthesis looks like this

Edited April 25, 2004 by JMBella

[+Renegade Knight]

A roof is just a place. So long as people can be there legitmatly the spot is fine.