<\/span><\/h2>\nWhat does Hollywood and making sure that your storage area is secure have in common? It\u2019s easy, the use of cameras. Cameras are a great way to make sure that there\u2019s an eye on your storage units even when you can\u2019t physically have someone there. In fact, most security cameras have the option for you to hire a monitoring service to watch over the cameras so you don\u2019t have to. That makes this an even easier solution for you and can make a world of difference when it comes to deterring thieves.<\/p>\n
As much as thieves prefer to work in darkness, they also prefer to be able to work in spaces where they know they aren\u2019t being recorded. That\u2019s why cameras are so useful for security because most smart thieves won\u2019t mess with your storage units if they know that they\u2019re being watched. Breaking into storage units takes time, and the longer they\u2019re there, the more likely the cameras are going to be able to catch them in the act. Thieves don\u2019t want that because they\u2019re well aware that what they\u2019re doing is illegal, and evidence of them committing their crimes can result in three hots and a cot at a jail or prison.<\/p>\n
It may or may not be surprising, but a lot of thieves think of their marks using the same logic that investors use to think about if an investment is good or not. That logic is, of course, commonly referred to as the risk to reward ratio. This ratio is used by all sorts of people for things that have nothing to do with either investing or thievery and there\u2019s a good chance that you even use it in your day-to-day life without even thinking about it.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, by installing cameras in your storage unit area, you increase the risk while the reward stays the same. Unless you have incredibly thorough thieves on your hands they don\u2019t know exactly what it is that they would be stealing, so odds are that they have no idea what the reward is. If you do have thorough thieves on your hands they might know exactly what they\u2019re stealing, but if you have thorough thieves you have an entirely different problem on your hands that is a little harder to specifically plan for unless you catch them early.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Gates and Fences<\/span><\/h2>\nOne of the best ways to make sure that your storage area is as secure as possible is to make sure that there is more than one security measure in place to act as a barrier between a would-be thief and the storage units that you\u2019re looking to protect. The units are probably already going to be locked up, but by erecting a fence with a gate you can ensure that there\u2019s one more obstacle in their path before they can even try to get into the unit to steal whatever is inside of it.<\/p>\n
Remember, the longer a thief has to spend on your property, the more likely they are to get caught. Any thief with half a brain realizes that. Most thieves would prefer to be able to smash, grab, and run. By erecting a barrier between them and the storage units, you\u2019re forcing them to either hop the fence or find a way to bypass the lock holding the gate closed. Both of those options take time and make them stand out. If you have cameras on top of that the risk part of the ratio skyrockets while the reward stays the same.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Pay Attention to the Quality of Your Lock<\/span><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
Locks are cool little things. The way that they work is fascinating, with most locks having a pin system that needs the teeth of a key to properly trigger the unlocking mechanism. We use locks for everything from doors to bikes and so on and so forth. We trust locks to keep our things safe from people that we don\u2019t want getting into our things because, well, those people don\u2019t have the key to our lock so they can\u2019t get in. Or can they?<\/p>\n
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If you\u2019ve ever hired a locksmith you\u2019ve worked with someone that knows how to pick locks. What if we told you that there are criminals that have the same skills? Lock picking is a tool, and like most tools, it can be used for construction purposes or destructive purposes, depending on who wields it. The same hammer that is used to build a house can be used to tear that same house down. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to pay attention to what kind of locks that you use. Unpickable locks don\u2019t exist because if a lock can be opened with a key, it can be opened with something other than the key.<\/p>\n
You want to make sure to have locks that are going to provide a challenge to someone that\u2019s trying to pick it. Some lockpicks can have a master lock open in less time than it took for you to read this sentence, which means that they could get into a unit quickly enough that no one thinks twice about their presence. That\u2019s not what you want. Something challenging enough to make less experienced lockpicks turn tail and more experienced lock picks thinks twice about if they really want to spend the time to get the lock open will be perfect.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Beef Up Your Security<\/span><\/h2>\nGetting good security for your storage units is important, but remember that you aren\u2019t shooting for perfect security. In the security field the phrase \u201cperfect security\u201d is actually considered to be an oxymoron because it\u2019s not possible. Your real goal is to make sure that the risk level for stealing from your property is as high as possible because that will make thieves think twice about stealing from you. The more you can stall a thief while giving them clear evidence that someone is aware of their presence, the more they\u2019ll realize that messing with your property is a mistake and leave before their worst crime is something more serious than just trespassing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Theft is a serious issue in our society. There are people that have things and people that don\u2019t have things, and some of those people that are without want to take what isn\u2019t theirs. With that in mind, if you Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[6913],"yoast_head":"\nDo Your Storage Units Offer the Right Protection Against Theft? - KateBeckin Sale Gallery<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n