Joe DownsCEO & Co-Founder, Belrose Storage Group. Founder, Storage Moguls.

Why you inspect at night and why women's safety matters

10 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube discussion, the speakers explain why inspecting storage facilities during nighttime is essential. They highlight key security considerations—adequate lighting, surveillance cameras, and 24/7 gated access—and how these factors affect whether a woman, such as a spouse, feels safe visiting the site. The conversation underscores that a dark or poorly monitored facility can deter women from using it, influencing overall storage decisions.

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We go at night and we go at day.
Yeah, I mean, and it's critical that you do all that. Actually, why do you go at night? You might as well just share that.
Well, you wanna see, one is what's the area like at night, right? Is the area around it bad? Am I got hoodlums that are hanging out because I don't have enough lights or I don't have enough cameras? Can I get into it if I say that I have a 24/7 gate access, right? Those things. Is it dark? Can my wife go to the storage facility on her way home to pick up some extra Christmas stuff? Because I love Christmas, as you guys know, and bring it home. If the facility is dark, she's not gonna go. Absolutely not, right? She— and I don't want her to go.
I don't think I'd go anyway. I'd send you, but that's another story.
But that's the whole thing. We need to know.
65% of storage decisions— I think 65% of storage decisions are made by the female. So that's, that's critical. But, and, and that's so important.