Vault-Style vs. Roller Rack: Which Storage Fits Your Budget

Vault-style coolers and roller racks both solve body-storage capacity, but they're not interchangeable — they suit different budgets, access patterns, and facility types.

Vault-style: individual bays, higher capital cost

Our vault-style multi-bay morgue coolers give each body its own refrigerated bay behind an individual door, minimizing cold-air loss per access — the premium option for high-frequency single-body retrieval.

Roller rack: lower cost, shared cold space

Our mortuary roller racks fit inside an existing walk-in cooler, built to order from $795 — a lower-capital way to add capacity to a room you already have, sharing one cold-air volume across all racked bodies.

Which fits your budget

A facility building new capacity with frequent single-body access may justify vault-style's higher upfront cost through better energy efficiency and dedicated access. A facility adding capacity to an existing walk-in on a tighter budget will likely find roller racking the more practical entry point.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which costs less upfront, vault-style or roller rack?

Roller racks, which fit inside an existing walk-in cooler and start at $795, versus vault-style's higher capital cost for individual refrigerated bays.

Which is more energy efficient?

Vault-style, for facilities with frequent single-body access, since individual bay doors lose less cold air per retrieval than a shared room.

Can a roller rack be added to an existing cooler?

Yes, roller racks are built to order to fit inside a walk-in cooler you already own.