NOTE: The Adventure Lab is closed permanently, but it was a cool project. Check out all the details, and feel free to reach out if you’d like to collaborate on an outdoor experience or adventure business.

OWL Adventure Lab

ENGAGE × COLLABORATE × INVIGORATE × PRODUCE

With today's technology we are able to work anywhere we want. Why would we stay tethered to a traditional office space? The team at One Wild Life wanted to work in the places we adventured. In 2017 we built (and eventually sold) our first Adventure Lab. The Adventure Lab was a mobile office space that was located in various beautiful outdoor spaces. The office was open to the public for co-working services, and available to book as a private executive meeting space. In addition we offered a slate of guided outdoor activities including surfing, mountain biking and hiking to help inspire creativity and create strong bonds among colleagues.

The Adventure Lab enabled us and our clients to achieve office independence and take their working lives out into the wild.

The dream of a future OWL Adventure Lab is what started it all, but first we needed to come up with a plan. Fall of 2015 was spent researching and business planning. Then we launched our first fundraising campaign via IndieGoGo. We raised just under $14,000. Less than our initial goal, but we were able to leverage the attention the campaign received from outdoor adventure magazines and websites to privately raise the the remainder.

In 2016 we renovated a Ford E-450 shuttle bus into the ultimate mobile office space, and opened it to the public as the first ever Mobile CoWork. First we tore it down and then we built it back up, putting our blood, sweat and even a few tears into it. The exterior was finished by Line-X San Diego, with Goal Zero Solar Panels and custom roof racks big and sturdy enough to sleep on custom-designed in collaboration with Jesse Ross Designs.

The interior was done up in rustic beach casual with upcycled wood trim, fold down, wood desktops, coffee table, hand made benches, seating, and featuring T Lina designed window screens, curtains and cushions. A deck extended from the side doors. The Adventure lab had all the amenities of a traditional office but was designed to be versatile as an adventuring vehicle. From wifi to presentations screens but combined with all the things needed for an outdoor adventure including surfer's shower, kitchenette and incredible views. By late spring we were taking on clients.

The Adventure Lab led to other opportunities including helping to support local outdoor spaces we care about like the Coast to Crest Trail. We partnered with San Diego River Park Foundation and San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy to create a short film promoting the trail. We were the first group to ever travel the entirety of the trail and be allowed to camp along the way. We collaborated with fellow outdoor lovers SDMBA, Saint Archer and Line-X.

Of all the paths you take in life make sure a few of them are dirt. • John Muir.