The word is getting out about Adam Corlin’s new business venture called Overland Oasis. Consisting of over a dozen sites, it will be a place where RVers can get the services they need without having to stay at an expensive RV park or hotel. Like Adam says, “truck stops are for truckers; campgrounds are for people who want to stay the night. “We’re building something for everyone in between.” There’s no doubt about it, Overland Oasis will transform RV travel in a major way. Something like this has been needed for years.
We’ve known Adam for a couple of years now. Overland Oasis was just a dream when we first met him, now things have really taken off. We had a chance to catch up with Adam at the 2025 Overland Expo Mountain West in August, where he was able to update us on the progress of his ground-breaking venture. How exactly will Overland Oasis work and when will the first facility be built? Adam was kind enough to answer these and several other questions.
Thanks, Adam, for talking with us. Can you tell us the genesis of Overland Oasis and where you’re at now?
Adam Corlin: Sure, Mike. Since 2021, I started living the nomadic lifestyle. Over the course of a few years, camping and getting involved in the industry as a brand ambassador for Field Van. I realized that there was a missing opportunity in terms of overlanders needing a one location where we could get all of our supplies, where we could do our laundry, basically everything. And so with my background in real estate, construction, development, I started to do the research on such a facility. I started out to actually try to prove myself wrong in terms of how could I do this because it’s such a large venture. And what I had to do is do a lot of research into the laundry business, the vehicle wash business, how we’re going to build them. And it all culminated to this weekend where we’re soft launching Overland Oasis. I had to get my trademark name and my logo. I had to do all of that and get that approved by the Patent and Trademark Office. Yeah. So now here we are, nine months later, after talking to a lot of people and getting input and that’s basically where we’re at. And so now we’re looking for corporate partners, industry partners, investors, because we’ve basically been self-funding and financing this whole venture on our own.
Can you explain exactly what Overland Oasis is?
Adam Corlin: So here’s what it is. At Overland Oasis you’ll be able to come to our facility and you’ll be able to wash your vehicle. We’ll have an automated vehicle wash. We’ll also have a laundry facility, so you’ll be able to do your laundry. You’ll be able to take a shower, you’ll be able to use our restrooms. There will be a pet wash, there will be a playground for kids. You’ll be able to get potable water. You’ll be able to dump your tanks and dump your trash. You’ll be able to charge your batteries and this includes EV vehicles. You’ll be able to hang out and basically use the services you need then go on to your next adventure. So basically, you’re coming in to basically refresh, resupply, and reconnect with your next adventure.
That’s cool. What is Overland Oasis going to look like to the person just driving up?
Adam Corlin: Well, the good thing is we just did an animation video. Each facility will be large with lots of parking spots, individual parking spots. Obviously, we’re going to be in the sun, so our facility will have shade. You’ll pull in and there will be a dedicated aisle for the vehicle wash. The parking spots will be large enough to accommodate everything from Class A motorhomes to truck campers. Our goal is to have between five and 10 acre sites. A seven acre facility will have an estimated 165 parking spaces. It will be large.
Overland Oasis kind of sounds like an RV park. What’s the difference?
Adam Corlin: Overland Oasis will definitively not be an RV park. At an RV park, they want you to stay for four days. At Overland Oasis I want you to stay for four hours. That’s the big difference. RV parks are expensive. Overland Oasis will be the place where you can get all of these amenities and services in one location for a reasonable fee.
So how will Overland Oasis charge for these services? How will that work?
Adam Corlin: Overland Oasis will charge by parking space by the hour. And then you’ll pay for your laundry just like an RV park. The one dedicated thing that we have is a vehicle wash. To my knowledge, there hasn’t been a dedicated RV wash facility anywhere. To wash your RV now you have to go to Blue Beacon or go to a Love’s. Why not provide a dedicated place where we can wash 100 foot or 60 foot long rig that’s 14 feet high and that’s all automated? The technology is such now that it will scan your vehicle, it will see your antennas, it will wash your vehicle, and then you’re out. We’ll have a mobile app that you’ll be able to log into and you’ll be able to see what the wait times are, see what the parking situation is, and then you’ll use only the services that you need.
Will you be offering some kind of membership?
Adam Corlin: Yes, we’ll have a Overland Oasis membership. No subscription, but a membership. If people really use it a lot, they can get a membership where we’ll give you discounts. So maybe your tenth wash is free, or you’ll have a discounted parking rate if you become a member. So it’s combining a lot what an RV park and a Harvest Host provides, all of these different aspects. But we’re providing you a service. That you’re able to get in and get out. And if you want to spend the night, there will be a charge for spending the night. Yes, you can stay at Walmart for free, but they’re not really that safe. We’ll have a safe, secure place where you can spend the night.
How will you provide security? Is each Overland Oasis site going to be fenced?
Adam Corlin: Oh, yeah. Our facilities will be fenced. There will be cameras. We’re in some discussions to employ AI technology for reading license plates and all of that. It’s growing. I’m looking to get opinions. I want to see what’s best for our customers and for Overland Oasis.
Where are you going to launch Overland Oasis first? Have you picked a location yet?
Adam Corlin: During phase one we’re looking to open 15 locations in nine states. We’ve identified 25 properties, and we’ll see where we’re going to open the first one. But I would say the first location will be somewhere in Utah, Arizona, and Colorado.
Will Overland Oasis sites be located primarily along interstates?
Adam Corlin: In the beginning yes. It would be along the interstates because we need to be where people get fuel or people go to get food or markets or Walmart. But in the beginning, we need to be on the interstates because that’s the most convenient, near national parks, BLM land, dispersed camping areas. We have to make it functional in the beginning. We can’t put one out in the wilderness in the middle of nowhere.
Will there be an Overland Oasis in Quartzsite, Arizona, the boondocking capital of the world?
Adam Corlin: I would love that. That is definitely on my list.
You’re talking about a lot capital building all of these sites. What makes you think such an ambitious venture will work?
Adam Corlin: Five things have really changed overlanding and all of these changes are pretty recent. I think COVID changed everything. Everyone was like, ‘0h, we can get out and about. We can go. We don’t have to be stuck in our house. We can go camping.’ So COVID was a game-changer. Then lithium batteries, solar, and suspension systems dramatically changed how we RV. But the biggest change, in my opinion, was Starlink. We could be out top of a mountain. We could camp along a river. We could be anywhere we want to be and we can still get Internet. Also, the demographic of the overland RV owner has changed dramatically since COVID. It was in the range of 62 to 64 years old pre-COVID. Now it’s down to 48, and it’s going to get younger. So we’re looking at a younger demographic, and they’re more mobile. They’re moving around, and they’re working. There’s 18 million digital nomads in the United States. I want to build the infrastructure to support our nomadic community.
Is it true that you sold your van and will be buying a truck camper?
Adam Corlin: Yes, that’s true. I’m going to live a more minimalist life in a truck camper, so I purchased a Jeep Gladiator and plan on building it out and then install a small truck camper to use as I develop the business and expand upon my remote adventures.
Great choice. Any closing thoughts on Overland Oasis and where it stands today?
Adam Corlin: We have such a great community. The people that you meet, the experiences that we all have. Reaching out to our community to get input and having people follow us on social media is important to us. I want people to be involved. Sign up on our website to see our updates and let us know what you think. We want to hear what people want. I had a really good recommendation over the here at the Expo from Johnny Field, who I’ve known for many years, who owns Field Van. He said, at the dump area, ‘why don’t you have a concierge service? We’ll have somebody that will hook up your black tank for you and do everything.’ That’s a great idea. All the props to Johnny. He’s all into it. He was like, ‘hey, that’d be a great idea for people that come in that don’t want to do their black water tank.’ That’s a great idea. That’s what I love about this community.
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