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Heath Padgett’s Epic Road Trip: From RV Entrepreneur to RV Help

When Heath Padgett left his traditional 9-to-5 in 2014, he didn’t have much of a plan beyond a borrowed RV and an itch to see the country. He and his wife Alyssa hit the road with “no marketable skills,” as he likes to say, but plenty of determination. They filmed a documentary in which Heath worked a job in all 50 states while Alyssa learned video production. The project jump-started a career in content marketing for RV brands — and a decade-long experiment in building a life around the open road.

Today, Heath has become something of a household name in the RV community. He’s traveled to all 50 states and RVed through 21 countries, from the winding roads of New Zealand to the campgrounds of Japan. He’s founded companies, sold companies, hosted conferences, and even bought (and sold) a campground in Colorado. Through it all, one theme has persisted: creating businesses that solve problems RVers face every day. His latest venture, a mobile app called RV Help, may be his most impactful project yet.

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An RVer First

If you’ve ever questioned whether the people behind RV businesses really camp, Heath is proof that some of them do — obsessively. He and Alyssa spent five years as full-time RVers, then continued traveling internationally with their two young children.

RVing in Japan stands out as a favorite memory. The Padgetts were rare sights in their rented motorhome, surrounded mostly by elaborate tent setups that looked, as Heath put it, “like something out of Harry Potter.” Reservations had to be printed in both English and Japanese, every step planned with meticulous care. Experiences like these, Heath says, are his true KPI for success: hearing Alyssa say, “I love our life.”

That authenticity matters because it grounds Heath’s businesses in lived RV reality. Every idea he’s launched has come directly from his time behind the wheel — from struggling to find reliable campground reservations to the endless frustration of waiting weeks for RV service.

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