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A folding camper for mounting in a pick-up truck, which camper includes a base frame shaped to mount in the bed of the pick-up truck, a pair of roof panels hinged to the sides of the base frame and adapted to fold inwardly, one upon another and a pair of triangular-shaped front and rear panels hinge

A folding camper for mounting in a pick-up truck, which camper includes a base frame shaped to mount in the bed of the pick-up truck, a pair of roof panels hinged to the sides of the base frame and adapted to fold inwardly, one upon another and a pair of triangular-shaped front and rear panels hinged to the front and rear ends of the base frame, respectively, and also adapted to fold inwardly, one upon the other. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the front and rear panels are adapted to fold inwardly on the base frame in sequence and the left and right-hand roof panels are designed to then fold on the front and rear panels in sequence, in order to orient the folding camper in traveling mode. In another preferred embodiment, a window is fitted in the front panel and a door section and door are provided in the rear panel, which door matches a cooperating door section and door located in the rear segment of the base frame, wherein the matching doors can be opened and closed in concert when the folding camper is deployed in the bed of the pick-up truck.

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A folding camper for pick-up trucks comprising a base frame adapted to fit in the bed of a pick-up truck; a front panel hingedly carried by one end of said base frame, aids front panel foldable on said base frame in travel configuration and pivotable upwardly from said base frame in deployed configu

A folding camper for pick-up trucks comprising a base frame adapted to fit in the bed of a pick-up truck; a front panel hingedly carried by one end of said base frame, aids front panel foldable on said base frame in travel configuration and pivotable upwardly from said base frame in deployed configuration; a rear panel hingedly carried by the opposite end of said base frame opposite said front panel, said rear panel foldable on said front panel in said travel configuration and pivotable upwardly from said base frame in substantially parallel relationship with respect to said front panel in said deployed configuration; a base frame door provided in said rear panel of said base frame and a rear panel door provided in said rear panel, said rear panel door disposed in substantially vertical alignment with said base frame door when said rear panel is pivoted into said deployed configuration; a left-hand roof panel hingedly carried by one side of said base frame and spanning said front panel and said rear panel, said left-hand roof panel foldable on said rear panel in said travel configuration and pivotable upwardly for engaging first corresponding sides of said front panel and said rear panel, respectively, when said left-hand roof panel is disposed in said deployed configuration; and a right-hand roof panel hingedly carried by the opposite side of said base frame and spanning said front panel and said rear panel, said right-hand roof panel foldable on said left-hand roof panel in said travel configuration and pivotable upwardly for engaging said left-hand roof panel and engaging second corresponding sides of said front panel and said rear panel, respectively, and closing said folding camper when said right-hand roof panel is pivoted into said deployed configuration.