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A fold-out camper which is mounted in the bed of a truck provides a convenient shelter. The camper includes an upper and lower frame which, when retracted, are contained within the truck bed without obstructing the cargo area of the bed. To extend the camper, legs are extended from the lower frame t

A fold-out camper which is mounted in the bed of a truck provides a convenient shelter. The camper includes an upper and lower frame which, when retracted, are contained within the truck bed without obstructing the cargo area of the bed. To extend the camper, legs are extended from the lower frame to lift the upper frame and a cover which functions as the roof of the camper. Left and right side beds are rotated from their retracted position next to the wheel wells to an extended position over the wheel wells and over the sides of the truck bed. Tent walls which are stored with the left and right side beds and under the cover and are unrolled to enclose the camper.

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1. A camper for mounting in a bed of a pick-up truck, said camper comprising: a lower frame; adjustable legs extending from said lower frame, each of said legs having a bottom end and a top end; an upper frame connected to said top end of each of said legs; at least one bed attached to sa

1. A camper for mounting in a bed of a pick-up truck, said camper comprising: a lower frame; adjustable legs extending from said lower frame, each of said legs having a bottom end and a top end; an upper frame connected to said top end of each of said legs; at least one bed attached to said lower frame; wherein the camper is extended when in use and the camper is retracted when stored or transported; and wherein when said camper is retracted, said camper is substantially contained within the bed of the pick-up truck and access to the bed of the pick-up truck is not substantially obstructed. 2. A camper as defined in claim 1, further including a roof attached to said upper frame.3. A camper as defined in claim 2, further including a front tent wall mounted to said roof and a rear tent wall mounted to said roof, wherein when said camper is extended said front wall extends from said roof to the pick-up truck and said rear wall extends from the roof to the pick-up truck.4. A camper as defined in claim 1, further including at least one side tent wall mounted to each of said at least one bed, wherein when said camper is extended said at least one side tent wall extends from said at least one bed to said upper frame.5. A camper as defined in claim 1, wherein when said camper is retracted, said upper frame rests on said lower frame.6. A camper as defined in claim 1, wherein said upper frame includes: a left side member having a front end and a rear end, a right side member having a front end and a rear end, wherein said right side member is generally parallel to said left side member, and an attachment bracket mounted between said front ends of said left side member and said right side member, wherein said attachment bracket is generally perpendicular to said left side member and said right side member. 7. A camper as defined in claim 6, wherein said upper frame further includes a moveable brace mounted between said left side member and said right side member and generally parallel to said attachment bracket.8. A camper as defined in claim 6, further including a roof connected to said attachment bracket.9. A camper as defined in claim 8, further including at least one lift cylinder attached between said upper frame and said roof for raising said roof from a closed position to an open position.10. A camper as defined in claim 9, further including latches for securing said roof in said closed position.11. Camper as defined in claim 1, wherein the bed of the pick-up truck includes a left wheel well and a right wheel well and wherein said lower frame includes: a left rear corner post having a top end and a bottom end, a left front corner post having a top end and a bottom end, a right rear corner post having a top end and a bottom end, a right front corner post having a top end and a bottom end, a left rail mounted between said top end of said left rear corner post and said top end of said left front corner post, a right rail mounted between said top end of said right rear corner post and said top end of said right front corner post, a front end support mounted between said left front corner post and said right front corner post, and wherein when the camper is mounted in the bed of the pick-up truck, said left rail is positioned over the left wheel well of the pick-up truck and the right rail is positioned over the right wheel well of the pick-up truck. 12. A camper as defined in claim 11, wherein when said camper is retracted said at least one bed is aligned with the inner surfaces of either said left rear corner post and said left front corner post or with said inner surfaces of said right rear corner posts and said right front corner post.13. A camper as defined in claim 11, wherein said lower frame further includes a front rail mounted between said bottom end of said left front post and said bottom end of said right front post.14. A camper as defined in claim 11, wherein said lower fram e further includes a rear rail mounted between said bottom end of said left rear post and said bottom end of said right rear post.15. A camper as defined in claim 12, wherein when said camper is retracted, said at least one bed is proximate a left wheel well or a right wheel well.16. A camper as defined in claim 11, wherein one of said adjustable legs is positioned in said left rear post, one of said adjustable legs is positioned in said left front post, one of said adjustable legs is positioned in said right rear post, and one of said adjustable legs is positioned in said right front post.17. A camper as defined in claim 11, wherein two beds are provided and defined by a left bed hingedly attached to said left rail and a right bed hingedly attached to said right rail.18. A camper as defined in claim 12, wherein said at least one bed includes; a first panel having a fixed end and a free end, a second panel having a fixed end and a free end, and wherein said fixed end of said first panel is hingedly attached to one of said left or right rails and said fixed end of said second panel is hingedly attached to said free end of said first panel. 19. A camper as defined in claim 11, wherein two beds are defined by a left bed including a fixed end and a free end and a right bed including a fixed end and a free end; said fixed end of said left bed hingedly attached to said left rail; said fixed end of said right bed hingedly attached to said right rail; and wherein when said camper is extended, said free end of said left bed is attached to said upper frame and said free end of said right bed is attached to said upper frame. 20. A camper for mounting in a bed of a pick-up truck the bed of the pick-up truck having left and right side walls, said camper comprising: a lower frame including a plurality of retractable legs, each of said retractable legs having a bottom end and a top end; a roof supported by said upper ends of said retractable legs; at least one bed attached to said lower frame; wherein said retractable legs are extended to lift said roof away from said lower frame when the camper is in use; and wherein said retractable legs are retracted to position said roof proximate said lower frame and said at least one bed is positioned generally parallel to the side walls of the bed of the pick-up truck and said at least one bed does not extend higher than the left and right side walls of the bed of the pick-up truck when said camper is not in use.