Popular Mechanics, December 1963
Nestled flush with a truck bed during travel, the Compact Camper unfolds in a minute to make a comfortable living space.
Folded down for travel, it doesn’t block the driver’s vision or add to crosswind problems.
Made of lightweight aluminum with a mahogany interior, the camper body weighs 150 pounds and is six and a half feet long and five feet, eight inches high; allowing ample headroom for seated occupants. It will sleep a total of four persons.
Two screened plexiglass windows provide ventilation. A combination slide-out bed and studio couch (bottom photo) is 40 inches wide and 6 feet long. A mattress is added for sleeping. There is also a folding table and food storage cabinet.
Attached to the truck body with stove bolts on each side, the camper unit can be easily removed from the truck by two men for storage when not in use.
Lighting is provided in the camper with battery-powered lamps.
Made in two sizes for long and short-bed pickups, Com-pact Camper is priced at $350 and $395. It is built on order by Adrian Shute, Phoenix, Ariz.
