Folded telescopic equipment drape and method of folding and using the same

A method of folding an equipment drape, comprising:

• folding the equipment drape telescopically along a length to form a telescopic equipment drape;
• folding the telescopic equipment drape in an accordion fold to form a rectangular shape;
• folding two distal edges of the rectangular shape back over the rectangular shape until the two distal edges meet at a longitudinal part;
• and folding the rectangular shape in half beneath the longitudinal part such that the longitudinal part is disposed at an edge of a resulting folded equipment drape.

A folded equipment drape, comprising:

• an elongated drape body folded telescopically along its length to form a telescopically folded equipment drape;
• a plurality of lateral folds comprising an accordion fold disposed along a length of the telescopically folded equipment drape;
• and
• a plurality of longitudinal folds disposed along a width of the telescopically folded equipment drape;
• wherein distal edges of the telescopically folded equipment drape are folded back across the width at two longitudinal folds to meet at a third longitudinal fold;
• wherein the third longitudinal fold is opposite in direction from the two longitudinal folds.