A protective turret is shown and described. In some embodiments the protective turret can include a turret base with a plurality of turret panels that are each rotatably coupled proximate to a portion of an edge of the turret base, the turret panels operable to assume an erected configuration with each of the turret panels extending away from the turret base and defining a turret compartment defined by a portion of the turret base and a portion of the plurality of turret panels, and the turret panels further operable to assume a collapsed configuration by each of the turret panels folding inward within the turret compartment toward the turret base.