Bean is a spacious, quirky and lovingly built, two berth campervan.
Bean lives in the centre of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, with its rich history, stunning landscapes, and a harmonious coexistence of ancient charm and modern energy. We are ideally placed for you to arrive by public transport. We are a five min taxi ride or twenty-minute walk from either Waverly or Haymarket station. However, if you are traveling by car to collect Bean, whilst we are in a residential parking zone, there is plenty of free on-street parking in a quiet residential location just a further short drive from where we are located. We can meet you there directly or we could meet you at home and then show you where to park.
Bean has multiple USB charging sockets and two regular 240-volt sockets. She has 350W of solar linked to 100Ah of lithium batteries to make you totally independent for multi-day off-grid adventures, including using 240v via an 1000W inverter that will power most things, bar normal hair dryers and kettles etc. You can also hook up to the mains when at a campsite if you need more juice. Bean has Bluetooth pairing for the audio system in the cab.
There is a well-equipped kitchen with pots and pans, chopping boards, knives, cafetiere, plates, bowls, utensils… everything you really need. For cooking, there is a dual gas burner hob, and to keep food fresh and beer cool, there is a 35lt fridge.
Bean carries 40lt of freshwater that is pumped through her kitchen tap, that can be pulled out to act as a shower head. There is also an outdoor shower tent using water heated from the stove. There is an indoor porta-potti housed under one of the front seats.
Bean is kept super warm by a powerful diesel heater that runs directly from Beans fuel tank, so no need for messy refueling.
There are three belted seats in the front including the driver. We are unfortunately not able to rent you child seats, but there is a child seat rental in Edinburgh. The seats are NOT Isofix compliant. The fixed double bed is 135cm x 190cm and is topped with a proper mattress.
After many years of gallivanting around Scotland with my partner Maria in a beloved classic VW from the 1970s called Bella, a friend and I bought a nearly completed and very much more dependable van. This is Isla, and as well as traveling, we decided to rent her out of occasion to pay the way, and in getting Isla ready to rent, Maria and I gained the final bit of confidence we needed to channel our love and experience of off-grid Scottish van adventuring with years of practical build experience and create a new campervan from the ground up. The result of many months of hard work, lots of sweat, and some pain on both our parts is a small rental company called Badger Campers, and a trio of lovely vans, Tattie, Bean and Neep! A family of lovingly converted camper vans that we are very proud of and which we hope you enjoy traveling and living with.
NB - If Bean is not available, your booking may be moved to Beans sister van Neep, which is actually both newer and lower mileage, details of which can be found on our own Badger Campers website.
All drivers are restricted to a minimum of 23 years old AND must have held a valid license for at least two years. Over 70 year olds, please enquire prior to booking.
Drivers with UK, EU, Australian, New Zealand, US, Canadian or South African Driving Licenses are normally accepted for insurance subject to license check and provision of proof of ID and Address. All other Driving Licenses will need to be approved by insurers prior to confirmation of booking and may be subject to a higher excess level.
Additionally, drivers should not have had their licence suspended for any period within the last 3 years, not been involved in more than one fault incident in the last 3 years, have no more than 2 convictions in total and no convictions of more than 3 points.
The excess (maximum you pay in the event of damage) is normally £1500 for the licence holders above.
UK and EU residents can opt to take out an excess reimbursement policy through our recommended third party provider enabling you to claim the excess back in the event of an accident minus £100. Similar excess insurance may be available in your resident country.
We do recommend you also take out your own travel insurance for that extra peace of mind.
Each booking is subject to a security deposit of £500.00. Two days prior to the booking start date a hold will be placed on your nominated card for this amount. This will be released 1 week after the the booking end date, providing the vehicle is returned safely and in the same condition as it was at the start of the booking.
The following is available as an add on to your booking at prior or at time of your booking.
BED LINEN AND TOWELS - £25 one off fee
DEEP CLEAN - £40 one of fee - This may be charged if the van is returned in a particularly dirty state or can be pre booked if you know you will not be able to give it a basic clean before return
TOILET EMPTY AND CLEAN - £40 one of fee - This will be charged if you use the toilet and return it unemptied - see the van pack for list of toilet dump out stations. Can also be pre-booked.
