Crumpler

Crumpler Australian bag manufacturer. Melbourne since 1995. Bags that will probably outlast you. It’s 1992. Crumpler is born. Crumpler, bags for life.

A young man sits hunched over his grandmother’s old sewing machine in a shed in Ballarat, Australia. He’s trying to sew through a truck tarp to make a bag strong enough to carry a slab of beer home on his bike. The principles behind the pattern have remained the same – simplicity, a willingness to experiment, original design, and a determination to make the best bag possible for people who know how to live. Adventurers, photographers, riders, designers, makers, thinkers, doers.

04/06/2026

Idk this dude but ID on the bag?

We are hiring a store manager for our Brisbane CBD store!If you think you know bags, please email work@crumpler.com.au
04/06/2026

We are hiring a store manager for our Brisbane CBD store!

If you think you know bags, please email [email protected]

Mix submissions are OPEN! Hit the link in our bio to send us your sounds. If we feature your mix on Crumpler Radio, we'l...
03/06/2026

Mix submissions are OPEN! Hit the link in our bio to send us your sounds. If we feature your mix on Crumpler Radio, we'll send you a free bag.
Discover fresh local and international talent with new mixes dropping every fortnight on our site.

“Nepal was never on my list. I was supposed to be in Egypt this April but with tensions rising in the Middle East, I had...
02/06/2026

“Nepal was never on my list. I was supposed to be in Egypt this April but with tensions rising in the Middle East, I had to bench that project until the end of the year. April is already a weird bridge month for me. Work low season, family travel time, the kind of limbo where you either do something bold or do nothing at all. I needed a Plan B. So Nepal happened. I grabbed a fellow street photographer, and we just went for it.

Three cities, eight days - Kathmandu, Nagarkot, Bhaktapur. Zero rules beyond that. My whole travel philosophy runs on aimless exploration anyway. Let the plan build itself day by day, find the people in far-off places who are somehow already on your wavelength.

Kathmandu hit first, and it hit hard. Days of chasing landmarks, then purposely losing our way back. The city has that big-energy chaos - honking that never quits, colors stacked on more colors, culture pouring out of every alley. But then you turn a corner and find these tiny pockets of silence that feel almost sacred. We stumbled into the nightlife, met locals with the most unhinged personalities, ended up at after-parties we had no business attending. Total madness. Loved every second.

After four days of letting Kathmandu swallow us whole, we escaped to Nagarkot. Three days of breathing, hiking, waking up to the Himalayas sitting right there in full HD.

Then came Bhaktapur, we arrived right in the middle of Bisket Jatra, the Nepali New Year. Thousands of people flooding the streets, massive wooden chariots, raw electric faith colliding all at once. But what floored me even more was the city itself. Buildings, houses, roads all carved from red brick, like I’d slipped through a crack in time. UNESCO World Heritage site, which honestly just confirmed what my gut already knew.

I didn’t go to Nepal looking for a healing trip. I went to shoot and get lost. But somewhere between the chaos of Kathmandu, the silence of the Himalayas, and the red brick magic of Bhaktapur, something shifted. This trip was fu***ng awesome.”

-Kanrapee Chokpaiboon (.chok)

Thai photographer Kanrapee takes us deep into three countries and shows us the spirit of each. First up – Nepal.

01/06/2026

Packing the Slate Blue Billy.

Now available in-store and online.

The Rating’s Juggernaut is now available in Soil. Room for all your bits and bobs, water resistant, and made from 100% r...
31/05/2026

The Rating’s Juggernaut is now available in Soil. Room for all your bits and bobs, water resistant, and made from 100% recyclable fabrics.

Available online and in store.

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Made in Melbourne 'Nature Strip' range.The body is made from a heavy-weight 1000D Nylon Cordura fabric, incredibly stron...
30/05/2026

Made in Melbourne 'Nature Strip' range.

The body is made from a heavy-weight 1000D Nylon Cordura fabric, incredibly strong, tear resistant, and water resistant. The flap uses a waxed 500D Regenerated Nylon Ripstop, made from 100% consumer nylon waster. The waxed coating increases the water resistance and the fabric develops a natural patina with overtime.

Made in our Bag House workshop, right in the heart of Melbourne.

Made in Melbourne 'Nature Strip' range now available.Photo:
29/05/2026

Made in Melbourne 'Nature Strip' range now available.

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Releasing this Thursday.🗣️ Made in Melbourne 🗣️
26/05/2026

Releasing this Thursday.
🗣️ Made in Melbourne 🗣️

Who's calling?The Minor Planet is a lightweight crossbody bag, made from our super eco friendly 100% recycled Veggie Lea...
24/05/2026

Who's calling?

The Minor Planet is a lightweight crossbody bag, made from our super eco friendly 100% recycled Veggie Leather fabric. It features a magnetic buckle closure, adjustable shoulder strap, internal sleeve pocket, and signature chunky rope detailing.

The Tangerine colour is available online and in-store.

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