Crumpler is a bag manufacturing company based in Melbourne, Australia, with outlets all over the world. They began as a small messenger bag company, but have since expanded their range to include camera bags, laptop bags and luggage.
- The company is shared equally between five owners: German investors Siegfried Elgert and Jörg Bodenschatz and founders Will Miller, David Roper and Stuart Crumpler. Crumpler operates in Europe, South Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas.
- Crumpler bags are made from a combination of trademarked fabrics and an adjustable strap. They are known for their durability, brightly colored designs and trademark Quick Flick buckle.
- Crumpler's product range include products for cameras, laptops, luggage and everyday satchels. They are known for their quirky product names, such as "Brazillion Dollar Home" and "Dreadful Embarrassment."
- In their original incarnation, Crumpler bags were made in Australia for the local market. With increasing demand and expansion into international markets, production was moved to Vietnam to reduce costs.
- A number of competitors have copied Crumpler's popular designs, most notably Bag-Man and Explore Planet Earth. Other competitors have employed a version of Crumpler's Quick Flick buckle, which allows quick and easy strap adjustment.
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