Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

Love the new design. Picked the red and I'm very happy with the color. This will be perfect for carrying a laptop and charging cord along with books and notebooks around campus. The fleece pockets are great as well.

Very well made. Great features.

My son asked for a new bag for his birthday. He said he wanted one that was going to last through out his high school year and requested a Northface like his older brother. I surprised him for his birthday and he loved it.

Incredibly durable material, these things are made to last. Most efficient use of pocket space out f all my bags. Wear it to work, on the trails, to the beach, this backpack is built for it all.

As a professional photographer with a great interest in nature and street photography, I have been searching for bag which fits my small frame and correctly distributes the weight of my gear. The Recon is perfect! The waist and sternum cinches help so much. Plus it fits as an underseat carryon! Thank you so much for this wonderful backpack!!!

I own a Surge and love this bag, I mainly use it for weekend trips because there's so much space and pockets to hold all my belongings. However, I got the Recon because I need a pack to go to and from work. Its perfect. I can stick all my folders, laptop, tablet and there's room for more! Great job TNF on the new straps, I feel I have a ton more movement and love the bigger front pocket to stow my sunglasses and phone. I also like the bigger side pocket, I can actually put my water bottle in it! Thanks TNF!

Great backpack! I bought it to replace an older one. It is for casual use like vacations, a weekend getaway, etc. Plenty of pockets for all your gadgets and very easy access to any portion of the pack.

North Face makes a great backpack for school. It has a number of pockets for supplies, plus can handle books, binders and other stuff for school.

Great backpack. Has a lot of pockets and is perfect for carrying laptop and notebooks. I would not use it for nature trips, it does not seem that durable. More like a city trip/school companion.

Got this in Smokey Br after looking at many brands. Love the volume, pockets and hiking in an earth tone pack. Hate hiking in neon. Plz fix the next gen to carry hiking poles securely!

This is a great update to a classic pack with one major flaw. I like the new materials and the layout works well enough. I am really unhappy it doesn't have at least one strap with a buckle so I can easily attach bulky items like jackets/sweatshirts. I coach soccer and like to be able to clip dirty shoes to the outside of the pack with a strap. Other than that I am very happy.

Nice backpack - too tall for me

I use this back for travel, its a great backpack don't get me wrong. I love the mesh front (you can throw a hoodie or light packable jacket in there), laptop goes in the main area, the front I can stash passports and stuff but the one major flaw is that while it holds a lot along with a carry on bag, it already weights 2pounds top that with a macbook air, hoodie, some cords, a book, and its so heavy! I wish TNF could make this pack overall lighter in weight it would help a lot with packing it to its capacity, who wants to lug around 5 pounds+ with hardly any items in it.

I use the backpack for both work and non-work days. The side bottle pockets can easily hold a large water bottle. I love the 4 pocket sections for a small iPad or laptop, sunglasses, wallet, notepad, pens, etc. On more casual days, I can use it for hiking and the chest strap works well to help with the heavier load if necessary. All around, a solid project that gets a great deal of use.

Perfect for my college age son. He can fit his MacBook and his other laptop into it along with notebooks

Love it! Tina if room and organization

very practical and high quality

I use this backpack as my daily work bag and for travel and outdoor activities. It has exceeded expectations and is an incredible handy bag. Good size, weight and storage for most daily uses.

My high schooler loves it! Great material, very durable.

I use it for school and to be honest my back feels way better and way more comfortable in ways I can only speak of and my previous backpack was tipping with all my textbooks this bag holds it like a champ.

Great product, would want more room for camping or hiking.. great for high school or college students

My son loved it . It's the perfect size for a high schooler

Such a nice backpack! My son started high school this year and he loved it!

My son loves it! He uses it for school every day

So far I've loved this backpack. Super spacious and it's comfortable to wear