Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

I absolutely love this backpack. The back is straight and prevents things, such as folders, from bending. This can cause a slight discomfort but is necessary for the safety of your items! Plenty fits in it and it isn't too uncomfortable to wear. Looks great too!

I am a high school student and it fits all my binders. Luckily, I can leave all my textbooks at home because I wouldn't to be able to fit everything in there, but it would be hard to find a backpack that could! There is lots of pockets for my pens, pencils, highlighters, etc. The pocket without the zipper in the front is great for carrying my little purse and lunch and the bottle pockets on the side are great and don't let my bottle slide out. The straps are comfy and the computer slip is great. My favorite part is the top pocket that is lined for my phone and my sunglasses, easy access!

Love the new design features and the color. I got the dark gray with pink(ish) straps, its beautiful! I use this backpack for school mostly but also for our weekend adventures. Its hiked to the top of mountains, roughed it camping in the wilderness, put up with my boys over-filling it with rocks, sticks and other outdoor treasures and still looks great. I had a previous North Face backpack that was great to the end, so I'm hoping this one will last and hold up just as well. Its a little stiff and heavy but after wearing and breaking it in a bitt, its more comfortable. Probably not a lot I can do to fix how heavy it is, but hopefully that just means its durable.

I am a graduate student, so I use this book mostly for school. Overall I love the design and quality of this backpack. I only have two minor complaints: 1) I can only carry one text book, one notebook and my laptop in the large compartment (in all fairness though it is a rather large textbook), and 2) the bag has a tendency to want to fall forward no matter how it's positioned or loaded (its just a bit annoying when trying to situate it in the narrow seating rows of class while still being able to comfortably access the front pockets...then again I've only been using it for about a week so maybe that will correct itself once it's a bit more broke in). Like I said very minor complaints. For the most part I love it. It is very comfortable even when filled with my heavy textbook and laptop. The fleece lined pockets are wonderful. I would absolutely buy it again and/or recommend it to a friend.

Love the bag, just wish that the hip buckle had a place to be hidden like in last year's design.

I like how comfortable the backpack is while wearing it. This is a good choice for someone who walks long distances, whether it be across campus or on a hike. The overall look of it is attractive, however the inside space can tend to be somewhat restricting. The laptop and tablet sleeves are a great addition to the product, especially if you are using the backpack for school or business purposes.

This product is something I have been really wanting to buy. I am glad I did because I am super excited to try this out for school. I was really disappointed with the colors though, they look nothing like the picture. The hydro blue and snow cone red looks like light blue and dark blue in the picture but is actually dark grey and dark bluish grey.

Could be a little bigger

Its a nice backpack but I cant fit my books, my computer and my gym stuff in it cause there isnt enough room.

I wish the main compartment of the backpack was larger to fit books more easily.

school backpack

Nice bag big inside... a great start for high school

I use this backpack primarily for my school. The pockets are very deep (sometimes too deep - I hate digging around the bottom for my pencil pouch!) and functional. I feel like my laptop is very secure within its pocket. The only thing I do not like about the Recon is the amount of straps hanging off of my body - chest strap, lower ab strap, and adjustable shoulder pad straps - I feel like an octopus sometimes. It's nothing a little knot-tying skills can't fix, but it is rather cumbersome. Otherwise, I love this bag! I purchased it to last me through college and beyond - so far, it's holding up great! I highly recommend!

Durability on the bottom when you set it down needs rubber

I recently purchased this bookbag for my freshman year of college and so far I love it! I ordered the zinc grey and surf green color and it is perfect! So far it has held everything that I need for class and I still have room! The fleece lined tablet, laptop, and technology pockets are very nice and protects all of my things well. The front stash pocket is great for carrying around a rain jacket too for that GA weather! FYI this bookbag does repel rain fairly well however some water does drip in through the zippers but all of my electronics were kept dry. The reason why I'm giving this bookbag 4 stars out of 5 is because the padding on the back is a bit stiff along with the straps, but I'm sure that this problem will resolve with some time and use of the bookbag. Bottom line this bookbag is great for college and is worth the extra money. I am confident that it will last for a couple of years.

I use this backpack to carry all of my books around campus! Great bag, great size, great shape. It buckles don't move nearly as smoothly as they did on my Jester, but maybe because this one isn't quite as broken in yet. Love the color too! 8/10, definitely would recommend.

Sturdy, lightweight, very well constructed; all details well thought out.

I'm my sure why this backpack is gender specific, but it provides equal comfort to both sexes.

Great backpack for short day hikes. Has just enough room (but no more) to hold your ten essentials. Could also be used for carrying a laptop for school. I'm only giving it 4/5 because I wish it had a hip-belt. But overall, great pack. Full Disclosure: As a TNF ambassador, I received this pack for free.

I love this backpack! It is exactly the color it looks and has room for everything! I use it for college and it is perfect!

I love the contoured straps. It really makes a difference when carrying a heavy bag. My only negative observation is that the zipper cover on the large pocket gets in the way when opening and closing. Other than that, it feels and looks great and I'm sure it'll last forever

The design of the bag isn't exactly what I like but all of the compartments are great!

I was sort of disappointed that when I got the backpack it was a lot darker than the one in the picture. I thought maybe I got sent the wrong one but I checked the colors on the tag and it was right. Although I still think it's a cute backpack!

I don't like the backing it's a little to hard but maybe when it gets used some more it will be better. Other than that it's got great storage!

The back padding is really rough and hard on skin!!! Otherwise, this is a great backpack. Very roomy and fitting, and i especially liked the fleece pockets!!