Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

Great backpack for work and small travels. I love the small storage compartments it is very useful. I'm disappointed with the 2021 update on the backpacks. I really enjoy this old design.

great!

My son loves the color, hopefully it will work out for school for him. He is in the fourth grade and hopefully won't have to carry a ton of stuff as this backpack doesn't seem like it'll hold too much. It looks very strong and sturdy

I purchased this for my 7th grader to use as his school backpack. It doesn't hold as much as I thought it would. The backpack is deeper than it is wide which makes it somewhat awkward for trying to lug around a lot of school stuff. We'll see how it'll work as a school backpack, but the quality is definitely there!

Great backpack great quality and looks great. Not the most storage space but I love the pockets and how easy they are to access things. Only thing I don't like about this backpack is that it does not stay upright when I place on the ground.

Great quality. Lots of zipper and pockets. Loved it!

I use this product for work, and it's great for keeping my items together. Very good quality material too.

I also bought the vault backpack, but the Recon is bigger and has more pockets. This backpack has been great for school and hiking. My favorite part is the mesh pocket because it is perfect for carrying small items and it makes things easily accessible when hiking.

Great backpack for college students. Plenty of room for laptop, books, chargers, and a water bottle.

This is an amazing backpack! I love all the compartments. This is a great backpack for me as a student!

My last backpack was also the Recon Backpack and I loved it. I had it for about 4 years. Loved every bit of it and wanted to get another one. Been loving this one too!

Great backpack, would recommend to anyone who travels a lot for work and seeks adventures outside.

I take it to work with me to the hospital and it serves me very well. Lots of compartments, pretty waterproof, rugged, and looks great.

I use this backpack for college and it fits quite a lot of stuff. Ive used this exact style of backpack for years and they have never given up on me.

The backpack has a ton of storage and is stylish to wear. The side pockets are tight enough to keep my belongings from falling out.

Really love the sturdiness of this backpack. Was bought for high school use for a tall male. Good back support built in. Have used it for travel already too.

I love the durability of these backpacks. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because the compartments aren't the easiest to fit lots of books in and get them in and out easily compared to the older model of recon.

Great quality

Love this backpack and the attention the detail. My only gripe is the height of it. Wish it was just slightly shorter for my proportions so that it didnt sit below my hips.

Haven't used it yet, but our last one lasted 4+ years.

This backpack is sturdy and can hold a lot of stuff. I love it!

I bought this as a gift for my niece, perfect to fit all her school needs!

I travel a lot internationally, so I was looking for a high quality backpack to use for travel. I saw a review before purchase that the way this backpack is put together causes there to be most space in the main compartment at the bottom, and less at the top - like an upside down pyramid. Since I saw so many positive reviews for the backpack, I decided to buy it. But the pyramid-type shape in that compartment is a significant problem for me. It is very difficult to get to the items in the bottom of the largest compartment of the bag. In order to get to them, I had to unpack most of the compartment. And I think it is also tricky to pack it well, to fill up all of that bottom space. My previous backpack did not have this problem. It had two large compartments which both had a lot more space, so it was much easier to find what I was looking for when traveling. I also liked that my previous backpack's laptop section had two compartments - so I could put the laptop on one side, and items that needed to stay straight, such as important documents, on the other. I would definitely return this if I was not overseas. Since I'll be overseas for months, I will just make do with it and probably buy a backpack that is differently constructed when I'm next in the US.

Very comfortable and lots of pockets for school stuff. I use this to travel and full it fits perfectly under the seat.

Exactly what I wanted can't wait to use it for school this fall