Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

I had a Borealis for 6 years and decided I wanted a bag with a little more room. I am so glad I chose this one! The quality is excellent and they really thought of all the little details one might want in a bag when they made this!

My daughter uses this comfortable backpack for all her heavy books. Great quality, practical pockets. She loves it!

Backpack is used for nursing school, books, laptop, personal items.

My daughter was tired of borrowing my Northface backpack and asked for this one for her birthday. She uses it daily to bring all her belongings to and from work.

Great product. I have had mine for a little over 2 years and it has held up well.

The latest version of the Recon is a good backpack. The separate laptop compartment is nice to keep the laptop away from the rest of your items. The small pocket is shallow, so it doesn't fit as much as prior Recons, so it's not as useful. You can't put as many small pieces to carry, so you have to use the middle pocket.

I had the old north face recon backpack and I feel like this is an upgrade from it. Although I miss the old design of the recon, I love the the one I own now. It also looks better and person. There's so much room you could fit a lot of things in it and still feel light weight. Best backpack purchase ever.

Great backpack for travel or everyday use. Comfortable and stylish

Versatile is what this backpack means to me. This North Face backpack is versatile in so many ways. It's great to haul my school books and easy enough to empty and pack a lunch with my mom for a hike. It makes a great overnight bag to a friend's house, and we fill it up with games, doggie snacks, and lunch on our road trips. I love this backpack! It makes me feel great that I share it so many different ways with my family.

My son uses this for high school. Perfect for keeping MacBook safe and roomy enough for books.

I use this to commute to college. It's excellent. Has just the right amount of pockets.

The backpack protects my computer very well.

Great pack that looks better and has plenty of pockets for your needs. The hard back provides proper support when taking this one hiking.

My daughter uses this for school, it fits all her books and her laptop and is comfortable to wear. I would buy it again.

Use everyday. Have a couple of them that are still great but always like the updated features. Last one I owned for over 10yrs and it's still durable and can be used

I am an international student studying in the UK. I originally had a backpack meant for my computer but it didn't work well when travelling as it was very small. Although I have not had the chance to travel much recently, it has been wonderful to use going to and from the UK as I am able to extend the backpack as much as I need, while it can be made quite thin when I am using it to carry books and my laptop around campus. Would love to use it more soon!

Great for books. Comfortable and seems like the backpack will last a long time. Very happy with my purchase.

I've had this backpack for 6+ months now. Literally no signs of wear/tear. Perfect condition. Great pockets - different sizes & shapes that fit everything perfectly. I'm a nursing student who obviously has many textbooks to carry at times and this backpack could hold me up for days. I've used it as a leisurely travel backpack as well and the pockets are perfect for so many little things. The sleeve fits my laptop (and I was worried because my laptop is slightly larger, but it fits like a GLOVE), and it is a gem. I am so happy I got this backpack and will use it til the day it cannot be used anymore. And then buy another one. Hahaha!

I use this backpack for daily commute home to office. Sometimes my office is in a truck or at a desk- laptop and a change of clothes, it has plenty of room!

North Face backpacks are the best! Very durable! Last years and years

This is great for my college kids

I had this backpack all throughout college and my first two years of working at a hospital. So reliable and sturdy, never wore down!

I bought this for my daughter who is only in preschool because she was required to have a full size backpack. I received a full size North Face backpack in 6th grade, and besides a few small blemishes, it's still going 20 years later. The quality is made to last. My diaper bag for my youngest just broke and Ordered 1 more for that purpose.

I got away from the tactical look. This is a perfect bag.

Great for grad school