Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

Bought for my daughter for school. It has so much room for all her things and then some. The color choices are great! Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed.

I use it for school and class and it is beyond amazing

I use it for over night get always, and as a personal item on flights. North Face is living up to the quality it has always had in this bag. I highly recommend this product.

I mostly use this backpack for college. When more than 2 binders are in it's a super tight fit but I still love it.

Excellent replacement for my 20yr old Recon. Use it for commuting on my bicycle daily and is able to carry computer, water, clothes comfortably.

Amazing product! very spacious and perfect for college student. Great company as well, very helpful!

So great!

This item is used for multiple purposes. Mainly for school, but for travel also.

I love the space that it has while still looking stylish. The backpack is bigger but i'm 6'2 so it works out perfectly. I love the deep water bottle pockets as well as the front sleeve where i put my book and my hat. overall great backpack.

Use this backpack for college every day and on weekends. Perfect to carry my laptop and personal stuff.

I use this backpack for college every day and it is perfect! It has good support but also has plenty of room for books and binders!

It's very roomy, big enough to fit everything. Love the color as well!

Love this backpack. I would definitely buy it again. Service was excellent. Quality is awesome.

Bought it for my son for college. He likes it, it's durable, roomy and good for his needs. The only drawback is the straps. They are everywhere.

This product is great! I went from a Borealis to the Recon. Although it says it's a larger backpack, the pocket spaces are smaller and there is more of them.

Bought this for my 12 year old 6th grader who has WAY too many school supplies to carry due to not being allowed to have a locker because of COVID. Absolutely fabulous backpack. We love it. Great size, great look (black/grey w/ blue). Happy campers.

The new design of the bag makes it very compact but there is not enough space for larger textbooks. The outer pocket digs into the main compartment so it makes it difficult to put and remove items out when it's full. I love the overall look but it's not designed to hold a lot of storage.

I had an older recon which lasted me 6+ years and traversed every corner of all the main Hawaiian Islands. From the Na Pali Coast on Kauai, the summit of Mt. Kaala on Oahu, the switchbacks to Kalaupapa - the Leprosy Colony on Molokai, through Haleakala crater, and on my university geology trips to Volcano National Park on Hawaii Island. School bag by day, and outdoors bag by night - my absolute "go to" bag. The only reason I upgraded was because all my zippers had finally separated from the bag and it was no longer useable. Initially I was thrilled to receive this new recon as a gift ~1.5 years ago. Unfortunately there have been a number of poor changes with this new generation. 1) the material on the bottom of the bag does not have the same level of grip as the old one so it easily slides flat onto the floor next to your seat or desk even when you prop it up. Extremely annoying. 2) The small wallet/phone pouch in the center of the bag is up higher and when full blocks access to the middle, mid-sized pouch. 3) When the small wallet/phone pouch is full of heavy items and the rest of the bag is relatively empty the bag likes to slump over and not stay upright. 4) the outer side water bottle pockets are a lot taller and you cannot reach them anymore with both shoulder straps on. 5) Outermost webbing pocket does not open nearly as far as old generation even with closest straps unbuckled. When the small wallet/phone pouch is full it also blocks access to this webbing pocket. 6) If you do not want to use the waist strap you have to leave it cinched along your lower back. The old generation had a passthrough behind the lower back padding where you could tuck the waist strap away. I want to love this bag as much as my old, faded, trusty recon but I just cant. As odd as it sounds to have fond memories of a bag, throughout a formative time in my life; the butterfly moments, the excitement, the tears, the blisters, my North Face recon was always there. When I look back at pictures it can often be found in the background of a peculiar number of them. RIP to my old friend.

Hello! To begin I got a north face backpack a couple of years ago and loved it! It lasted for years! However I bought one with my own money last year and the quality is just awful! The pockets tear so much so that I can't put my water bottle in on either side! I will NOT be buying one again!

Bought for my high schooler who needed more space than the jester offered. This seems odd in its design. The extra space seems to be vertical making fitting more books not practical. It's a very nice looking backpack, but may be better suited for hiking.

I am a student and I need to carry my laptop every day. It has a large pocket in the middle where everything becomes a mess due to improper design

RECON will always be the best

Amazing bag. I got it for high school, and it has lasted very well. Plenty of room to fit all my books, binders and a computer with comfort. The ventilation is nice too. Only thing I would do is add more little pockets for smaller organization. that's just something that is missing a bit, but besides that it is great. Highly recommend.

I love this product only downfall is the pockets start to wear down once used quite a bit. But the good thing about this c company is they will fix it or ship you a new one! No questions asked. This brand goes head over heels for there customers and will help resolve any issues.

Just bought this backpack and first of all, it took 4 days longer to receive then I was told, and I desperately needed it for school. I was immediately disappointed with this backpack. It is WAY too small for school. I saw so many good reviews and I thought it would be large enough but I could barely fit 1/2 inch binder, 2 very small folders, my MacBook Air, and a spiral notebook along with my pencil case. I may be picky but I don't like having a backpack and having to carry other things too, and I couldn't even fit my small lunchbox. I defiantly don't recommend this backpack for school, however it seems very durable and the style is great, but wish it was larger. The zippers are large and don't seem like they would break easily. If you intent is for a smaller backpack this would be perfect, but in no way would I recommend for school.