Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

I bought this for my daughter to use at school. She loves it because it's stylish and holds everything she needs while being comfortable.

I bought this to travel to Spain. I only take carryons. I packed my carry on and then packed 3 extra outfits, my electronics, water and snacks. Worked perfectly for traveling.

I use my backpack for school. I currently am in my Junior year of college for my Bachelors. My backpack allows me to bring all my supplies with plenty if room for my lunch and laptop.

I drive a bus so this is my purse, office, everything but the kitchen sink pack. It gets tossed around and shoved around all day every day! It needs to carry alot but also be good on my back and durable. I am sure this pack will do the job, or I'll let you know!

Perfect to store smaller and bigger things. Very comfi and carries simply

Great for your laptop

This is a very good backpack for travel, day trips or hauling items to work. Has the main features I wanted in a pack and you can not beat the North Face warranty.

I had been using my wife Wasatch from college for about the past 11 years, so my old TNF backpack had some serious miles on it. This one is a mega upgrade to say the least. Straps are way more comfortable, really like having the chest and waste straps if needed. Zippers are super sturdy and plenty of spots to hook your water bottle, camera, fanny pack etc, on. Love the dedicated laptop pocket and there are more places and pockets to put stuff than I can ALMOST handle. I'm very organized to the point where it's picky sometimes, so while I wish there were event more organizational pockets/dividers in the front, though it certainly comes with plenty. I use this pack for everything from my day to day commute, out in the field on job sites, travel, vacations, you name it. Looking forward to using this for a decade and then letting you know how it wears.

My daughter absolutely loved this backpack.

I struggle because I want a well organized bag including a spot for laptops, but with a big main compartment. This is because I want to use this for weekender traveling on a plane. Most laptop bags are "too organized" with too many small compartments, making the main compartment too small for travel. Most travel bags don't have easy to access outer pockets or a reasonably thought out laptop/organization system. This has both.

This is a great quality product. I mainly use it for school, but it's a great pack pack for pretty much anything. The pack is well designed very roomy. The front mesh pocket is a godsend for easy access to items.

I use this bag for law school and I am loving it! I have to carry a lot of big books and this bag is extremely roomy! It also alleviates the weight off of my bag so it does not feel as heavy. Truly an amazing book bag. The shoulder straps sit just right on my shoulders. I highly recommend this bag. My classmates all noticed its stylish features and are considering purchasing a Recon themselves. Especially after seeing how many books I can fit in and after trying it on. They are amazed that I actually have so many casebooks in it. Plus it doesn't look that big on either! It's magical. It has plenty of pockets as well. I would buy this bag again and again.

Great school or travel backpack! Love all the pockets and it's big but not too big.

Great design and looks to capture more clothes for travel while holding space for computer and tablets.

use it for school and i am in love w it

Love the style and comfort for college

Made my daughter excited to go back to school.

I love my new backpack I love taking it to school it is way easier to walk to my classes that are far from eachother with this backpack because it's so comfortable and makes everything less heavy with the support for my back. It great quality! I would buy it again. I'm even thinking of buying other one for my boyfriend he loved mine when I got it.

Excellent backpack which feels like quality material. Pockets are well thought out. Only con is the outer pocket with the cell phone pocket and other pockets would be better if it extended deeper. Besides that, the backpack works great. It is comfortable to wear and not too heavy. The laptop compartment is padded and fits my 14" laptop perfectly. I am happy with my purchase.

I bought this for college and I love it.

Used for school Love fleece pockets and zippered pockets Rugged yet stylish design Front storage offers endless possibilities from shoes to sweatshirt to mini umbrella

All around daily work + travel

Very comfortable and simple. I could have used a few more pockets to seperate items and better organize stuff but it does the job. Most important its comfortable enough to carry my heavy books and has just enough space for 2 water bottles, books some gear and a lap top. Feels pretty burable too.

I use this backpack for college classes, and as a biology major, I have a lot of books to keep up with. The largest slot in the back is perfect for my laptop, and the 2nd largest slot holds all my books. I know books are heavy, but the backpack is very durable and holds it all well. At first it looked big for my frame, but after putting everything into it, it's not too bad. It looked kind of long (vertically). I dislike that it doesn't stand on it's own, so I have to lean it on something. This backpack would be great for a hike or anything outdoors. The pockets on the sides hold my large drink cups, and the front pocket can carry really large drink cups. I've never had a North Face backpack before, but I like the Recon style but especially the color. I chose the backpack for the color and style. The color is brighter in person versus darker, but it's still a forest green color. I'm very pleased!

The first thing I did for the new school year was buy this amazing backpack. This backpack is stylish, super comfortable, and just perfect for a college student.