Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis

Straps a little too hard and dig into shoulders but loves it overall. Lots of space for all his needs

Looks great. It's easy & comfortable to carry even when packed to the fullest! Love that it will stay opened and standing as I remove & take things out out it.

My daughter was so excited to finally get her NorthFace backpack! Great size for a seventh grader!

Super excited for my son to use this for his senior year!

Backpack is nice, but not as roomy as i would have hoped for my 11 year old.

This backpack's quality is excellent, and it would be my top choice for any K-12 student. However, the text material on the front foam might not hold up well over time, and the zipper rubber handles feel a bit sticky. It would be better if the hold material were made of metal instead. The mountain patch inside the bag is an excellent added detail. The elevated computer compartment is a great feature, as it helps prevent laptop damage if the bag is dropped.

Great for school but could be a little bigger consider Carrying binders.

Holds all my school stuff and stand up when I need it to

I had the old version for the last 5+ years. Really preferred the compression straps on the side, the front pocket (new one is hard to access) and the old bungee setup on the front.

Use for school, good storage space and water bottle holders, too many pockets though

Love using it as a school bag! Keeps all my materials organized with extra room for spare things. The only complaint is that it does get weirdly shaped when you try to put something on the half compartments when theres nothing in the big compartments.

Well designed , durable backpack

Always a fan of Northface backpacks. I bought this to complete a set of Recon and Borealis in same design and color. Protects gear well and is lightweight and breathable. I do wish the pockets on northface backpacks were wider like Jansport designs.

This was a replacement for my earlier Borealis pack, which I loved and had traveled with me all over the world, but had become damaged. But the laptop compartment in the old pack had a pocket with a locking strap that secured the laptop in place. But for some inexplicable reason, that feature has been eliminated in the new model. The new "laptop compartment" is too big, with no locking strap to secure it. I was very unhappy about that and had to modify the new pack by cutting the locking strap out of the old pack and having it sewn into the new one. This was a dumb, annoying modification to what was a great backpack.

New borealis after having one for 6 years or so. My 2 complaints would be to bring back the old fleece lined pocket-way better than the new one. Also liked the straps on the sides to compress the bag

The zippers could be a little easier to zip otherwise I like it quite much

Great backpack. Aesthetically pleasing but functionality suffers a little when it comes to space.

I like the size of the backpack. There is so much room to store things.

Plenty of storage and compartments. A little bulky though especially if you're short

This is a staple of the north face lineup, but it feels lighter and potentially less sturdy than earlier models. The lightness is good, but I appreciated the thicker straps on the earlier models. This bag has thinner straps and overall I just hope it will hold up over time.

The backpack is great, but my first impression is that it's a bit less sturdy than earlier models. This could be good because it is lighter, but I hope it holds up over time.

The backpack is quite nice, the problem is space, it has 2 pockets that practically nothing fits. I think the space could be optimized better since smaller backpacks fit more things than this one.

Got this for daughter starting high school. She loves it. Says it will be the right size. It really does look cool. Haven't actually used it yet though

Good backpack

It's a nice backpack