Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis

I love this backpack for school, it has the perfect amount of room and it's super lightweight for walking around campus!!

I typically use this product for school.

Stylish and comfortable. Have only had it for a couple weeks for college but so far so good.

This will be my backpack thru college, I know it will last and provide all the room I need.

This backpack is perfect for school. It holds a lot of books and the separate laptop pocket is very nice. However, the bag itself is very stiff and therefore does not rest comfortably ob my shoulders. I think it will be fone after it gets broken in, but that will take time.

I really liked this backpack but returned it for another model as it seemed a bit small to me. My daughter is only 5'2 and the size was perfect for her frame but the backpack seemed narrow. She will be taking it to college, shoving in books, coats and a computer and the next model up seemed more reasonable for her needs.

I had the previous version of this backpack and loved it. I ordered a new one for school, but the "fleece-lined laptop sleeve" was not fleece-lined at all. I had to order a new laptop sleeve just to protect mine from getting scratched in the bag. I did use it when I went on a long-weekend trip, and it fit a surprising amount of things.

Although i love this bag the website was very misleading. I ordered the heather gray and blue and when i got it it was completely different.

I love all of the compartments of this bag and how slim the straps are! I love that it didn't have the laptop sleeve part cause I already have a zipper case for my laptop that wouldn't have fit in one of those. I'm loving it so far. Only reason i gave it 4 stars, is because the pencil compartment with the sections is located more at the top of the bag so if that part gets heavy it tends to make the bag top heavy, with an empty-ish bottom

I use this backpack primarily for school, but I also use it on trips because it is so comfortable, roomy, and practical. I can fit everything I possibly need in an organized manner without forfeiting comfort. I love the new extended pockets on the side and the new design. I got the Greystone and Mint blue. It is very pretty and true to the colors shown online.

Great sizing and I love the look of it!! The water bottle pockets are excellent and I've never had any like these - stretchy and can carry a large, wide bottle. I love all the little extra pockets for organization. One complaint- the backboard for the back and the arm straps are VERY stiff, so much so that th bag will not and cannot stand on its own. Even if you hang It from straps, they are too stiff to hang. Just an fyi!

This is my second North Face backpack now! Absolutely loved my first (North Face Jester) and it lasted me all four years of high school as well as summer travel and camp. I recently bought the North Face Borealis backpack for use at college and have high expectations! Seems to be high quality and has more pockets and is more functional than the North Face Jester. Only complaint is the color! I ordered the Rabbit Grey Light Heather/Rabbit Grey. The photo online showed the backpack as being a lighter shade of grey but in person it is much darker. Not a huge problem for me but just be aware of some variance in the color of the backpack!

I love the borealis backpacks, they are the most durable and comfortable backpack I have have ever owned. This is my second one, not that I needed a new one but I wanted a different color than the one I have now. I ordered the coral and white one which looked perfect in the picture but when I actually received it looks different which a little disappointing but I'll deal. But just so people are aware it is a very light grey and still a coral color just not as neon as it appears in the picture.

Granddaughter wanted for school backpack

Great for bringing books to and from school. The colors vary slightly from the pictures but I still like the way it looks. I've only had it for a few weeks but so far so good!

I love North Face backpacks and I just purchased this new one. I love it and the design but it is so stiff which makes it pretty uncomfortable to wear

My parents got it for me because of all the church trips I'm taking this summer. And I will be a junior in HS so I'm hoping it will last until college

The Borealis will always be my go-to backpack! Looks great and feels great- it has taken me through the field, to class, and to work. The current version has less padding on the straps, which is too bad, but the rest of the backpack is its normal awesome self.

This backpack is definitely towards the top of the list when it comes to backpacks I'be gotten in the past. It's very durable, is easy to adjust for size and fit. Though it's not ginormous, it's the perfect size for school. It's small and lightweight enough to carry around all day, and it's big enough to carry the books and folders I need for class.

Well, this adorable denim blue backpack just arrived and I loaded it up and put it on and it's fine. I'm a chesty girl and I wear very supportive undergarments, but the sternum strap on this bag made me look like the girls were down around my waistline! Easily solved: I just won't buckle the sternum strap. The bag's spacious and has plenty of organization. Really all I wanted was a main compartment big enough to hold my Fujifilm X-T1 in its padded pouch, and room for a clutch with handbag items in there as well. The other organizational stuff didn't really matter to me. I know the water bottle pockets will get used. So it's a keeper. I'm still waiting for someone to make a day pack that looks more handbag and less hiker, but this color combo goes a long way towards fixing that.

I am very impressed with backpack! I fell in love with the backpack of the color (graphite grey with beach glass green). The backpack distributes the weight of all my heavy textbooks and computer. My shoulders do not hurt when I wear this backpack, which was a major reason why I bought this one. The pockets are beautiful and if you are an organized person like me, its like heaven in a backpack! I would highly recommend this product to anyone who asks!

Good quality backpack. Wish it was a little bigger so it could hold more like my Nike. If I put everything I need in it, it usually falls forward. A 3rd pocket would be nice, I mean for the money it should've came with it in the first place! But overall, I get many compliments and it is sturdy.

I love my new backpack but there isn't much mobility. It is perfect for hiking, but not so much for college.

I bought this bag for college and was very disappointed to find out it wouldn't fit all my school supplies. I have 3 binders, a folder, a notebook, a planner, 2 books, an iPad, and pens, pencils and highlighters. I could fit 3 binders, 1 book, pens, pencils, and highlighters and it was VERY snug. I had to squeeze everything in and the bump at the bottom of the tablet sleeve was very inconvenient and made it more difficult to put things in. I love the colors and quality of this backpack but will probably be returning. However, if you don't need that much, I would definitely recommend this backpack.

Excellent quality. I bought this for my daughter for college and it will hold her laptop in the case and room for books too.