Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

I'm going to use it in college. My friend has a North Face backpack and she loved it. So I figured, why not buy my own!?

I purchased this bag for a carry on bag when flying and also for use when hiking with my hound. And it works great for both situations. Very happy with the style, space, comfort and quality of this item.

Overall, I would say Recon is a backpack you must have! It helps lower the pressure on your shoulder and it has many layers and bags and the quality is very good too. -The Design I love its design, it has 3 layers which can help me organize my stuff. The bag in the front is very useful. You can put tissue, face mask or anything that is not very valuable and you can take it out easily whenever you want. The bags aside are useful when you have a bottle or an umbrella. It is big enough that your bottle or umbrella won't drop out from the bags. The straps and the back of the bag are designed to decrease the weight you feel when you carry something heavy and it works really well. I can feel it perfect fit my shoulder and my back. -The Color It took me a while to decide which color I want, and finally I chose the color "ZINC GREY HEATHER / TNF BLACK". I was very excited to received it. When I opened the box, it looked great but then, I found out that the color is very different from what I expected. It looks more like "TNF DARK GREY HEATHER". So I checked the tags and it is exactly Zinc grey heather. I am okay with this color though, just a bit confused if this is the color it supposed to be.

This is a great everyday bag. Perfect for skiing and going to work.

I'm very happy with the backpack, it's beautiful and has room for all my things.

This incredibly durable bag is designed well for hiking and for going to classes. I'm a college student and it has for my MacBook air safe and dry while going from class to class. I also love hiking and it has done a great job as a daypack. Comfortable pack that you can wear all day long on whatever adventure you take it on!

So I bought a guys backpack b/c I LOVE the colors and it such a nice backpack. I wish the straps were like the female backpacks but same color. Would definitely buy it again. This is a keeper and it will be of use as I travel and do other adventure things plus taking classes

This backpack has held up through 8 years of undergrad and graduate school. I was hesitant to spend so much on a backpack when I started college, but I'm glad I did. I have carried heavy books in this backpack and used it on three overseas backpacking trips. It has really held up and is comfortable to carry. I use the pocket in the back for my laptop (13in macbook) and it's kept it safe.

The internal organization of this backpack is very good. I use each of the compartments every day. I really like the admin compartment and the external mesh pocket. The laptop compartment accommodates a 16-inch laptop with extra room. This bag is weather resistant, I walk 2km each day and have not had water enter any of the compartments. The water bottle compartments are very deep and can hold a medium coffee tumbler and 32oz water bottle. I find that when using the compression straps, the excess strapping flaps around, I manage them with some black rubber bands. The bag does not stand up under its own weight, but this is not an issue for my daily life. I hang it on a bag hanger at home and work.

I use this product for traveling. It's great due to its large size. This can be a negative as it is quite large if you're looking for a small/medium sized bag. I would recommend trying it out in store.

I have an older version of this same backpack. This bag has been with me through high school, university, travel, and my first job. It still holds up so well! Quality counts.

Great quality and comfort with the back cushion

It is a very versatile and well built back pack, I really like how comfortable it is and the pockets make a good fit if you are using it for a day to day work commute as well as for going out for a day hike.

Love this bag. So useful for field work.

Great i love it so much

I'm really satisfied recommending to anyone

Comfy, spacious, looks nice

Great looking practical bag.

Right volume, right look, right organization for ma stuff and right price!

Great product with plenty of storage compartments.

I was tired of replacing my kids back pack at least once a year, so I bought this one. It's made well, has enough compartments, and is a good size. So far so good. I'll update this if anything changes.

Great commuter EDC bag.

Good materials, lots of well thought pockets. Very comfortable too.

Not only does this thing have a ton of space but the fit and finish on this second to none. I wish I would've bought but the reason I didn't as I know that this one will probably last me six or seven years, and I use it every single day North-face better watch out if they keep making products this good nobody's gonna need to buy another one

Fits all my needs. Zippers feel great. Lots of room and pockets. The exterior canvas feel super high quality.