Customer Reviews The North Face Women's Recon

This is the best backpack my son had ever had for school!

I bought this for school and I'm so excited to use it! It is very comfortable and has many pockets for all of my stuff. North Face never disappoints and I love all of their products!

It's a nice backpack it's perfect for my senior year

I bought this for my daughter for her first year of high school. She had tried one of her friend's and loved it - the feel, comfort and design. North Face quality was a bonus for Momma!!

I use this backpack for multiple things: school, traveling, etc. It is amazing! Very durable. It was shipped in perfect condition with no problems! It also arrived one day before the delivery date that I was emailed!! I definitely will be ordering more of your products!

Perfect backpack. It's roomy and fits all of my daughter's high school essentials. The black and burnt coral is beautiful.

i love this backpack it's great for my school and running around

I use this backpack for school. It's got great back support I absolutely LOVE my Recon.

Love this bookbag. It'a very spacious and durable. Got it for commuting to work and fits everything i need and more. Will recommend

Great backpack. Got it for my niece and she loves it.

Purchased for fresman year at college. Beautifully designed bag for computer, books, and class essentials. Comfortable and stylish.

My daughter loves this bag!

Bought this for college! It is very durable and has the best front pockets. It will hold MacBook as well as multiple books/notebooks and all the other little stuff you need everyday!

Very stylish and good looking for 8th grader.

I use it for traveling as my carry on bag. It has a lot of awesome secret little pockets

i'm using this for school and have a few 2 inch binders, a laptop, a notebook, and a pencil bag and it all fits! it's also super cute!

Love this backpack. Perfect for my high school aged son.

Love this book bag! It's perfect and exactly what I was looking for!

So roomy,stylish and very durable and have before. Would highly recommend!!!

I bought this backpack for my son who is a sophomore in HS. He was able to fit 5 large binders in it for the first day. Very well made! The straps offer a lot of support and comfort when carrying it. He liked all the different compartments for his calculator, pens/pencils and phone.

This backpack is well-designed and durable. My primary use for this is carrying gear while traveling and hiking. So far it has held up perfectly, and I can tell by the construction of the bag that will last for a long time. My only criticism is that I wish it were a little lighter, but at a little over 2lbs, there's not much to complain about. The colors are great, there were so many choices that I actually had trouble choosing which I wanted. I love this bag and look forward to many more adventures with it.

This was purchased for my high school senior

This was my second purchase of the same backpack because I love it sooooo sooooo much!

I love this bag. After owning a Borealis, Surge and now two Recons, I absolutely adore this style. Last summer, when I was searching for a replacement Borealis, I wanted a different bag without the strings on the Borealis. I googled "best North Face backpack" and the Recon was all over my search. I watched a YouTube video on the Recon and another on the Surge and chose the Surge in black. But it seems like as soon as I purchased the Surge, I regretted it. The Surge was way too big for my needs but I loved its clean front unlike the Recon that had a lot of bells and whistles. In comparison to the Surge, it was just the right size that I was looking for and all the front pockets weren't so bad (in person). I appreciated the front top pocket where I can throw my iPhone or shades. It has pockets inside that pocket to put my pens/pencils. The selling point for me were the next two pockets; the first can house books or a jacket and the next for an iPad or Laptop. I loved that unlike the Surges pockets that were overwhelmingly large. The Recon pockets were just right encompassing more of a sleek look which worked out better for me. I ended up getting the Recon in the HIGH RISE GREY LIGHT HEATHER/MID GREY color that looks like a mixture of white and grey with an aqua colored TNF logo and aqua RECON insignia. I must've carried it about 3 times and each time it was perfect. But I mentioned it was whitish and I didn't wanna get it dirty and just recently began looking for a darker colored one. This past weekend I was in that same store and happened to see a Recon in blue and I fell in love with it. I told myself this could be the one I can treat more rugged and get dirty. I've made it my day-to-day bag since the dirt is less likely to show. I now only use the whitish one when I know I won't get it dirty. Yes, I'm OCD. In short, I did purchase the second Recon a few days ago in the FLAG BLUE LIGHT HEATHER/TNF WHITE and now I'm set for some years to come.

Will be using this laptop for college. Everything is perfect about it. Roomy enough for books and laptop, extra pouches to hold ID/Pens/Pencils/Scientific Calculator and laptop cords. side pockets for water bottles. The back panel was a bit "bowed" inward, not flat. I am assuming with weight/wear over the year that it will bow less. I am not sure if this was the design on purpose. Most backpacks I have purchased from NorthFace (store) were not like this.