Customer Reviews The North Face Kaban Backpack

This product is used for school: binders, computer, water bottle and small electronics.

It's a beautiful backpack, high quality and modern. Unfortunately the opening/zippered access being on the "back" (toward the straps) rather than the "front" (facing out) makes getting in and out of the bag a little unnatural-feeling. Plus, the computer sleeve is its own zippered section which I found odd.

Good overall backpack. I just wish the pockets would extend outwards instead of digging into the internal space. It's very comfortable and can easily fit a laptop, book, extra pair of clothes, a tablet, and a pair of shoes. Perfect for a daily backpack.

Perfect for small women. I love this backpack. It's comfortable, stylisch, waterresistent with enough room for a 2-day trip. Perfect!

Roomy space with nice design.

Great Backpack which looks cool and an eye catcher. Tall bag bucket style, might not suit everyone, but I can live with that. Great quality, comfort and ergonomics. The form factor is good, not small nor too large. Only thing that bugs me off is the stiff front coated material that seemed would break or become brittle over the time, particularly on the front top corners where it bends sharply. Only that bugs me off, apart from that Eveything else is TNF standard.

First off, this packIs stylish and is water resistant as well. I like the color combinations of the interior and exterior. The laptop compartment is one of the best designs I've seen and super protective. The main compartment would benefit from at least a few internal pockets or loops. It is just a plain compartment. The straps could stand to be a bit more comfortable and need more padding.

Love the side pockets and the quick access in the front 2 pockets. The main storage is nice and roomy but it is best to transport clothes for an urban environment. Was not fond of the backpack for outdoors/hiking due to lack of hip support. Backpack sits up higher than most backpacks you may be used to. Loading up this pack to the brim can be rough on the shoulders even with the horizontal strap utilized. Proper design and quality, pleasing aesthetics. Not the best for outdoors and can be rough on the body if loaded too much.

I love how this pack looks, I love the interior contrast, and the neat pull tabs. It would benefit from internal organizers in the main pocket, and a clam shell opening.

I got this backpack for my daily bike commute. It's extremely spacious and has enough space for running clothes and shoes as well as my lunch for the day. There are plenty of pockets to keep things organized. Perhaps the only draw back is that the material on the outside of the backpack is pretty susceptible to scratches. Otherwise, it's a great backpack!

Amazing backpack. The pockets are easy to open and very slim for a comfortable fit, also very stylish. Can't go wrong

Great for carrying laptop around and keeping things organized.

Tl;DR - Rad backpack. Pretty comfy and has swag. Perfect amount of pockets/space for me. Just gimme more reflection. So I got this backpack to replace my longtime Recon backpack. For reals love that old backpack but its def starting to show its age so...time for a new one. At first I was hesitant to get this different style because I was used to the Recon but I'm very impressed and glad I chose the Kaban. The camo print is legit and so far it's pretty comfortable. I wear it primarily while riding my motorcycle to work and the pockets and space are perfect for my commute. Just wish it had more reflective elements on the back like my other commuter full camo Kaban does therefore 4 stars. Overall happy with my purchase, it seems quality and it looks bada!@.

I use the backpack everyday and everywhere I go. Even if I'm driving I take my backpack with me.

Overall it's a great pack and the contrasting colors are cool but I wish they did the bright orange inside the black on instead of the mustard color. The zipper on the top pocket seems to bind a lot making it kind of a hassle and the laptop pull tab is completely useless, Its easier and faster to just grab the laptop so I just don't use it and its not in the way.

Great backpack!

Bought the KABAN in Acrylic Orange/TNF Black and it looks amazing! Colour and size were as expected, compartments and inner lining materials are as marketed, and of course, who can forget the back panel and shoulder straps! The foam-injected back panel and shoulder straps were what made me fall in love with TNF with my previous bag, and now I'm back for more. Can't wait to take this jewel out on my next trip!

I fell in love with this backpack as soon as I saw it at the store. It has in my opinion the best balance of looks and toughness I've seen in a backpack. I'm a big fan of the contrasting, bright color (orange/mustard) used inside the black bag I purchased. It makes things very easy to find and complements its internal organizational pockets. I liked this bag so much I bought its bigger brother, the Kabig backpack too (Which I prefer to use). This pack would be perfect if it had 1) the same zippered side pockets the Kabig has and 2) was a little bigger/wider. In its current size, I find I have to be very selective with what I bring with me. Things can feel snug quickly. Especially if I try to put my iPad in its designated front pocket.

I use this bag for school everyday and it comfortably holds all my school supplies.

I am a college student and I use this bag every day for carrying my books around. I love the look of the Black and White colorway and it is also very lightweight and comfortable. Its hard to say if its durable since I've only been using it for a week and a half but so far so good. The only thing I would change is the size. The 26L Kaban is a little too small for me. I can fit everything if I stuff it in. I'm not sure how the Kabig would be but 40L sounds too big. Other than size, this bag is everything I wanted/needed.

Comfortable fit on the back. Multi pockets adds to ha versatility and usefulness. Opens wide to improve accessibility. Very happy!

I'm a college student that walks around campus daily. At first, I was very happy with the bag. However, after filling up my bag with my school supplies, laptop, etc. I realized I wasn't able to comfortably fit my water bottle into the side pockets. The side pockets that hold bottles are built INTO the bag's internal space, and the pockets don't stretch outwards to make space for a bottle like other backpacks do. This seemingly small inconvenience honestly adds up over time, and after about a month I was starting to get sick of it and had to start not carrying as much stuff or simply not carrying a bottle around.

It's a beautiful design but could be more comfortable. It doesn't have much give or stretch.

I bought this because I wanted something good looking with quality that I could use in the city when doing my hipster things like bringing my laptop to a cafe but also for when I commute to work with lunchboxes, waterbottle and sometimes my laptop or a coat. This looked like the optimal candidate and with the sleek clean black look I thought it'd do great in the rain. It turned out not to be the perfect match. The looks hold up but reasons are mainly practical: * in the rain, water easily penetrates through the zippers * side pockets are not stretch and cannot be closed (I knew this before the purchase but didn't know how annoying it would be) * I'm not the biggest and strongest guy but I don't think I'm alone in this experience - if you fill the backpack, it will become too heavy to walk around with for more than an hour or two. I wanted a daypack that was spacious and without the messy waist support but I realize it's just not possible to eat the cake and have it too. With this size you need waist support if you're gonna walk for a bit.

The front material of the bag wasn't durable, but other than that it was a pretty good bag a little small but I knew that when I was buying it. If you buy a bag annually, than it might not be a big deal but after about 4 months It was starting to tear at the bottom. To combat the scratches I would probably get a different color than black. I used this primarily for school.