Customer Reviews The North Face Router Transit Backpack

I use this product on a daily basis for work since I travel a lot. Couldn't have asked for a better backpack!

It's a great looking backpack, i can tell it'll definitely last me a great while.

Love the space

It's a great bag, but boy, it's a big one. I can fit 3 days of clothes and my laptop and all of my audio gear in here, which is a bit terrifying. The numerous small pockets, especially the 3 external pockets (two fleece lined, one not) are great for quick grab and go gear, like my pocket recorder and earbuds, personal items, and snacks. Just a bit tricky to know which pocket is which, since there are so many. Only complaint is that it is so darn big, and that the laptop pocket holds a 17" laptop, sure, but the sleeve doesn't quite fit anything over 16" or so. Not a huge problem.

The router backpack is good, however there are some drawbacks. First, there are no daisy chain or Molle to hang stuff outside the bag. Secondly, the water bottle side pockets are big. However, the water bottle tends to slip out because there is nothing to cinch down. The elastic around the water bottle pocket does not hold the item in place. Third, the computer pocket is a bit thin. Otherwise the bag is good. As far as durability, it is too soon to tell. I've had the bag for 6 months. So far so good.

This is a great backpack. I mostly use it as an overnight bag/personal item for flights. It's very roomy and has plenty of pockets. It fits my MacBook very well.

This backpack is perfect for anyone who has to travel for work! You fit your entire office into this backpack and go on with the rest of your day!

I love this pack it is perfect for business travel and that long weekend...I even use it for as my daily pack for work and the gym . There is more than enough room for my laptop, a pair of shoes and a change of clothes. I have large feet so the fact I can fit my shoes is huge. I carry absolutely everything I need in this bag. I may get another ... Just because !

Great purchase

This backpack has plenty of room for all of my school materials and more!

The back pack is phenomenal. We carry a laptop, 3 iPads, and 2 kindles with all the appropriate cables. It is very organized and has many individual zip pockets. It is very comfortable to wear and we will be taking it on long flights. It is large enough to double as a carry on. I chose it over the TUMI and I am very happy with the purchase.

I am a full-time student and I also work full-time. This doesn't leave me a lot of time to run back home for things, or even run to my car sometimes. This backpack saves me so much time by allowing me to carry anything I might need during the day. It looks professional, but I would feel perfectly comfortable taking it for a backpacking trip. The design is great at distributing the weight across my shoulders and I feel as if my posture has improved because of it. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a quality, high-capacity backpack!

Very roomy and comfortable, the packs fits and organizes everything I need for the day, from my work stuff, to snacks and climbing gear for after work

I spent a lot of time researching laptop backpacks for use when I am traveling for work. This backpack was the right choice. Has plenty of room for everything.

I have used Northface backpacks for many years now and can say from the several brands I have gone through these are the best. All other backpacks I used are not comfortable, they rip at the seams, and they can not handle heavy use but this backpack is as hardy as they come. Sleek, lightweight, and built to last worth the money and will recommend to all.

This bag is very spacious. It fits everything I need for a long weekend trip.

This bag is huge. It fits my laptop + work stuff, all my running gear and and I can still find room for my climbing gear when I do double days. I wouldn't say its the most stylish because it's too big for that, but it's low profile enough to not be bad looking. A couple of the pockets have soft lining which is nice for cell phone, glasses or whatever expensive gear you cary with you. Not sure how it would do outside though (as in heavy weight for extended periods of time). Not waterproof but seems well built. Basically a bag that gets out of the way if you're someone who usually caries a lot of stuff.

Very comfy and stylish

I love the way this bag was constructed and built. I also love how spacious it is.

I needed a new backpack for school. My previous ones were either uncomfortable or have holes and other signs of wear and tear on them. I figured I'd try something new this time. What a charm this bag is. It fits everything in it. I don't have to keep adding and removing items everyday and it's soooooo comfortable. I love this bag. Can't wait to travel with it.

I can go on about the pros other reviewers have listed, but I'll cut it short. This backpack has pretty much everything you would want in a backpack. period!

I'm in love with this backpack. I was worried that the backpack itself would be too big, and look unnatural on me. I'm 5'10", and I didn't want a backpack that was going to look like a cape because of how big it was. This one is perfect, it has a super comfortable design, looks natural, and has all the space I'll ever need. I carry multiple textbooks at a time for school as well as my 15" MacBook Pro with plenty of room to spare. I've used it for weekend packing on long trips home, as well as a carry on for my flight to the Philippines. All of the front pockets conveniently organize all of my tech, like portable chargers, adapters, as well as my iPad and journal. The fleece lining is amazing, I can put my phone, iPad, and MacBook in the bag without having to worry about any fine line scratches on my gear, which has been a problem with almost ordinary backpacks I've owned in the past. The router transit is hands down the best backpack I've ever come to own, and I couldn't make a better recommendation if you're in the market for one!

This is my second north-face laptop bag, but not by choice. my surge 2, while being almost 3 years old, just didn't have room for my new 17 laptop. I'm a traveling integrated system tech and these bags do the job and hold up well. As for being water resistant I didn't see that claim anywhere in the features and even if I had would not leave my 3k laptop in the rain. The water bottle issue was solved with a yeti bottle, the compression straps above the pocket go thru the handled lid and when snapped hold the bottle securely in place. toss in some cold brew tea bags and water after security check and bam.. ice tea on a the plane!

This is the second backpack I've gotten from North Face. I had the original Surge backpack (about 2 design models back), and I loved everything about it! I've used it from everything to biking, a small overnight pack, a school backpack, and as an everyday carry bag. I purchased the Router Transit because I needed more space with all the same features and usability as the original Surge. I would have gotten the Surge Transit, but the Router Transit had just a little more room. There are plenty of zippered compartments and pockets to store pretty much whatever you need, and the separate zippered laptop compartment easily fits my 15" MacBook with plastic shell and accompany power cord. It's a great improvement over the laptop compartment on my original surge. My only real complaint about the Router Transit is that North Face seems to have taken a step back with the water bottle side pockets design. My Surge backpack has cinched elastic pockets that grip on to water bottles or whatever one would want to put in there. The Router Transit has wide open loose pockets and as others have noted, water bottles fall easily out of there. If not for my habit of looping the side strap of my North Face backpacks through the loop on my reusable water bottle, they would have hit the ground many times already. I'm lucky enough to find my water bottle hanging from the strap instead. If the side water bottle pockets had cinched elastic openings like the old designs, I would have rated the Router Transit as perfect!

I use this bag while walking around campus. I am tall and broad-shouldered, so sometimes smaller backpacks don't look right on me. This backpack solved that problem. It is large but low-profile at the same time. Really well-designed from that standpoint. It's quite comfortable too. However, I must echo a previous reviewer's comment - it doesn't hold bottles well. My nalgene bottles are constantly falling out when I put my backpack down on a desk or in the car. My previous backpack, also North Face, had a cinch strap over the bottle sleeve which eliminated this problem. If not for this unfortunate fact, this would be the ideal backpack.