Customer Reviews The North Face Recon Backpack

My wife uses it for travel, camping, and hauling around gear for kids on day trips

I bought this for my husband to use for work and school - it's a great backpack!

This product is great for carrying heavy books to and from class and for packing for a day hike in nature! It has a laptop sleeve that is great for hey laptop and it is perfect for traveling and that person on the go.

I really like the lightweight feel of the book bag.

Very comfortable. I use mine for school mostly

I use TNF bag almost everyday and i like it very much. I would like buy more products of the North Face and also would like to recommend The North Face to my friends and people around me. To be honest with you, I already had some TNF products like outwears and shoes.

Backpack for school

School bag... Love the look & size

I bought this for my husband as a work backpack. Loved all the compartments and the comfort!!!

Love this backpack! Gorgeous color and style - perfect DIR college!

Awesome pack!!!!!

This North Face Recon bag is incredible. Granted, I am reviewing the old version from 2004 ish. I purchased this Recon pack in my Sophmore year of High School in 2004! This pack has now been in nearly 20 countries across four continents. I'm 28 now and am blown away that I continue to use this pack EVERY day for work, gym, and day hikes. I'm tempted to buy the new version which is why I'm on here writing a review.. but my current pack has a lot of sentimental value to it :) . We'll see, but I can tell you, I bought this pack in 2004 and everything, zippers, the netting in the back, EVERYTHING is in perfect shape. THe only wear and tear visible is the white north face label stitched into the pack. It's basically brown at this point but obviously that doesn't matter. Unbelievable pack and still in style 12 years later. Thanks North Face, oh, and REI for selling it to me!

you can use it everywhere, anywhere all year round

For school (college). It is comfortable and light. There are enough compartments to fit all my supplies. It is not bulky which is a plus.

Great quality.

I use this bag everyday... from carrying my computer to clothes for the gym... this bag works great!

I bought this backpack for school. I've used North Face backpacks for years now. They are my absolute favorite. Great quality and hold up for years on end. Great return/warranty policy too. I bought the black. It's sleek and professional, and has more than enough room. It is lightweight and awesome. So happy with this purchase.

Great backpack ! Would highly recommend

I've had my recon backpack for about two weeks so far but I haven't been able to use it as much as I would like due to weather. My only complaint is that it is a little darker than I thought it was going to be. That is probably a good thing so that it won't show stains like a lighter color would. It has plenty of pockets for keeping everything organized whether you're going on a plane ride or day hike you'll be able to find your stuff.

Purchased this backpack for my 14 year old daughter for school. Her old VB backpack did not hold up to the weight of her books, binders, laptop. She needed more room and sturdier construction. This pack fit the bill perfectly!! And bonus: she loves the color!!! Well done NorthFace!

This is a gift to my husband. He doesn't like to spend money on laptop bags but I gave him this bag anyway. And he loved it. He loved the way it reduces the weight on his shoulders. So far, holding up well and the color (black/grey) was nice.

Other than the zipper catching now and then, just an amazing pack. Would easily buy again.

I have never seen any other gift lasted that long with others . Made them thankful and remember me, the gifter very long. These North Face backpacks topped my list of gift items for friends and families.

I bought this backpack for college yet I seem to want to wear it everywhere... It has really good support and weight distribution. I loaded a 15-inch Dell XPS 15 laptop into it, put it on, and wearing it felt like I might have had a few small books in there, definitely not a heavy laptop! The colors (I got TNF Black/Powder Blue) look sci-fi and very polished; I really like my choice. The build quality is excellent, better than my older L.L. Bean backpack (which I had considered the best I had ever owned), and I like the thin profile when the backpack is empty. I have not fully loaded the backpack yet, however the amount of storage pockets available blew me away.

I use this backpack for college, and it functions great for carrying many books to and from classes. Even with a heavy load it doesn't feel heavy on my back. It's much more comfortable than my last one. The only complaint I have is I wish the elastic pouch on the back was slightly bigger for the day when I need to pack an extra pair of clothes or a jacket, but it is a great backpack and I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.