Customer Reviews The North Face Jester Backpack

Great backpack for walking around a large campus. Love all the different colors and padding on it. Pretty reasonable price also compared to some others.

Spacious, great for both school and hiking, lightweight. A purchase I am glad to have made!

Very nice backpack, a littler smaller than I expected but still very good. Straps are sturdy and there plent of room in the pockets.

This backpack was perfect for me! It is a great size and can hold a lot while still being smaller than a big chunky backpack.

Spacious, solid fabric, good colors! Kids love it.

I hope it lasts a long time. I really like it.

In terms of the backpack, this was my 2nd TNF backpack because my husband is "borrowing" my old one. My old one held up a rough 4 years from lugging around my macbook, numerous books and work clothes during university. What I liked about the backpack was it never looked bulky even when it was stuffed to the gills. I love the colors (grey and surf green) of my new backpack. Lots of random storage compartments and features that will appeal to my various needs/intentions of using this backpack. The one thing that feels weird to me is no matter how I adjust all the straps, it feels like the backpack sits high up on my back. Perhaps its my body proportions, not sure. I didn't put anything in the backpack either when I was examining the fit in the mirror, so maybe with added weight, it won't sit weirdly on me. Either way, small nuisance. Otherwise, I am looking forward to taking my backpack around outside, on trips, and work things that require me to bring a lot of things :)

So far, I love it! I ordered it for my college books and etc. It fits mostly all of my stuff without it hurting my back. It's very sturdy also! Once again, I love it!

The bag is very roomy and plenty of room for a laptop, my oldest daughter is using it for college. She has only been using it for short time but appears to be very durable. We will purchase another one.

It's great for school and camping purposes. I go to school in the middle of the Red Tree Forrest so, it's a harsh terrain at times and, it's easy to get to point A to point B with this back.

I love this bag, at first I thought the pockets were too small so I was apprehensive to put things into them in fear they wouldn't fit but they do expand fairly well

love the colors

This bag is super comfortable to wear, however it was much smaller than I expected in terms of how much stuff can actually fit in it. I still can fit a decent amount of notebooks and my laptop, and I love the organization of it.

The backpack is a lot smaller than what I imagined, but the design is so sleek and simple. I have yet to use it but I am excited to start using it!

As another reviewer mentioned, the accessories organizer is sewn in the main compartment for my backpack too. I don't know if this is a defect or if it's an intentional change to the design, but this is not does not match the photos shown. Also, the water bottle pocket isn't quite deep or tight enough for my water bottle and there is no side strap to strap it in place like there is in most backpacks. Besides these two things, it has everything I would expect and like in a North Face backpack.

Overall love the backpack and quality, however, the organizers are now in the main compartment. I too thought they were mistakenly sewn the wrong way and so I contacted costumer service and they claimed that the new Jesters are now designed that way. A bit misleading, if you ask me, and I personally think having the organizers in the main compartment takes away from its maximum capacity and makes the backpack bulkier than it needs to be.

Great backpack, but my organizational panel faces the main compartment instead of being able to access it from opening the secondary compartment. Thought it was a fluke and took it into the North Face store. All the new models had the organizational panels sewn in the wrong direction. Did someone drop the ball at Quality Control?

Overall a fabulous quality backpack, but with the new re-design, I think there was a quality control flaw during production. The accessories organizer in the secondary compartment is sewn in so that it faces the interior of the main compartment, not the secondary compartment, like it is shown in the photo. I thought my backpack was a mistake, so I took it into the North Face store to exchange. To my surprise, every women's Jester we went through had the organizer sewn in facing the wrong direction. Salesperson thought it was supposed to be this way until I showed him the stock photo.

I received this backpack for Christmas and I immediately loved it. It only had one main pocket and a smaller pocket. The main pocket may seem small, but it holds all my stuff and more. I can fit my 13 inch laptop, 1 inch binder, 3 folders, 2 pencil cases, snacks, calculators, and more! However, while I was unzipping the bag in a hurry at school the zipper cut my knuckles every time. You have to be very careful when opening the bag. That's the only downside. Overall, this is a great backpack. Very durable, comfortable, and stylish for the price!!

The size was good for my use, however The straps were stiff and uncomfortable. I have a Victorinox pack that’s the same size and the padding is way more comfortable compared to TNF Jester backpack.

I am in high school. You can barely fit a trapper keeper / 2 inch binder in this backpack and then it is full. I'm going to keep it because it is very nice looking and I'll use it for something but I'll have to get something else to use for school.

Overall, good backpack for heavy day use. Good pockets, overall good quality. Only complaint was that the chest strap popped off it's track within the first few days of use and no easy way to repair, so quality of this feature could be improved.

I use i daily to carry around my computer, looking for a new backpack....

Needs a larger broader base of the pack so it stands vs tips.

The backpack is good in terms of support. However, the zipper in the main compartment does not open wide enough making it difficult to put folders or binders in it. It would also have been better if it had pockets in the front strap for metro cards, phones etc. for easier accessibility.