Customer Reviews The North Face Jester Backpack

I have recently purchased this version as an upgrade to my old jester backpack and I like that this one feels more comfortable and has some more room. The overall weight of the backpack has also decreases as previously the were somewhat heavy when unloaded. The colours are very vivid and stylish. To me it has been a perfect school and office backpack but it has a very low volume and cannot hold many items so it would be better to purchase a more spacious backpack for camping purposes.

I take it to my school. It looks cool and stylish

Love the construction and style.

Good backpack overall A little small

other north face backpacks have two pockets and this only has one

A laptop pocket, a large main pocket and a smallish pocket for pens and small items. Well made, and will probably be durable.

Purchased backpack for my Granddaughter. She loves the style and quality. Very roomy, the layout is functional, making access to what you want easy. Very pleased with this product.

The backpack is definitely an upgrade from my former one and has enough space for everything I need to carry. The front pocket was surprisingly smaller than I thought it would be and would've liked it to be bigger but it does the job. Overall, very comfortable and is more than adequate.

I bought the light grey jester backpack. I'm a pretty tall lean guy, and I plan to use this every day to begin college. Looks good, feels good, and fits everything fairly well. The only cons are that the front zipper (the smaller zipper compartment) is pretty small and for some reason it does not run all the way down to the bottom of the backpack, which did occur in an older jester backpack I still own. Also, the pockets for holding water bottles are not as elastic as I thought they would be, and so you'd have to stretch it out carefully to insert a water bottle. This backpack by the way does not fit hydroflasks or anything wide in the waterbottle compartments. It'll only fit a standard Swell size bottle at the most.

I brought a grey one and I love it. There are only 2 pockets, 1 big one and inside has small space for your laptop and 1 small one for your pencils and calculator. I wish that there were more pockets but overall I really like it. Try taking a picture with flash... super cool

It's a good bag. It's super comfy and has water bottle pockets to hold my hydro flask, so that's a plus. I also really like the fact that it's super light when compared to other brands of backpacks.

This backpack is awesome for elementary, and middle school, but once I got to high school, I realized it was a bit small to carry all of my things I needed. (laptop, binders, books, etc.) However, I've had mine for three years and it has lasted great! No hole or tears!

I'm a female college student and I was looking for a light grey backpack. I love the size/roominess of the bag, but I agree with others saying the "mid grey/dark heather" definitely is darker than the picture. It's not charcoal or anything, but the actual color is closer to the description rather than picture. It's not too off and I think it'll look cute with a girly water bottle on the side.

I purchased this backpack for my daughter for her freshman year of high school. She loved it! She was amazed at how much she could fit into this bag! She has used it so far for camping and traveling, but she knows it will be perfect for all the things she needs to carry back and forth to school in September.

I use it to carry computer lunch water on the side pocket carry phone in the other side pocket.

I use this backpack for travel and school. It is great for both. It has enough pockets to store items and when I go to school, all my items and laptop and secure, protected, and easy to access.

I wish it was a little more stylish but the comfortability and functionality make up for it.

After 8 years with one north face backpack I opted for a second. This one is slightly smaller than expected but quality nonetheless. I've had it for almost a month now and no issues.

I use the product for light travel and as a day pack, it's very handy for such things.

As a teacher I was hoping this would be a great backpack to bring in daily for the school day. There are a couple of things that just don't make it work for my purpose. The water bottle holders when used affect the volume of the bag. The laptop sleeve doesn't hold me 16-inch laptop. And the front pocket is on the top, so any time I put anything in that pocket and have the main pocket open it causes the smaller part to fall down as it is too top heavy. I can see that this could be useful for other areas, but not for my purpose.

The 2025/2026 backpack material quality has degraded. It is no longer thick. The material is thin and has a criss-cross pattern. The backpacks look cheap, frankly.

Bought this for my teenage daughter for school. It's not as big as other backpacks I've purchased before so wouldn't purchase it again for her.

Nice bag, but wanted it to be more of an outdoors day pack configuration. It feels more like a small work bag or school bag.

Comfortable, sleek

We purchased this book bag for my son who is going into middle school. After receiving it, we realized it was too small for his needs and ordered the Recon. The Jester is a great product, but just did not have enough space inside for all of his binders and things he needs throughout the day.