Customer Reviews The North Face Jester Backpack

pretty small

This backpack is beautiful. As a college student who is away from home all day, this pack is too small. I tried packing books and a change of clothes for the gym and snack, I was worried the pack would rip. It's better for light weight hiking or commuting. I did love the color but in the end I returned it and instead purchased the borealis pack in tea green.

Sturdy backpack, but not big enough for high school student's materials. Exchanged this for the Recon model.

I used this backpack for a hiking trip. Because I had items in the smaller pouch up on the top, the bag would constantly keel over when I left it standing. If the bigger pouch is also open, you risk having everything spill out.

Nice light weight with lot of storage.

Backpack is great! Material seems sturdy, durable, and it is very chic. However, as an engineering student, I was disappointed about the size and how easily it gets dirty. I can only fit my laptop and 2 more notebooks max. Also, after a month, it is already very much dirty from the back side even though I take good care of it. Still love it, but really do wish I would have gotten a different color and a bigger size.

Okay so I loved this bag and it's awesome, but small for a book bag for a middle schooler. We returned and upgraded to the surge which is perfect. However nothing wrong with this bag and would totally recommend for younger kids (9+ it would probably fit well) who don't have too much to carry.

It is very comfortable. I have to carry around a bunch of books which make it heavy, but it feels strong and I'm not scared that it'll rip. I do wish that it had more compartments and pockets. Overall good.

This is a great backpack but was too small for my high schooler. We had to return it for a larger size.

Its very small for school use. Only fits one 1.5in binder one notebook, laptop and a few thin folders and does not leave room for a water bottle to fit on the side. I returned it and will try out the Borealis.

Back to school with Jester this year! Its lightweight as light as my previous Patagonia Refugio. But it leaves me with a bit more to be desired especially for storage I carry a ipad and laptop there is a single compartment for both definitely would've liked a front easy to reach kangaroo zipper pouch for the tickets, and zipped side pouch with lanyard/hooks for keys etc.

The water bottle pocket is so small. Nothing fits in there if you have the backpack full.

Great size for a smaller load!

Bought this backpack for college but it was too small. Could only fit my laptop and maybe 1 or 2 binders. I love the quality of the backpack though, very lightweight and great padding.

Loved everything about it, but it was too small for all my college books and computer.

There's only 2 pouches and the front pouch doesn't reach the bottom of the bag, so it makes the front of the bag super heavy and so that the bag often doesn't stand on its own. If you don't stuff the bottom of the big compartment, the bag will tip and the weight of the smaller compartment will pull your backpack open and spill the contents.

My daughter is a junior and needed a new backpack for school. . For the price, I would have liked it to be able to carry her books and supplies. This would be more ideal to carry her personal belongings for a track meet or an overnight. Not a backpack to hold books and her folders and notebooks. Good quality but not useful.

Had to return the backpack because it was WAY too small for a high school student. I hardly had any books, just notebooks, one binder, and my laptop and then it was full. I really needed space for a gym shirt and my lunch. Loved the color so much, but no way would this work.

The inside of the bag is smaller than I anticipated.

Love the colors and it seems very durable. But it's way too small to be used for a school bag. My daughter can squeeze in her laptop and 2 small binders. Anything extra she'll have to carry. The front pocket is weird because it only goes halfway down and it makes the bag top heavy. I would return it, but my daughter really wanted to keep it because she likes how it looks.

It looks good but I think it's small an there's not enough space especially the front pocket. It makes a weird shape when it's full.

Is a nice looking backpack but it does not have nearly the storage we expected. It is probably better suited for a professional or college student. The storage is not adequate for a middle schooler who would also look to put a lunch bag in along with a laptop and couple of books.

To tell it frankly, I give it a 3.5. I love North Face and it's a wonderful company, but as someone who is tall (5' 9") this backpack is too short on the body. I do love how I can get on my bike and bike to my nearest campus and building without having any issues, but at the same time, while walking it is too short. To say it frankly, I would make the body a little bit bigger to support taller women. Another thing I would change about this is how many pockets it has. It has one big pocket, and one half pocket. If you carry a lot of things, this backpack is not for you. I normally only carry my laptop, Ipad, charger, headphones, bike lock, so this backpack can fit all of that - however, if you are anything like my girlfriend, she carries notebooks/pens/paper/pencil/headphones/laptop/lunchbox, this backpack is too small for you. At the end I still love north face and it is VERY DURABLE, however, as an engineer's perspective somethings should change.

I bought this for my granddaughter bc she loved the look of it. However, as other reviewers have said, it's much too small to carry everything she needs & she's only in 8th grade. The bigger one didn't have the same ties & so, in 8th grade, it's all about the look!

I got this backpack for freshman year of high school and while it's nice quality I was expecting it to be bigger. I can't fit all my books along with my computer and notebooks. The front pocket also isn't a whole pocket and goes about halfway down the bag.