Customer Reviews The North Face Women's Borealis

Good quality but it was a lot smaller than I anticipated.

It's a nice back pack with sturdy material. Unfortunately, it's not large enough to hold all my freshman's school supplies

Bought this for a high school student. It's not near wide enough. Unfortunately I'm having to buy a larger one.

My daughter used this backpack for high school. First day of school she tried to fit her lunch in the bag with a few notebooks, unfortunately, the backpack is too small. I wouldn't recommend.

It's a nice backpack but there's not any space in it. Two binders and the zipper doesn't want to close. A little disappointed. We loved our last one but not happy on how much we spent and we can't fit more than one school binder inside.

Spacious and super comfortable, some issues with stitching already looking like it's going to come undone.

The backpack is heavy and the straps don't feel gentle on the shoulders.

Very front heavy and doesnt stand up if you want to use the front pockets

As someone who has to store a lot of things in their backpack, it's not really big enough. Overall amazing quality tho!

Too small and didn't had two pockets for computer and folder.

I like how the backpack fits but with the harbor blue color. The texture and colors are two completely different colors from the backpack in the picture. It's not cute

Back is very inflexible making it difficult to really pack things in

I use this backpack mostly for traveling on airplanes, but also for day hikes. WHAT I LIKE: - It has a separate laptop sleeve with a false bottom. - Side pockets can fit a 40oz Hydroflask & has bungees that can tighten. - Love the bungee on the front so I can quickly shove jackets/sweaters there. - There's a decent amount of room in this pack overall. - Have used for 90 days and it's holding up. - Felted "hidden"/covered pocket. - Aesthetically it's nice; doesn't look too "hike-like"; relatively simple style WHAT I DON'T LIKE: - It sits lower than I'd like on my 5'3" frame, and there's NO LOAD LIFTER straps to fix it. - If you have a lot of smaller things that you wouldn't want floating around (cords, extra phone charger, glasses, gum pack, contact case, air pods, etc.) the small pockets are only on the top of the backpack. IOW the bottom of that pocket does NOT stop at the bottom of the bag. So as others have already mentioned it becomes very top heavy. Not only does that feel weird, but it looks crazy as well. I wish that they simply brought that pocket all the way to the bottom of the bag instead of making it end at the first bungee strap. - (Probably because that pocket is small) The organization in the first pocket is a little lacking IMO (comparing to their Jester backpack). So if you have bigger items and can fill the main pocket, then maybe this bag won't be as annoying. Thusly, this bag isn't bad, but isn't great either.

It's a good backpack but it's not that large for a school age student. Bought for my high schooler and all she carries is her laptop and some notebooks- backpack is too small to hold her lunch as well. It also doesn't stand up which for school kids is a must.

After just a year of light use, the strap of the backpack popped off. The threading came undone and now I cannot wear the backpack. I really enjoyed this product before this, but now very disappointed.

I use this bag for school. It's a good sized bag, but the design is weird. Putting things in the pockets in the front make it have a weird bulge if the main pocket of the bag isn't filled. It also makes it harder to take things in and out of the bag. Basically, the weight isn't distributed properly. The front pockets should be on the bottom.

On the first day 0f school, the thin bungee type cord on the side already came out of wherever it came from so now she cannot use that side to put her water bottle.

After using the unisex borealis for over 6 years, I switched to the women's. I knew it was smaller, but as a teacher, it's almost too small for a 1" binder, pencil pouch, a few chargers, my 13" MacBook Pro and iPad Pro 11". My 2 drinks barely fit and it sometimes doesn't want to zip up. I was very disappointed and wished that the me came in the color I wanted. I've kept it so far, not sure for how long.

This is a super cute pack, but if you have any sort of back problems like scoliosis or hyperkyphosis this pack isn't for you. The hard plastic in the back of the packer is a killer for backs.

Exterior pockets for carrying water bottle, etc are thin mesh. Ripped immediately & daughter's had to latch water bottles on for the rest of the school year since mailing in for warranty required

I got this for college and unfortunately didn't notice how the computer compartment is so small. It would fit a tablet or small computer perfectly but a 14" one will not fit. I had a previous version of this backpack and I feel this one is good quality but too small, too compressed, not enough space like the other one. Even in the front feels like things barely fit, same for the water compartment on the sides, not stretchy enough and just too small in general. I would recommend a bigger version if youre looking to use it for college or traveling.

I use it for school. I wanted something bigger. However, i dont think its big enough since i still cant fit what i wanted to fit also it looks weird when on bc it leave a dent where there is no stuff.

I use this backpack for school. I needed something bigger. However i cant fit most of the stuff that i wanted to take w me and it leaves a dent in places where theres no stuff so it kind of looks weird when its on.

Great quality and color. I should have listened the reviews however as it's intended for a laptop. I was trying to replace my 20 year old North Face back pack, but I chose not the best fit.

This backpack is beautiful and roomy. But, exterior elastic strapping broke while simply packing the pack for it's first use. Unpacked it and back to the store it went. Probably a fluke, but not risking it with a second try.