Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis Mini Backpack

Great, compact backpack. It's a tad small, but enough room to pack the essentials for a nice day hike. Looks great in person too!

I use this backpack everyday - it's my purse. Just the right size.

Love this mini backpack. It's perfect for my summer in Alaska. Holds everything i need and then some and protects my belongings from the rain.

This backpack is much cuter in person and the size is perfect. I bought it as a gift for my girlfriend and she takes it everywhere she goes now! I might get a matching one for myself one day

Definitely more small than I originally thought but I love it! It's perfect for short day nature walks, I can bring my camera gear and water and a snack!

This backpack is so cute and fashionable. It's quite stylish and I can put all of my small essentials inside.

Pretty small but that is what I wanted. Big enough to fit a sweatshirt or jacket. Has multiple pockets that are very useful. The water bottle pocket is very small so likely won't fit a water bottle.

The description states the side pockets are for a water bottle / multi-use and a cellphone. The largest water bottle I've been able to fit is a mini 12oz bottle which is extremely uncommon. A full 16oz bottle will fit IF it is one of the cheap crinkly kind and not a more solid bottle. Extremely tight fit. The phone pocket will not fit many of your typical modern smart phones unless you take the case off, which nobody in their right mind would do given its outside of the bag exposed to the elements. This renders this pocket next to useless. Maybe a snack bar? This needs to be increased by 20% of it's size. Especially for the price.

Love this backpack! It's the perfect size for short hikes and decently padded on the straps and back. My only complaint is that the water bottle pocket on the side does not fit a water bottle!!

This is the most amazing mini backpack purse I've ever bought and used. My bag never faulters. I don't have to worry about walking in the rain. I've used mine everyday since September 2021. 8 months and still going strong!!! I recommend this bag to anyone and everyone, especially if your rough on your belongings.

While the bag looks great and has great functionality it's too small for my nice year old. Would have been a really useful bag for my daughter if it was little bigger

This backpack is the perfect size for running around or a short day hike. I love it. It has the same qualities of my larger pack, but is just the right size for my needs.

Just adorable

I got this bag for my daughter and she loves it.

I love it nice and convenient

I use this backpack for my daily commute. I love it's chic, attractive design. I get lots of compliments. I just wish it was a little bigger.

Way to small. Had to return but it was cute.

Great design, very comfy, exactly what I wanted!

Super cute and the perfect size! So hard to find 10L backpacks and this one came with all the features! Loved the color options and it's light weight!

I love this backpack! It's very durable and I use it when I go on bike rides! The quality of the backpack is amazing!!

Perfect size for a hiking or workout essentials bag! It was worth every penny! Gorgeous color too!!!

I bought this charmer to use for day trips on an expedition cruise in the North Sea. It squashed nicely into my carry on and was my go to once I arrived. Journal, waterbottle, knitting, sunscreen, chocolates, tissues. Perfect! Not bulky and always a little more room for something acquired along the way. Easy to handle and looks chic too. Back in Chicago I will use it when I bike the Lake Shore trail. My new best friend.

Perfect size! Have taken this on several hikes now in Arizona and can fit exactly what I need. Love the rose gold stitching as well.

While I can understand peoples views in the comments regarding the size of it, I personally think it's perfect considering it's labeled "MINI Borealis". A miniature or scaled down version of a backpack is not going to hold your typical 8 1/2 x 11 size college school books It's perfect for holding Moleski notebooks, tablets, small clothing articles and things of that nature. Really the only things I would prefer more of in my opinion are a zipper pocket on one of the shoulder straps like how the sling version has, and a felt interior pocket like how the sling has. Other than that I absolutely love this item.

Super cute backpack. Great style and color. Unfortunately smaller than I thought it would be for what I wanted to use it for.