Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis Mini Backpack

I purchased this bag to use for a week long vacation to Legoland. I packed it with the tickets, printouts, room key, car key, my mini iPad, small wallet, pack of tissues, napkins, spoons, straws, some legos, wipes and sunscreen. Did I mentioned I have three boys? Yup it was perfect for the trip and it survived!

It's perfect for quick errands and day trips, and it easily holds my iPad Air. Some people have said that it can't hold a water bottle in the water bottle pocket, and it can. I can fit a standard 16 fl oz Poland Spring bottle in it. It also has a pocket with a flap on the other side of the bag, which is super useful for storing keys or other random objects. One of the best things about this bag is the handles. Many mini backpacks have thin handles, which make them uncomfortable to wear. Thankfully, the backpack has padding, and I have no issues wearing it all day. I also love that it is a structured backpack, and I don't have to worry about my things moving all over inside it. I definitely recommend this bag, and I love to see other NorthFace backpacks made in this way.

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.

My mom, daughter and I use this bag as our everyday "purse" We love it so much we don't use regular purses anymore. It is so convenient for travel and for everyday use. Hands free shopping is the best. It is excellent quality, stylish, comfortable, light weight, many pockets and lots of places to hangs things on the bag like sanitizer, hair ties, cute keychains. I cannot say enough about this mini back pack. I saw someone in Disneyland with one, and had to get one. I bought myself one then my family wanted one so bought them one, then a friend saw ours and wanted one.

It's a perfect size for my 3 year old for 3K she loves it when we get home she doesn't want to take it off it's that comfortable and looks super duper cute it's like a yellow mustard definitely going to get more colors throughout the year

I went back and forth about this backpack for a while because it isn't very easy to tell exactly how small it is. It's pretty small. My regular notebook sized planner will fit, but not super easily. Since this backpack came I haven't used another bag for my everyday life. The size is perfect for running errands and things around the city and not big enough that it feels like everyone who works in the store is watching you.

Very very happy!! Great, smart design. I have literally taken it from church to trail. It holds my Bible & notebook; and a can of bug sray, pack of trail snacks, etc too. It really is the perfect size. It's not too big and not too small. Also has great padding, really comfortable on my back. One of my best North Face packs!

I look this bag to Arches and Canyon Lands, and let me just say it's amazing. It fit my water bottle, snacks, and my other products needed for a light carry doing heavy walking/hiking. I even used it for an everyday bag and it's amazing. If you are thinking of buying it, buy it, it's amazing. You're welcome.

Sturdy backpack, good quality. I liked the bungee cord on the front for quickly stashing a rain jacket or sweatshirt. It had most of the features I was looking for, but the inner pocket was a bit too small for my Ipad, so I returned it reluctantly.

I love this mini backpack. It allows me to carry a lot more items than my across the body bag does. I really appreciate the design, construction and durability of this mini backpack.

Love wearing this backpack skiing! I just wish it had a chest strap to make it feel more secure

Bought on recommendation for taking to Disney. Haven't used it yet but love the color and quality. It has enough space to load all my stuff and it's not to heavy when done. I like the smaller backpack size.

I love this mini backpack. It is the perfect size for every day use and holds the necessities without being bulky. It is lightweight and easy to carry. It is what I have been looking for to use as my daily "purse".

I bought this to use as a personal item on an international flight, and then to continue using as my purse once I arrive at my destination. I haven't gone on the trip yet but I packed it full of everything I wanted to pack, and it held a surprising amount -- passport, wallet, glucometer kit, makeup bag, toiletries, medications, Kindle, essential charging cables I'll need on the flight, and a snack. I thought it would make a good "outing" bag for using in my area as well, and it did indeed work great when I took it to the zoo recently. It held my wallet, glucometer kit, a bag of Quest chips, and two liter bottles of water. It's big enough to hold a lot, but small enough that I didn't feel weird about carrying it when we went to dinner afterward. I would give it five stars but the outer pockets for water bottles are almost totally useless. I can't fit a water bottle in them. I crammed in a travel size sunscreen. Functional water bottle pockets outside would be extremely useful.

Bought this for a gift exchange and it was the gift everyone wanted! Useful for many different things, well made, and stylish.

Love my mini bag and get lots of compliments on it! The color is perfect and it's the perfect size for the day! Not to big not to small!

Love this little bag. I've been using it as a purse over the last few days and it's been great! I had hoped to use it as dance class bag; however, it's not quite big enough to fit my shoes in with my other belongings. I wish there was a 15 liter option and that the water bottle slot was a little more flexible. I don't have a small enough water bottle to fit into the slot. Other than that it's been a great bag!

Overall, I am very satisfied as it is what I expected. The most practical usage for it is walking around the city or just going on a very short hike to carry some drinks, snacks, and a t-shirt.

I'm a petite person, less than 100#; starting to travel. Purchased a new Mini Borealis 10L Backpack; Travelled fully loaded with my mini, then went on a hike in Hawaii; both times very comfortable, padded backpack in the back lends so much comfort while it was fully loaded. The straps are wonderful not too thick. There are two key holders on both sides of the straps and having the keys available right on the straps was perfect. Not hunting for my keys was a huge plus after ending my PM shift. Mini pocket on the side fits perfectly with my extended battery iPhone. CON: There is a slight drawback on the strap. Where the strap is connected to the backpack it started to fray pretty badly and that compromised the integrity of the whole backpack. It could have been prevented had the strap ends were sealed properly. I'm hoping it was just a fluke accident. I have purchased many heavy book backpacks and never had the strap frayed so badly. I'm giving it a 4-Stars.

I originally purchased this bag for hiking. It fits my water, juice, snacks, sunglasses, and other essentials comfortably. The side pocket on the outside is too small for your water bottle. I currently use it for a travel size bug spray. But I do wish that pocket was a little larger. In summary it does what I need it to do. I've also been doubling it as a travel bag for my toddler who no longer needs a full diaper back pack. It holds her current necessities comfortably and I use the front pocket for my wallet. All in all a good investment and I do recommend.

The backpack is adorable, but there are 0 water bottle pockets when TNF is advertising 2. One side literally doesn't even pretend to be a water bottle pocket, it's a phone pocket with a flap. The other side doesn't fit my slim water bottle in it, probably wouldn't even fit a disposable water bottle pocket. A bit disappointed that TNF is advertising 2 bottle pockets because it was a waste of my time ordering this knowing what it's really like. But if you can put your water bottle inside the bag and don't need to fit much else in, that would work.

This is the third one of these backpacks I've bought in the last three years. The first one was pink and got dirty fast so I switched to black. It holds everything I need and doesn't feel heavy or bulky. Great features like the mesh zip area and the extra zip pocket in front.

Bought the black one and six months later bought the green one. I wanted two colors to alternate. May buy a third color. Great backpack. Lightweight, not bulky, holds a lot

Love the Borealis Mini Backpack. This is the second one I bought. I bought a black one 6 months prior to this one. I love switching colors. May even buy a third color :) It can used for many occasions and for everyday use. I do not go anywhere without it. It is not bulky and holds so much. Lightweight, sturdy and easy on the back.

this excellent quality small back pack was for my daughter- she loves it.