Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

We didn't realize until we bought it that the front mesh is a pocket, which is great for odd shaped things especially when traveling with our kids. Good space and pockets, and comfortable!

Love the bag, it was an upgrade from my old borealis. Good size pockets, some with the felt is nice. I only wish there was a pocket for laptops, but its all was good. The front mesh is nice for quick storage and there's good pockets for water bottles.

I travel alot in Belize. The Northface bag is beautiful.

Excellent backpack , perfect fit, i cannot way to my next trip or hiking adventure

Got this backpack as a replacement for an old Borealis that had a good life. I like this design a little more than the old/new Borealis because the lack of bungies made it less likely to get snagged on stuff. Lots of good pocket space for everything but I do miss the small hidden pocket at the the very top of the previous North Face bags for wallet/keys/etc. Overall excellent though.

This backpack is better than what I'd thought if would be already. Very spacious and felt very premium. Everything felt as it fit perfectly and thought was put into it. Perfect for school

Very durable. Practical pockets.

This backpack is sturdy, well made and i love that it has the laptop compartment!

Nice pack but the mid-pocket only goes down halfway making the pack super-bulky up top and lean backwards because of it. Had the pocket gone fully to the floor this would have been perfect. But it's a huge turn off and renders the pack basically unusable.

Excellent product

This backpack is well made with quality materials. I especially like the padded, false bottom compartment for a laptop. The zippers are smooth to operate too. I am soooo happy with this backpack!

I work in tech and I use the Recon to haul my laptop and tools. Holds the laptop separately and securely. It has plenty of compartments to divide tools and personal items. It's great in the morning when I'm bringing things into the office to start my day. No fumbling with items while I get my keys out. It feels well constructed so I hope to get some mileage out of it. It looks good too.

Haven't used it yet but my husband loved the upgrade to this pack. Would be perfect if all the pockets were deep.

My husband loves this backpack perfect for travel and fits his daily needs also!

Backpack for college use. Love the colors and design. Perfect pockets and very roomy. I was worried would be too small but is perfect.

Great improvements over the recon that i purchased in 2012. Great storage options, improved netting and pockets.

This is our second purchase of the recon backpack. My daughter has been using her's for junior high school for two years. Now, we have purchased one for our son. Very well constructed and works well for all of their needs.

I bought this bag mostly for school use. I read my bike most days and this bag has worked great so far.

Fits everything I put it in for work and comfortable

After buying this bag for myself, I bought one for my son. He's going into middle school and basically carries a locker worth of stuff on his back. This bag makes that more comfortable for him. He also likes the built in whistle.

Nice, has a good mixed of compartments to store different things. Front elastic cover is great to storing a smaller piece of clothing. Can get top heavy when yo store the smaller top front pocket.

Wanted a NF backpack for some time, I am satisfied with the bag but would have preferred some more organization options in the main compartment. Also the shoulder and cross strap could have elastic loop keepers, in absence of these the long straps are hanging which neither good to look or comes in your way. Had a previous version of Recon, this design is different and like the front stretchable mesh. So far have only used it to store small items for quick access. Soon will try to see if it can take a light vest or jacket.

I recently used this backpack for traveling. It was great at keeping my things organized and easy to access while trying to get through security.

New travel backpacks, works great for my needs. Fits and keeps my thing organized and secure.

Fits everything I could fit in absolute lots of pockets and every person that's a fan of TNF is loving the Book Bag.