Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis

It is very nice and stylish. I love the model; however, the elastic on the back pack makes it less spacious. You need the put the stuff inside the back pack and adjust them by your hands in order for the back pack to have good shape.

Bought this backpack at the beginning of freshman year of college. Functioned pretty well, honestly - had the space for all my textbooks and notebooks, laptop, laptop accessories, etc. and was pretty comfy to wear. Could even stuff my lab coat and goggles in for lab days, or take everything out and stuff in a change of clothes for spending a night at a relative or a friend's. Would be a simple 5-star review...if it wasn't the beginning of junior year and I'm waiting for the backpack to fail any day. One of the straps is almost entirely worn through, and it's to the point where I'm concerned about wearing it on my back. If you won't need a backpack in two years, buy this backpack and it'll do you fine. If you'll need one in two years, then look somewhere else. Also, it's rather telling that I was basically told "you can't submit this review unless you turn off adblock" and once I turned it off, my entire screen was filled with an advertisement begging me to buy another backpack.

Loved the backpack but the cord came out of the anchor. Sent to warranty & was returned in worse condition (wet & musty) and not repaired. Not getting a response from warranty center as to why.

It was a little large for my liking (I'm a 5'2" female). It also had too many straps hanging off that annoyed me. The cushioned pockets for smaller items were very nice, and it could hold a lot of items.

This backpack is just too heavy itself. It becomes extremely heavy once putting a laptop and a few other items. Even though the back part is designed to strengthen back, but it kills my back due to the weight.

I've always loved my North Face backpacks. However, I walked to class in the rain, with an umbrella and my backpack was SOAKED and all of my books and planner were RUINED. took so long for my bag to dry all the way:(

Would have really loved if the pockets in front of the tablet pockets would go further down rather than halfway. Not everyone has big things to carry, But everyone has so many small items in their backpacks that they need to carry around. Locks, airpods, small medicines, wallet, face mask etc. And you have just one place to put all that. And then the bag gives bump or looks big from upper end. They need the redesign.

It's really cute I love the color, I love it so far. I have put a lot of stuff in it recently when traveling. It holds a lot of stuff and doesn't feel too heavy on your shoulders.

It's cute and all but it deceivingly looks like it would hold more and it actually holds very little.

I really wanted to love this bag! But it's top heavy and always falls down when I put it on the ground. Many of my friends who also have this bag said the same thing - NorthFace - can you please fix this issue with the product?

Decent backpack, but liked my last north face Jester II backpack better. Zippers are just strings now. 2nd pocket doesn't go to bottom. Material may be slightly more water resistant but seems like a dull pencil would poke a hole in it. Colors options aren't as nice as they used to be. Definitely comfier straps and back support though.

Nice cushioning. Material feels like it could get a hole really easily. Zippers are a lot cheaper/thinner. The 2nd pocket doesn't go to the bottom. Not like how they used to be, but still okay

I see early in its product description Northface describes this bag as having a "stand up" design. I bought this a few years ago and it could not stand up, only lay down in the mud, snow, dirt. At the time I could not believe Northface would let such a design out of its shop. I have a lot of bags, good bags, and all of them could stand up by themselves if you set it down. Unfortunately for me I have that Borealis version. If what Northface says is true, and the bag can stand up on its own, with a load, then this is a good bag. Not really big, barely medium, but often medium size is sufficient. I won't rebuy it, but your bag I'm sure will stay drier and cleaner than mine has.

Good quality but need to improve comfort.

Commuter to college wish it came with more comfortable straps. It's a big problem with the backpack but other than that love it

It's a decent sized backpack that is pretty durable, however after just 6 months of use, one of the clips that hold the bungee cord broke off and they don't provide replacement clips. We would need to send the backpack back to be repaired and that can take up to two months. A huge inconvenience for a very small part.

Size of backpack seems smaller than one purchased a few years ago. The area for water bottle is small. Water bottle doesn't fit in the area all the way

Expensive

The backpack was good but after one day of using it the stitching came off

This one the color was alot darker more of a plum maroon rather than pink as it looks online

Great backpack with great features, but really uncomfortable straps if they don't hit you right. Definitely don't fit my middleschooler. Not sure why they made the straps so hard/stiff that they dig into you if they don't fit right.

Smaller than expected

Flaws within design. This backpack does not stand up on its own, as the backside of backpack which touches your back is so solid flat that it interferes with being able to sit upright.

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I LOVE North Face backpacks, but the front pocket not going all the way down makes this unbalanced.