Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis Sling

Best purchase

Perfect size for carrying wallet, keys and all the necessities for daily activities. Bought one for my 10 year old son as well for an all day field trip. It was perfectly sized for a light weight coat, money and a snack. Not too heavy and certainly not obtrusive.

This is one of my favorite back packs of all time. Bought few different colors. Not bulky and able to fit a lot. Good padding so shoulders are not fatigued overtime.

Purchased for a friend as a gift. I thought the color & design are lovely and useful for hiking or walking. She really likes it.

Purchased this sling bag for a hiking trip. Perfect for a light backpack that doesn't get in your way.

Perfection in a bag! It reminds me to take only what I need and still has a place for a little bit of crazy! Great go bag for when I'm handling the two dogs stays on my shoulder and out of the way!

This is an epic sling! Can't find a thing I don't like, the smaller borealis handles it all for a short term go anywhere pac

Perfect for the day out!!! Holds just what we need.

I wanted a bag to take to work with my badge, snacks, and a small notebook. This is perfect and holds enough essentials for the workday. The sling may be too short to fit larger bodies, though. I'm 6'2" and pretty slim and it's fairly sung across my torso at the longest setting. The only con for me personally is the side water bottle holder is too small to hold a water bottle, even a plastic .5L bottle is quite a squeeze.

I absolutely LOVE this sling. I've never owned any TNF bags or backpacks, but absolutely love to use them. My collections mainly designer, but after using this im totally going to be purchase some more of their travel/bag items. I wanted something that would be practical to haul my every day items, but also be somewhat stylish. Banff Blue is by far my favorite color, and its multiple pockets can hold all my Moleskine books phone keys wallet, the works! the only thing I would possibly consider changing or adding rather is the ability to adjust the side the should strap is on. A+++ otherwise!

Stylish and convenient sling bag.

Pack was right size. Not too big, not too small. Problem was I'm a last handed person. Will switch to other shoulder. Gave to the wife and wear a different brand with a switchable strap.

Great bag for vacation. Can it up to 3 bottles of water inside with plenty of room for keys, wallet, etc. Color is amazing and pack is comfortable to wear.

Perfect!

Perfect

Excellent quality! Love it!

Great product. Great for carrying your everyday items

Roomier than I expected and super comfy to wear. Looks good too- not cumbersome or bulky..

Roomier than I expected and super comfy to wear.

The inside mesh pocket, which I love to use, makes items difficult to access on the go because when wearing the bag on my front side the zipper zips from the bottom up. If you know you know.

This is the perfect size bag for day trips. Enough space for the essentials in a compact bag. Access to all pockets without having to remove the bag is super handy.

The Sling was great for carrying misc items and wallets on a recent trip to Mexico. Was great for bike rides, exploring the resort and even out on the beach to keep sand off of items. I DO wish it was about 1/4 larger all around and the water bottle pocket could most certainly be larger along with the strap pouch.

Needs to be a tad larger, Water bottle pouch needs to be larger. Was great to keep items in while staying at a resort.

I haven't used this yet, but am looking forward to it! It can hold a surprising amount, I plan to use it for theme park days. The quality is good and the variety of pockets is great

I got this to use for quick walks away from the car or house where I might need water, a snack, or different glasses and my wallet and phone. After several month of carried use, I've come to the conclusion it's about 2" too narrow for my needs. Here's why; The water bottle pocket is truly a joke, so my water bottle has to go inside taking up quite a bit of space. I use the water bottle pocket for my sunglasses case, which fits perfect. The shoulder strap has a stretchy pocket attached but it is way too small for anything other than a chapstick, one small bar, or hand wipes. No phone will fit. There is an exterior, chamois- lined pocket that fits my iPhone 16max, so that's good. Inside, the small mesh zip pocket is awkward to zip/unzip while wearing the pack slung around to the front. Awkward access for sure. By the time you toss a couple bars, or a sando in with the water bottle the pack is very hard to zip up. In fact I already busted the zipper pull one time trying. So, bottom line, it's a comfortable carry, but it needs to be about 2" wider so it zips up easily. Also, don't be fooled, if you drink water, at all, there is no suitable pocket and you'll need to put your bottle inside which uses up much of the room. @TNF, please make this a couple liters larger (wider) And redesign that inner zip pocket to zip the other way. Thanks.