Customer Reviews The North Face Borealis Sling

All base on colors

Packed this to fly for a day trip. Too narrow to fit a tablet. Water bottle holder is useless. You can't fit a bottle in it. Used it for a granola bar instead. Bag is very small so more like a purse. Inside can fit a small book, that's about it. The pros are the pockets. It has a soft lined outside pocket, a sunglass pocket on the strap, and the inside pockets are nice for organizing. Just can't fit much more than purse items. If you want a more comfortable purse, this is for you. If you want a small backpack or to pack a water bottle, look elsewhere.

You cannot fit anything bigger than the skinniest water bottle in the water bottle sleeve. It will fit a Totes style mini umbrella, but not a water bottle. Deal breaker for me. I will be returning it. Also, be aware it's not ambidextrous.

Lots of great features, but the strap is far too short. Please make more inclusive sizes for taller/larger people. For few pennies, the strap could easily be longer. A hidden pocket on the back for a wallet or passport would be useful.

Useful but...very short shoulder belt.

Strap too short. Too much bulky fabric inside bag that limits what the bag can actually hold.

If this sling bag was a little bigger it would be great

I saw this bag (purple/green) in a department store and loved the aesthetic. So I found it on The North Face's website and eagerly ordered one. I bought this to carry essentials for daily hikes with my dog, I was actully excited about it. But it's useless to me, the strap is too short to wear comfortably. If you are really skinny, this might work for you, but I'm disappointed that it's so limiting. Would not recommend - unless you are tiny!

Somewhat disappointed. The bag could be a tad bigger and the water bottle holder is useless for carrying a water bottle. The shoulder strap could be a little longer as well.

The small pack looks to be well made, but the strap is way too short. The volume of the bag is perfect, and would comfortably hold what I need, but the short strap makes this unusable for me. Trying to see if someone in my family wants it as I already bought a different small pack from a different vendor. I guess this is one of the pitfalls of buying online where you can't try the product on first. great

I really needed this sling to have a dedicated water bottle pocket, I'm not sure what the side pocket is for but water bottles it ain't. Really disappointed, I wanted to love it so bad but I really need the interior space for something other than my water bottles

The sling pack was much more smaller than anticipated. I carry a small wallet, keys and cell phone and it was a tighter fit than would have liked.

I'm a solid M in womens clothing and the strap on this just barely closes at it's longest. I had on a t-shirt, no sweatshirt or coat. I really wanted to love this bag, but it will not work if I can barely close the strap!!

The fit of the sling is awkward. Bag itself is well made. Color varies from the picture. Picture shows it's a mustard color, it comes in a dingy mustard color in person. The sling only goes on one way. It cannot be swapped to the other shoulder. This is one size fits most but in reality doesn't fit majority. I'm a petite 5'2" girl and this fits me just perfect but my husband who is 6' and wider shoulders could not wear this comfortable nor could my friend who is 5'8 (her shoulders are slightly wider than mine but not by much. The pack itself sits awkwardly on the body. Aside from the color and fit of the actual bag, it really is well made. Would recommend for smaller built people, not built for people with a wider shoulder set or someone with a gut as it cuts pretty tight to the body even with the widest strap possible.

The bag is not as big as the photo. It is quite compact. The strap is low quality and short. It barely fits me I wear large size shirts

Overall good craftsmanship, but the strap is comically short and the little pocket on the strap sits on top of your shoulder instead of across your chest. Poor Strap design.

I read the reviews and knowing that reviews are subjective I went ahead and purchased this sling. Big mistake. I was being choked by the strap. Will return and buy the borealis mini

It is too small. Maybe great for a child, but not an adult male

The bag is overall well made. But as other reviewers state, the strap is too short and the water bottle holder is so small it can only hold something that is a 3 ounce bottle for TSA compatibility. Doesn't work for holding any water bottles at all, And we tried a lot of them.

Everything is just a little too small including the water bottle pocket. I recommend looking into the Patagonia 8L Atom Sling instead and Patagonia has a more reassuring lifetime warranty anyways.

The bag quality is subpar and the strap is uncomfortable to carry as a sling!

This bag is too small to be of much use. It holds keys and a wallet, and that's about it.

The sizing is off. The strap length is too short and should be angled at the bottom so when you're wearing it, the strap doesn't bend at the attachment point of the pack. It feels like it should be for the youth or kids size. It's definitely not for adults. Also the elastic part for the water bottle is small. It only fits the skinny straight bottles.

This item is probably the worst Northface product I've ever bought. I also have many items similar to this, but this one is absolutely not worth a second look or even in the first look. You can't wear it properly and you can barely get into it it's extremely awkward. if that's not bad enough, it was a little dirty when I got it and within an hour it was even more dirty. I'm pretty neat I don't just throw things around but this particular item picks up dirt like there's no tomorrow.

Too small!