The North Face Heckler Daypack - Men's

I finally decided to post a review about my Heckler backpack from The North Face. I'll start by saying that if this one ever wears out, I'm just going to buy another one.

I bought the backpack in December of 2009 and since then it has experienced 6 semesters of college, 2 1/2 months of working at a summer camp, and a two week trip in China. After all that it's still in near perfect condition, the only sign of wear appears to be a water retardant clear-coat that lines the inside of the bag.

What this bag offers you is durability, capacity, versatility, and organization.

DURABILITY: After everything I've put it though it's lasted me this long and appears to have many years ahead of it.

CAPACITY: The main compartment is enormous. During the trip to china I used it as my carry-on. It held my toiletries, a change of clothes as well as a rain jacket, 32 oz. water bottle, and two books with a notebook. Inside of the main compartment there is a laptop sleeve with a velcro strap, as well as two 3x7 pockets attacked to the front wall. In the smaller pocket there is a pocket that can hold multiple books (depending on the size, I put a Bible and notebook in mine), as well as two more smaller pockets that could easily fit a cell phone. There are three pencil holders. And then of course you have the main pocket that you could stuff anything into. There is one more zip pocket above the one just discussed for an MP3 player with a hole for a headphone cord. I usually store my IPhone in this pocket during class for quick availability. On the side of the bag you have two adjustable straps with a buckle function designed to compress or expand the pack as you see fit. Under them there is a bungee equipped water bottle holder, again, I use a 32 oz. water bottle, so it's pretty big. On the front of the pack there are multiple loops made of a durable material that you can easily clip a carabiner to or tie a rope to attach something too big for the adjustable bungee. I have fit a pair of tennis shoes in the bungee, for a capacity reference. On the bottom of the pack there are two adjustable straps that can be used for whatever purpose you see fit. I can see them being used to carry around a compressed sleeping bag, I've used mine to carry around a towel on occasion. The straps of the pack offer two buckles that can offer support when you clip them around your torso, as well as two D-rings and one small pocket that can hold a small cell phone or in my case, a pocket-knive/multi-tool.

**a side note about the capacity. I worked a second summer at the camp after my first with the Heckler and received as a gift a Columbia Half Track. They asked that we use the packs during school for advertisement but I just couldn't do it! the pack was so small compared to my heckler I had to switch back.

VERSATILITY: I have used this pack in many contexts and it fits them all. If your outdoors hiking and need a hefty day-pack or if your in school and have to carry around a lot of books.

ORGANIZATION: being organized is a major thing for me. Not only do I want to be able to carry a lot, I want to know where to find it within 10 seconds of looking. With all the various sized pockets available on the pack, that is 100% possible.

The only thing left to be spoken of is the price. I'll be honest, I'm usually cheap but I am willing to spend big money on things that I know are going to be quality and that I'm going to use a lot. I have never had an unhappy moment with my Heckler, never been frustrated that I can't fit something or attach a thing. And no unhappy moments with my Heckler is worth the $80 bucks I paid for it. And like I said, I will be buying a new one when this one wears out (if it does).

This backpack is great if you are a college student like myself. It is very durable. It is great if you want to use it for backpacking because you can extend it to fit in anything from a paper and pencil to loads of textbooks and clothes. It looks great, feels great when you wear it, and it even has a big pocket inside where you can fit a medium size laptop (with plenty of space left over for books) and take it on the go.

I had it for about eight months so far and I could not be more happier with it.

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only buy this if you're tall. for a small girl, this backpack looks ridiculous on my back. i like that there are compartments and a laptop holder, but it's too big for me. recommended for those who need to hold a lot of stuff and who want a very large and long backpack

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We looked at a number of backpacks before purchasing this North Face Heckler. The quality is amazing and the variety of colors made chosing somewhat difficult. The size is perfect for my son's needs. He especially likes the color (chili pepper red/asphalt gray) and the number of compartments. Great value and price.

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Husband had a north face pack older then me and I got him this updated one for his birthday. He loves it...enjoys the laptop section, numerous pockets, the color, and durability