Surge Commuter Laptop Backpack

The North Face

Surge Commuter Laptop Backpack

4 positive 1 neutral 7 negative

Based on 12 Reddit mentions

$129.99

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Work+lunch+gym = possible?

I'm distinguishing between the sleeve within the main compartment of the 2DAP and something like the TNF Surge where there's a different zipper and it has depth whether you put a computer in it or not. I found it much harder to use that backpack for odd-shaped stuff, like my lunch.

Fun_Apartment631 in r/backpacks

March 1, 2026 9:13 PM

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North Face Surge review

I have been using this version https://backpackies.com/s/nfsg.png since 2020. It definitely gets hot. The padded back panel provides little ventilation, soaks up sweat, and stays damp, leaving my back completely soaked. To cope with this, I sometimes wear the bag on my chest to let my back breathe,

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Special-Outcome-7432 in r/backpacks

August 10, 2025 11:43 AM

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Bellevue Square (Seattle suburb) store experience

Thanks everyone for the kind words! I wasn’t super upset, just a bit disappointed by the cold reception, especially since it was my first time at the store and I was honestly excited to see they had a Bellevue location. Normally I don’t mind whether sales associates are friendly or not if I already

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houmi in r/tombihn

November 25, 2025 4:06 AM

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