I just found this sleek 40L bag on Amazon and it looks promising. It weighs 13.8oz and still has some nice features like trekking pole straps, side compression, top pouch, and sternum strap. I'm worried the side pouches wont hold my 1L gatorade bottles. I'm not sure it's trustworthy of a long through hike but it looks like it'll hold up.

I bought one and will see about putting it through a trail test soon. Interested to know if anyone has had success with this or something similar.

