Hi,
This is my first post, so I hope you will be gentle.
I'm a day hiker, my day pack has been an Osprey Daylite, which I really like. However, I would like a pack for carrying a sleeping bag (probably down), food for a day/small stove and fuel, and change of clothes (minus pants), and jacket (possibly down). I'm planning on some trips where I would stay in huts and rustic cottages. The Daylite is too small for this (12 L?). I'm sure if I go to REI they would recommend a 45 L, which in my mind is too big. I would likely go with another Osprey, though I'm not too keen on the water bottle pockets, which are hard to reach while hiking.
Thanks in advance.
--Jay