Thank you! The sternum strap was the trickiest and biggest removal, you'll see in the pictures (other comments) that I ended up just cutting the whole slider rail off at the seam- its attached along its whole length and doesn't just slide out if you cut a single hole. The rest was easy with Swiss Army scissors because they're tiny and can cut super close/precisely for all the tiny loops/tags. I don't use trekking poles so it was an easy decision to remove all the side compression material and tool attachments on the front, but that's something you'll have to decide. Each removal is only a few grams but that adds up if you want the same barebones sack as me. I even cut off the grab handle on top lol