quote catfish72: " I have always used a small bungee cord and it works good. I can not tell you why other than that I could not find any thing else at the time. I did buy a pair of "Skipulk" poles this year and they came with a Velcro wrap that you are supposed to tape in place ( it is the same thing that you use to use to hold all your cords together behind the stereo or TV). the whole pole system works great but the jury is still out on weather the Velcro works any better than the bungee. "
I'll put my money on the bungee.