If you see my pix, I have a walmart daypack and a couple of hikes i've needed trekking poles, but only partly (maybe on the return), so I usually carry them on the backpack. I had a Chinese pack that had these rubber-band-like straps that secured the poles well and were quick-release, which is useful when out in the cold.
This pack doesn't have such straps, so I added some velcro cable ties, except those things are a hassle to open and close, and in freezing weather this is worse!
I was wondering if any of you know of some rubber loops that I could attach to the daypack to tie down the poles and allow for quick release?
There is so much equipment out there, somebody must have thought of this!