Abstract: A bungee cord assembly and related methodology is provided for securing an object (e.g., a truck-bed-covering tarp) to a vehicle by threading a bungee cord portion of the assembly through an opening in the object (e.g., an eyelet) and then adjusting bungee-cord operative length for a desired tension. A hook member on a first end portion of the bungee cord enables a user to secure the first end portion to the vehicle. A second-end-portion-engaging keeper member is included that enables the user to secure a second end portion of the bungee cord to the rest of the bungee cord after threading the second end portion through the opening in the object in order to secure the object with user-adjustable bungee-cord tension. The keeper member is hookless to avoid hook-related damage by the adjustable keeper member to the vehicle.