Stretches To Over 300mm. Ball Bungees are a popular tie down to help keep your tarpaulin in a fixed position. Feed the elasticated loop through an eyelet so the ball part fits snugly against the eyelet, then use the loop to attach to a fixed point. As well as being used for tarpaulins, ball bungee can be used for securing items in the home, cars, on motorcycles, trailers, canopies, boating, camping, hauling, farming, trampolines and loads of other uses.