Expedition Tongs are made to handle your barbeque, braai and campfire needs: hauling a huge log to a roasting pig, flipping over a beautifully grilled steak or arranging charcoal on the lid of a Dutch oven. But the uses don’t stop at the campfire ring. Take a look at a few other ideas of how your Expedition Tongs can come in handy both at home and on the road.

Handle food on the grill.

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Push elevator buttons no matter how many people stand in front of you.

Pull wine corks that some sober person wedged too deep into a half drunk bottle of booze.

I don’t always pass a beer, but when I do it’s with Expedition Tongs. Song of the Road

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Catch crabs. Live or dead. It doesn’t matter.

Retrieve keys out of your locked car, but only when the window is slightly ajar.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Because sometimes reaching for that glass IS just too much effort. Song of the Road

Finally figure out what that chain on the ceiling fan does.

Use in place of a fork when carving a big piece of meat.

Use as extend-o-matic to keep from losing your ice-cream in your giant beard. Lost World Expedition

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Impress your friends with a new modern art sculpture. Great for coffee tables.

Dispose of your cat’s latest “gift” in the fire.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Expedition Tongs are great for picking up interesting stones….Portland to Patagonia

Become a stealthy pick pocket* * Illegal pretty much everywhere.

Juice a lemon or lime, without having to find where you put your actual juicer.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Grab a beer without getting your entire arm cold. by Overland Now

Rotate kebabs and corn on the cob without burning your arm hairs.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Handle food in the oven.

Move raw meat to a pan without having to get raw meat goobers on your fingers.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Play a quick game of golf on the beach. Hit the seagull for a hole-in-one.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

“Cooking with them from my Life Remotely cookbook” (page #162) Song of the Road

Use as a salad sever when it’s not classy enough to use your hands.

Remove toast from the toaster. Pro tip: Unplug toaster first.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Construct the perfect campfire.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

Don’t burn your fingers on that tea! by Overland Now

Move extra gooey cinnamon buns to your plate without getting your fingers all sticky.

Reach objects that fall behind your fridge. Or at least discover what that smell is.