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.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

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

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

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Construct the perfect campfire.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.