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.

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Handle food on the grill.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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