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.
Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.
Pick up hard boiled eggs.
Push elevator buttons no matter how many people stand in front of you.
Construct the perfect campfire.
Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.
Dispose of your cat’s latest “gift” in the fire.
Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.
Impress your friends with a new modern art sculpture. Great for coffee tables.
Handle food in the oven.
Finally figure out what that chain on the ceiling fan does.
Play a quick game of golf on the beach. Hit the seagull for a hole-in-one.
Move raw meat to a pan without having to get raw meat goobers on your fingers.
Because sometimes reaching for that glass IS just too much effort. Song of the Road
A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia
Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road
Juice a lemon or lime, without having to find where you put your actual juicer.
Help short people reach the top shelf items too.
Reach objects that fall behind your fridge. Or at least discover what that smell is.
Use in place of a fork when carving a big piece of meat.
Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.
Become a stealthy pick pocket*
* Illegal pretty much everywhere.
Catch crabs. Live or dead. It doesn’t matter.
Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now
Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.
Retrieve keys out of your locked car, but only when the window is slightly ajar.
Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.
I don’t always pass a beer, but when I do it’s with Expedition Tongs. Song of the Road
“Cooking with them from my Life Remotely cookbook” (page #162) Song of the Road
Move charchoal without buring hour hands
Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.
Grab a beer without getting your entire arm cold. by Overland Now
Use as extend-o-matic to keep from losing your ice-cream in your giant beard. Lost World Expedition
Move extra gooey cinnamon buns to your plate without getting your fingers all sticky.
Scratch those hard to reach places.
Expedition Tongs are great for picking up interesting stones….Portland to Patagonia
Rearrange little bits of charcoal
Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.
Rotate kebabs and corn on the cob without burning your arm hairs.
Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.
Handle food on the grill.
Use as a salad sever when it’s not classy enough to use your hands.
Don’t burn your fingers on that tea! by Overland Now
Pull wine corks that some sober person wedged too deep into a half drunk bottle of booze.
Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.
Remove toast from the toaster. Pro tip: Unplug toaster first.