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.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Handle food on the grill.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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.

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

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

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

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

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

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.