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.

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

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

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Handle food on the grill.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Construct the perfect campfire.

Handle food in the oven.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

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

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

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

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

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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

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

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

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.