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.

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

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

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Handle food on the grill.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Handle food in the oven.

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

“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.

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.