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.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Handle food in the oven.

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

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

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

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Handle food on the grill.

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