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