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.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

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

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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.

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

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

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

Handle food in the oven.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

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

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Handle food on the grill.

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

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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