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.

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

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

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Handle food in the oven.

Handle food on the grill.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

“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.

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands