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.

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

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

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

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

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

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Handle food in the oven.

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

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