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.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

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

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

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

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

Handle food on the grill.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

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

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

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

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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