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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Handle food on the grill.

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

Handle food in the oven.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Construct the perfect campfire.