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.

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

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

Handle food on the grill.

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

Handle food in the oven.

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.