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.

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

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

Handle food in the oven.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

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

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

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Construct the perfect campfire.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

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

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

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

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