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.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

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

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Construct the perfect campfire.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.