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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Handle food in the oven.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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