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.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

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

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

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

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

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