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.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

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

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

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

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Handle food in the oven.

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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