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.

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

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.

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Handle food in the oven.

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Scratch those hard to reach places.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Handle food on the grill.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

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

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

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

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.