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.

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

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

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

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

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Handle food on the grill.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Construct the perfect campfire.

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

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

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