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.

Handle food on the grill.

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

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

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

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.

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

Handle food in the oven.

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

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.