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.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

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

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

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

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

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

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

Handle food in the oven.

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

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

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

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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