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.

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

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.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Handle food in the oven.

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

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.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

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

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

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

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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

Handle food on the grill.

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

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

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

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

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road