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.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Handle food on the grill.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Handle food in the oven.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

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

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

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

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

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

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

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

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

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Construct the perfect campfire.

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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.

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

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