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.

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

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

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

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

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

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

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Construct the perfect campfire.

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

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

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

Handle food on the grill.

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

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

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

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

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

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

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

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

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

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

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Handle food in the oven.

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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