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.

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

A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia

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

Construct the perfect campfire.

Help short people reach the top shelf items too.

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

Pick up someones dirty undies while maintaining a safe distance.

Move charchoal without buring hour hands

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

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.

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

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

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

Rearrange little bits of charcoal

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

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

Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.

Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.

Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.

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

Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.

Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.

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

Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.

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

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

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

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

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.

Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now

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

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

Scratch those hard to reach places.

Handle food on the grill.

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

Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.

Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.

Pick up hard boiled eggs.

Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.

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

Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road

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

Handle food in the oven.