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.
Don’t burn your fingers on that tea! by Overland Now
Pickup litter without the risk of contracting a disease.
Stir your favorite Dutch oven meal.
Move raw meat to a pan without having to get raw meat goobers on your fingers.
Become a stealthy pick pocket*
* Illegal pretty much everywhere.
Expedition Tongs are great for picking up interesting stones….Portland to Patagonia
Pick up hard boiled eggs.
Dominate the Dutch over cook-off Song of the Road
Handle food in the oven.
Use as extend-o-matic to keep from losing your ice-cream in your giant beard. Lost World Expedition
Remove toast from the toaster. Pro tip: Unplug toaster first.
Push elevator buttons no matter how many people stand in front of you.
Help short people reach the top shelf items too.
Dispose of your cat’s latest “gift” in the fire.
Catch crabs. Live or dead. It doesn’t matter.
Grab a beer without getting your entire arm cold. by Overland Now
Retrieve valuables from the garbage disposal without risking fingers.
Use in place of a fork when carving a big piece of meat.
Handle food on the grill.
Cancel your cable and add antennas instead.
Rearrange little bits of charcoal
Impress your friends with a new modern art sculpture. Great for coffee tables.
A not very accurate measuring stickPortland to Patagonia
Use as a salad sever when it’s not classy enough to use your hands.
Construct the perfect campfire.
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.
“Cooking with them from my Life Remotely cookbook” (page #162) Song of the Road
I don’t always pass a beer, but when I do it’s with Expedition Tongs. Song of the Road
Move charchoal without buring hour hands
Pull wine corks that some sober person wedged too deep into a half drunk bottle of booze.
Dispose of poison apples by Overland Now
Squeeze an avocado to make perfect pre-mashed guacamole.
Move extra gooey cinnamon buns to your plate without getting your fingers all sticky.
Play a quick game of golf on the beach. Hit the seagull for a hole-in-one.
Lift up firewood to check for scorpions and spiders.
Rotate kebabs and corn on the cob without burning your arm hairs.
Reach objects that fall behind your fridge. Or at least discover what that smell is.
Rearrange logs in a fireplace or wood stove.
Scratch those hard to reach places.
Juice a lemon or lime, without having to find where you put your actual juicer.
Finally figure out what that chain on the ceiling fan does.
Remove pot lids, especially those made out of metal.
Retrieve keys out of your locked car, but only when the window is slightly ajar.
Pick up used tissues without picking up a cold.