Fuel Rod and Tongs
You'll never lose a fuel rod down your shirt again.
Fuel Rod and Tongs is a Rare pickaxe in Fortnite. It's part of the The Simpsons set. It was introduced in Chapter 6, Season 6.
- Type
- Pickaxe
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Simpsons
- Introduced
- Chapter 6, Season 6
- Added to the game files
- 2 November 2025
Item shop history
Fuel Rod and Tongs has no recorded item shop day — not in fortnite-api.com's shop history (from 30 October 2017) and not in fndb's own archive.
Shop dates combine fortnite-api.com's per-item shop history (from 30 October 2017) with fndb's own daily archive (from 5 August 2026, 91 days). Prices and full shop pages exist only for days in our archive.
Fuel Rod and Tongs — common questions
When was Fuel Rod and Tongs last in the item shop?
Fuel Rod and Tongs has no recorded item shop day since 30 October 2017. Items from a Battle Pass, a quest or a promotion are not sold in the shop, and new items may not have been released yet.
How much does Fuel Rod and Tongs cost?
We don't have a recorded price for Fuel Rod and Tongs. We only know an item's price from days it has appeared in the shop while we were tracking it, and this pickaxe hasn't.
Can you still get Fuel Rod and Tongs?
Most Fortnite cosmetics return to the item shop on rotation, but Epic doesn't publish a schedule and some items — battle pass rewards and promotional items in particular — never come back. There's no reliable way to tell in advance which category any given pickaxe falls into.
What set is Fuel Rod and Tongs part of?
Fuel Rod and Tongs is part of the The Simpsons set. Items in a set are usually released together and often return to the shop together, though Epic sometimes rotates them individually.
Rest of the The Simpsons set
