Have you ever used a lantern?

We still use gas lanterns sometimes when we go camping where there's no electricity. - I love them!

by Sandy Ludinski

Yes! Used them camping all the time! Excellent for blackouts. There's something about the shape of this type of lantern that's fascinating to watch burning! This model has stood the test of time & hasn't outlived its' usefulness yet!

by donjo

Yes, we used to use a gas lantern when we went camping when I was a kid. It was a bit of a pain because the mantle used to break all the time.

by Jennifer Muirhead

No we used candles in the 1950's.
Lanterns were for outside use only, back in England.

by jonaja

Ummm 1970s and 80s English child, I've used lanterns inside and out! Candles too, come to that.

LOL
I left England in 1963 :)

Yes, I have a couple of old glass ones and have used them in power blackouts. They look beautiful lit up!

by thriftyfrugalfun

Yes, if we wanted a special atmosphere at home we had a lantern. Also oil lamps. And when we went carol singing round the village at Christmas, that was always done with a lantern.
Here in Germany they celebrate St Martin's Day at the beginning of November, there are processions with lanterns (usually made in school or kindergarten) and special songs, all about the legend of St Martin and lanterns. It's a really lovely festival.

by VerityG

We used them when we had power blackouts. Miss the old days in that sense, when blackouts meant gazing at stars, sharing stories with the elders, listening to the sounds of nature, and perhaps enjoy the warmth of a candle or lantern.

by Happy Mom

No.

by Vee

I think I have once while going out with someone who had one!

I have also used one while trawling for prawns in our river -they run out of gas!

by Finy

We always had them in our house when I was a child. . . . trips to the thunder box in the night etc. Lordy, how dangerous it sounds now. . . .all that sawdust. *whoof* LOL. It's quite funny how prized (and expensive) the old ones have become.

by Rice