The power went down in my local coastal SoCal neighborhood a couple hours ago. I headed out to the shed to bring in my 3 kerosene lanterns and one small brass anchor light. All 3 of the kerosene lanterns had to have lots of dust wiped off them and the globes before I could fire them up. One of the lanterns would not adjust the wick up or down after sitting for a few years. I had to go searching for some wooden matches to reach far enough under the globe to light the wicks. It seems I have over-compensated with too many Cricket piezo butane lighters to replace unreliable wooden matches that deteriorate over time and won't light reliably anymore. I finally found a stash of wooden restaurant matches but will, in the future, store some sealed stick matches with the lanterns so I don't have to go looking for them next time.

BTW, the power came back on after about an hour and a half, but it was an excellent little "drill".

At least you had lantern's & fuel, most people can't even find a flashlight, and those that can probably don't have good batterys.
It's a good idea to test the lanterns from time to time as well as flashlights for bad batteries or bulbs. Always keep a supply of wicks,batteries, bulbs etc. handy. Little drills are always good to keep us ready for when it's the real thing, which I believe is just around the corner.

next time you buy stick matches try and find something like these--extra long..

i picked these up at a Swedish import shop..

nothing beats them for lighting Coleman style lamps..

i found that using a wood kitchen match i can't reach the mantles and by the time the gas reaches the match there is enought vapor in the globe to give you that "poof!!!" that Coleman lamps users know so well--