I won't buy LED lanterns mostly for nostalgia reasons. I'm stuck on the old-fashioned kerosene style railroad lanterns and have some Ultra-Pure lamp oil (non-smoking and non-stinky) stocked up to use in them. I don't know why I'm so backward in this regard, except that I have a couple potstands that actually sit on top of the lanterns with pots that fit them to cook in. I guess they're also handy, then, because they generate both heat and light at the same time.

Incidentally, these railroad lanterns almost require regular-length Strike Anywhere (or Strike on Box) matches in order to light them conveniently. I discovered this during a power outage awhile back after I'd just tossed out a couple boxes of old wooden stick matches, and all I had was the little shrimpy stick matches you sometimes get free in restaurants.

I have lots of LED flashlights though, so at least I'm not backwards about those.