When I was very young my Nan had old kerosene metal lamps she used when the power cut out. I thonk she had a kerosene heater too. The smell was very strong.
@meggie I used kerosene heaters for a long time. If lit outside the door and allowed to warm up the smells is greatly reduced. The lighting and extinguishing is what is the strongest
@Gibbon I remember seeing them in news reports when there were freezes in Florida. They set these out in the orange groves and lit them to keep the fruit from freezing.
@HumanEarth I was only thinking about the road crews. I guess farms make sense that's where the idea came from since on a larger size they where used to protect citrus tree crops and vineyards from freezing temperatures
My great grand relatives would use a bunch of these all over place. For lighting, for heat (when used in large numbers) when used with a piece of sheet metal to keep animals warm. I heard all kinds of uses my family used these for
@4meAndyou for most of us not on a farm it was most likely to see them on the road around road work or an accident before battery operated lights and flares were primarily used
@4meAndyou They were supplanted by the visiflash sawhorses around here. Set up along with or in lieu of orange barrels around road construction. For the same purpose, I suppose to warn drivers. We thought they were more like toys to be used for practical jokes. 😈
