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Many people keep a fully charged fire extinguisher in the kitchen, in case the grease were to pop and cause a household mishap. Human Charger  But, this room of the house is a good place to make sure there is backup light available in case there were no other source of light. Often the main power breaker is located in the kitchen, or a pantry off of it, and a lantern could be what you need to examine the breakers.

Some people have a basement to their homes that may not have been finished out as living quarters when the house was built. However, most basements end up being used for storage and the light bulbs could burn out. If you happen to be down there when such a thing happens, you could wish you had a good lantern that works off batteries to light your way back upstairs.

If your home has a place indoors where your automobile is usually parked, this is another place where the lights could go out and you find yourself stumbling around in the dark. Should you have a lantern sitting near the door you could use it to find your way back to the house.

Another use for a battery operated lantern could be when you approach your car and can't seem to find your keys. If you had a lantern you could quickly assist their discovery and be happily on your way. There are plenty of good reasons to have battery power lights at every possible location.