The history of hurricane lights using kerosene as fuel has gradually been rewritten, and the development of modern LEDs has given them new light sources. Traditional shapes, coupled with modern light sources, still make them light up the roads for night travelers who enjoy camping.

The Western American horseback was placed on the side of the saddle and was only widely used when it was introduced to China in the late Qing and Republic of China. Hurricane lights were a lighting tool developed in China in the last century. It uses kerosene as lamp oil, paired with a wick, and covered with a glass cover to prevent wind from blowing out the lamp. It can be hung on horses during nighttime travel and was most widely used in the 1970s.