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Did you burn the mantle off before you lit it? When you put a new one on you then need to light it with the gas switched off. The mantle will light and gradually burn out. It is then safe to light. Also, might sound silly, but my petrol lantern gets very smoky inside the glass. Give that a clean everytime you change the mantle.

Hope that helps

Also dont forget that the ambient temp. has a lot to do with the brightnes of the lamp, a few days ago I found it almost impossible to light mine untill i had brought it in doors to warm.

This also aplies to gas stoves especialy those without a pre-heat tube, for this reason I rely on petrole as My winter fule for cooking and lighting