16 Household Items Found In A 1980s Era Montana Home

Here Are 16 Household Items Seen In 1980s Era Montana Homes

I will be preaching to the choir for a lot of you when I say that growing up in the 1980s was a wild and different time.

Nostalgia often leads people to look back on certain times with rose-colored glasses, but there are days I miss the simplicity that the 1980s seemed to have.

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Were The 1980s A Simpler Time In Montana

I don't know if the 1980s were a simpler time, but I would argue those of us who grew up during that time would say they were.

Today there are a million distractions, but in the 80s you maybe had 4 channels of television; the phone only rang when someone wanted to talk to your parents, who by the way kicked you out of the house until the streetlights came on.

In that era, there were also items you'd see in your home, your grandparents home, and all your friends homes as well.

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A Look Inside A Typical Montana Home In The 80s

As I think back on my time growing up during the Reagan years, I can almost smell the wood paneling.

While not every house had all the items you'll see in the gallery below, I bet there were at least a few of them.

So put on your day glow, grab your boombox, and check out these tubular items found in a 1980s-era Montana home.