Comments on: The Cost of Outfitting a Real Life Batman

By: Laserbolt

Laserbolt — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:57:23 +0000

Pants? If you want my opinion, they’d have to be the armored type, I personally would go for some Nomex style long johns coupled with some armored motocross-type pants, black of course. You would want them to be ventilated enough so you won’t bake your ass off while armored enough to protect you from gunshots, knife slashes, and any other nasty little things you might encounter.

You want some places to get this stuff, give me a holla.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:38:24 +0000

What about pants????

By: Laserbolt

Laserbolt — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:50:39 +0000

Houston, we have a problem…

A Batman costume would be a really bad choice, as the Dark Knight is one of the most universal and well known and RECOGNIZED figures in modern pop/tv and movie culture. The Feds wouldn’t have a problem tracking him down and nailing him if they got a good bead on him. Suspect Description: Male, 6ft tall, wearing a BATMAN SUIT.

The actual Bat-suit is unneeded, for real-world application, the best thing to remember is this…KISS. Kiss stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. Going around in a suit that’s so recognizable as Batman’s will only get you caught faster and maybe even killed, by law enforcement at least. Unless you really, really know what the hell your doing, the best method to go with this is underground. A dark, SWAT-type uniform modified enough to tackle worst-case scenerios. Keep it all dark so you can blend in the shadows easier and using hit and run methods might be your best bet. And yeah, forget the laces on your boots, they WILL get you messed up in the long run. Boots should be tactical and stealthy.

A gun you say? Bad idea my friend. Forensics can trace powder residue, bullets, bullet fragments, and of course there’s blood and body evidence too if the perp your trying to nail winds up dead. I don’t think you would want that hanging around for them to find. Your best bet would be a beanbag/rubber bullet shooter, a pepperball launcher, or a Taser. Some Handcuff ties would come in handy just in case. Suit-wise though, a Utility Belt and Forearm Gauntlets (think Batman Begins, Dark Knight) would be useful too, if not to add a certain unique touch.

By: Stan

Stan — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:20:27 +0000

You got the glove part wrong, you can find guantlets with scalloped fins at true swords.com and as well as gloves with hardened tops for fighting. Really cheap too. You’d just have use the scallops to make a mold and place a stronger metal in. And the boots, if someone did make working suit, they wouldn’t use boots with laces, the laces can get caught on something and kill you. And finally a mugging can happen to anyone, even an unlikely group such as the ’social elite’. And from your earlier description, all he’d really need is the vest, a pair boots, the gloves and gauntlets and he could buy ‘batman’ costume, and also buy description, he’d probably use a gun instead shuriken, throwing knives, mace, knightstick, etc.

By: Night wolf

Night wolf — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:33:37 +0000

check that out just scroll down and and u will find some ninja forearm gauntlets

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By: Laserbolt

Laserbolt — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:38:12 +0000

You gotta point there R3AP3R, most motorcycle armor, even the high quality kind won’t protect against major punctures. That’s why a suit such as that would have to be modified with lightweight bullet-resistant plates, similar to what the new fangled bullet-proof vests have. The plates need to be light, due to the weight factor and yet strong enough to deflect the highest caliber bullets that are out there. It’s a toss up though, Realistically speaking you need to find a balance between weight and protection so you don’t wind up weighing yourself down too much if you find yourself in a combat situation.

As for me, I’d go with a moderate armored suit, light enough to jump around in, while giving me just the right amount of protection against any funny stuff I’d run into.

Modifications are our friends!! LOL

By: R3AP3R_78

R3AP3R_78 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:55:25 +0000

…. of course, all this ‘batman suit talk’ is purely academic. Hypothetical…. LOL…. right?
hahaha… I mean, my idea originally came from trying to make a motorcycle jacket that prevent object intrusion during a crash, as most motorcycle gear doesn’t really prevent things from piercing the torso… whats the point of surviving the initial impact, if the fence you hit afterwards is what goes through your spleen? Right?…

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