Thank you for the advice, Texas Shooter. You’re essentially correct on every point.
My only problem is my loss of sensory capacity; everything else works as it should. The snag is, I can’t run, because a blind person’s cane is only useful at walking pace, so I’d trip or run into something in pretty short order, which would leave me completely at the mercy of an attacker.
If some guy comes up to me and says “give me your money or I kick your teeth in”, I hand over the cash. If he runs up to me screaming obscenities and starts swinging, I fight, because there is no other option.
As you say, in all brutal honesty, I’m very unlikely to win, but we Scots are not known for giving up. If push ever comes to shove, I’ll be out to do real damage in self-defence, and you never know, I might just get that lucky hit in that turns things my way. The guy might even trip and suddenly find himself on the receiving end. It may only be a 1% chance, but I’ll be trying for it.
Brad: how dare you! The sheer insult of it! You just made an enemy for life!
That’s the spirit, make them pay with sweat and blood every ill gotten item. Still a thin strong cane could be used like a sjambok whip. Use a good Brass Ferrule too.
The cane’s aluminium, with a bending load of about 50 kilos. Awkwardly, it’s multi-section collapsible, so it’s better folded in half and held as a short staff with one hand on each end.
I took a damaged cane and smashed the living daylights out of a dead tree once as an experiment. It was remarkably effective as stress relief, at any rate!
Then you better hope you’re fighting an immigrant, and not another Scot.
I think you’re underestimating the amount of money it will cost to custom design multiple versions of a custom light, that doesn’t exist. If this feeler thread was getting hundreds of people saying they’re interested, you might have a chance. From what I’ve seen in previous group buys, you need ~500 people to sign up for a flashlight to get a company to even start making prototypes of only 1 version.
I have a feeling this light (if it ever makes it to the prototype stage), will be so pacified that it would be pointless to use. How about we paint it pink, put some “My Little Pony” stickers on it. Wrap it in thick foam (so it doesn’t hurt a bad guy) and put a 100 lumen LED in it (because we don’t want the police arresting us for having TOO bright of a flashlight.) 
I’m going to pass on this project.
You gentlemen have a nice day.
Texas Shooter, have a nice day, sir. 
Well, yeah, but look what the state did to him as a result!
It’s a good job he didn’t also train his pug to be a nazi…
My country since it fell into the hands of the “compañeros” has been on the same path
The worst part is that we’re already at the mercy of the criminals
Our minister of the interior, the chief of all police, is an amnestied criminal
I have an advantage over many citizens
For my health problem I “must” use a cane, I made it from a single piece good wood
I don’t need it, but since the doctor recommended I use it, I use it 
My friend, I understand this feeling. I saw the ‘no tolerance’ rules we have in the US schools. You cannot defend yourself against a bully anymore. The will just use the internet to bully you (anonymously or make a fake account) and maybe even hit you knowing this ‘zero tolerance’ rule.
I remember as a child I was the thinnest, shortest, generally weakest person and some bullies thought it would be a good way to beat someone up. I got beaten up, fought back, and they stopped picking on me because it wasn’t worth it and as far as I know we were on ok terms but they didn’t bully again. Another older kid did the same but I was smarter than him and beat him up, and we ended up walking home together afterwards as friends. That will never happen in the climate of our schools today.
If I have a child I will tell him to not follow these ridiculous rules. If they are going to kick students out due to them defending themselves against bullies (who if they follow through with their physical assaults obviously don’t care about being expelled) then I wouldn’t want them to stay in such a toxic environment anyway.
I thought it is a stick with light facility :p. Interesting flashlight for the security officer.
But, a tactical quality flashlight will prefer all law enforcement members https://tacticalflashlightguide.com/. Because only this types of flashlights can be used for self-defense.
Actually, yes, I have to admit you’re right about that.
I wandered off into “what if I were a manufacturer planning to make this thing” mode for a moment!
My Little Pony stickers are good, anything to make it look less suspicious to the police. We need to do a blue version as well, though. Can’t be having those gender stereotypes, after all.
Sounds pretty terrifying, to me. Like something an evil clown would use to beat you to death. Shudder….
mmalive, I just noticed the Gladiator is available from KD: http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S022941.Solarforce-Gladiator-Flashlight-Shell
Keep in mind the gladiator is a body only (even from Solarforce) you still need a drop-in light engine, but KD has the best selection of dropins too.
http://www.kaidomain.com/c/285.DIY-Flashlight-LED-Drop-in
Thanks guys, got a good chuckle from
“My Little Pony stickers”
and
“evil clown”
Thread was gettin’ too serious for a while. 
Kinda redundant, though. All clowns are evil.
I would be interested in a tactical/defensive light but with different specs. In the ball park of 2x18650-2x26650 tube, around 50mm head diameter, rechargeable base, rear and side switch, decent throw, and decent run time.
If I were you , start taking self defense classes or some Taekwondo. I worked with 3 guys, one from South Vietnam, 2 from South Korea. They grew up learning Taekwondo from their parents. It’s not all about kicking, it’s really about Self Defense. You may be surprised how much you can learn from just 1 yr of sparring like I did. You will feel less afraid of the bad guys after you see you can protect yourself without weapons ( except for guns of course ). Watching videos on self defense is not the same as sparring with a teacher, you have to engage to learn, practice moves with another person for it to be effective. First, learn and practice the moves. Second, develop speed. Third, hitting power comes from using the first two. Lifting weights should be limited because it slows your speed down. You don’t need a belt, just some Self Defense Training that will make your life more enjoyable.
What is word on the project. Money ready to go once group buy named.
I honestly don’t see a project happening. With so many countries represented here it would be almost impossible to make a lighted bat. Why anyone would want it I still have yet to understand. That would get through customs, and if it did would it actually be lawful to carry. It’s basically a novelty. I don’t see why any company of any decent quality agreeing to mass produce this thing. Those of you of mechanically inclined may to better to build your own. That way some lawyer somewhere can’t hold a flashlight manufacturer liable for someone else’s wrong doing with their product. You know, now days we have to take into consideration the stupid that live among us. We have to pay the higher prices for those who weren’t taught better.
Buy a bat and a drill. Drill hole in bat. Jam flashlight in there. Seal into place. Done.
Todd, you always seem to be on right track. But, in this case you are wrong man.
With the laws these days with conceal permit for everything from firearms, knives, etc… makes it extremely difficult for people to defend themselves if in life crisis situations.
The batlight makes very sensible facts of safety. Having a good flashlight that can double as defensive tool if needed for any type of violent attacks.
Todd, you must live in country area or small town where violence in very minimal.
Try living in So Cal like me. We see violence everyday. And on top of that very difficult to get licensed to carry any type of defensive tool legally.
I collect batlights. Some are even sold at Walmart/HomeDepot of all places. But the quality is OK. Not top notch. I would pay for hardened steel version any day.
Back to subject anyone still on board with the Batlight project? ? Count me in.,