The list of hardships my phones have endured is long and horrifying, including things like being dropped in the ocean, submerged in a vat of cake batter, and trampled by an angry sheep. Since I probably will never learn, I decided it would be safest attached directly to my neck, since I am fairly careful about keeping that body part out of harms way. Success! I've been using this high-tech system for 3 months with no incident, and there's room for an ID and cash, too.