I used to have one of them, slipped on the ice and landed on it. Didn't work too well after than. Also scratched the hell out of my iPaq. The foam lineing picks up dirt and whatnot and turns to sandpaper. It was in a pccard sleve with the hard screen protector. Thing landed on it's corner, tweaked everything and cracked the screen. Got the new one the other day looks good as old now! I'd get a rugged case but the things are too bulky. Looked at these,
http://www.t-com.com/ cost a lot though.