The Rugged Droid Contest!

[breakingjessica]

I need this because all of my life, people have been breaking my stuff. Let me paint the picture for you -

I grew up with two younger brothers, who started the trend of breaking everything near and dear to me - toys, baby dolls, games, whatever. One of them microwaved Barbie (okay so I cut a hole in his WWF Ultimate Warrior wrestling buddy first). The other one set a large piece of furniture ON my hamster by accident when it escaped (RIP Brownie). When I was 13, I was gently, lovingly, big sisterly, making fun of one of my brothers, who responded by chucking a spoon at me. He had awesome aim. It hit my head, requiring a few stitches. The kid actually broke my head. Do you know what happens when your fellow middle school friends find out? THEY RUN AROUND LAUGHING THAT YOUR BROTHER SPOONED YOU!

It's not just them though. Things need protection around me in general. I've broken my left ankle 4 times in my life. I could have been the next Michelle Kwan, but we'll never know now will we?!

A few years ago, I was standing on a chair trying to fix curtains. I don't know what happened (I suspect poltergeist), but I fell off the chair, landing with the back of the chair between my legs. Yes, that's right. I broke.. well, you know. What if Droid had been around then? It would have been traumatized.

Even now, as an adult, my possessions seem to always be at risk. I lent my friend shoes, she broke a hell. My mom borrowed earrings and came home with one. Apple told me my ipod touch would cost $125 to fix the screen after my friend went down a sliding board, landed on his ass because he's 26 and shouldn't have been sliding down a sliding board, and broke it. But I have yet to fix it because I use my Droid for music now.

Which brings me back to the main point - my Droid. I mean, people, come on, it's a prized possession. Do you really want it out there in MY world, all vulnerable and exposed? I love showing my friends my Droid and watching their "It can do that?!" "It can do THAT?" No seriously, it does THAT?!" faces. But I'm telling you, one of these fools (myself included) is going to mar it forever unless it's protected. You can single-handedly save this Droid by picking me. Heroic, I say.

-breakingjessica (totally coincidental name)

 

[bulldog317]

Working Grad Student

Just a working man that needs a good solid case to help protect this great phone. I am a student in Animal science and I beat phones up pretty bad and I am always needing to be in contact with my professor and in turn my phone takes a beating. Falling in the the cattle feed yard or just walking on campus the case would benefit me a lot. Plus I am a poor student just trying to make it through. I am not trying to say we all are not just trying to make it through but I could just really use this case.

 

[ss13]

when i must use my droid as a throwing weapon it will not only do more damage, but take less to itself.

 

[trumpet444]

I need this case because even with my current case (body glove), I am afraid for my phone to be on me at work so I sometimes leave it in my car. I didn't discover Seidio until AFTER I bought my current case and I've regretted it since. I work in a warehouse with forklifts buzzing around me all day and although no case (yet) will protect my phone from getting flattened by a 10 ton forklift, it will calm my nerves about dropping my phone and allow it to be easily accessible on my hip rather than in my car. Being at work I need my phone to be on me, my coworkers need to be able to get a hold of me throughout the day not just by the radio but my phone as well!

Help me keep my job Seidio and DroidForums!!!

 

[Triumphrider]

After breaking 2 body glove cases and i'm now on my 3rd droid. I need something a little more ridgid

 

[droider4life]

Last tuesday i left work at noon to head off to lunch from work, to meet at a friends for some homemade food. I was busy being cool in my Pimped out 1984 dodge rampage (its stock but it has rust, and i think its cool) when i arrived at my friends house i flung open the door and hopped out (all chipper like) Totally forgetting that my droid was taking a short nap after a half days hard work on my lap while i was driving. A few short seconds after i had jumped out of my pimped out ride, i had realized that something had fallen to the asphalt. After milliseconds of thought processing, i had realized my buddy (my droid, i call him buddy) had landed HARD on the asphalt face down... the first words out of my mouth were Oooh fuuudge! Only I didn't say "Fudge." I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the "F-dash-dash-dash" word! I had done it, I dropped my buddy on the ground Face first!! (knees shaking, heart pounding, teeth clenched, nervous look on my face, and hands trembling in fear) i slowly leaned forward and down to pick up my precious droid! S-L-O-W-L-Y, i turned the phone over to see the damage, AND sure enough i had SHATTERED HIS FACE... Busted beyond recognition... there i stood (holding my buddy with both hands, eyes filling with tears and starting to stream down my cheeks) looking at my busted buddy(my droid). I gently reached behind the seat of my truck and found a white rag to wrap him in to keep him warm and placed him into my pocket.. Later on that afternoon i called the insurance and placed the claim, Four MISERABLE DAYS LATER (and $50.00's) i received a replacement phone, If i had something to protect my "buddy" this Tragety could have been avoided.. Please consider me in your choice for some protection for my special "buddy" so he can be safe from this day forward!! Thank you.... R.I.P. DROID #1..........(insert moment of silence here please).................

 

[kijutsu]

I need this case cause I keep mercilessly murdering Body Gloves. I'm already on my third and I need a case that'll handle me beating the crap out of it. This is the first to appear that it may.

 

[Steve H]

I'm "in charge" of one of the larger fire districts in southwest Utah. We are coming up on wildland fire season. I'm on my second naked droid since December. I had a BG case and the Verizon screen protector..........bulky and junk. The first Droid took a beating while I was on medical emergency's and rescues this winter as it was exposed to much ice, snow and hard knocks. They have both served me well on those call outs as we are in an area that has poor radio service. I have used the Droid to document the different accident sites and helicopter landing zones with photos, elevations and lat and long coordinates. I would like to try a case that would protect my Droid but still not be as bulky as the BG. My Droid DOES things at these emergency scenes that other phone can't do.

 

[Steve H]

for the above post

here are some examples of where my Droid is used.

 

[obxsalvo]

Beer bottle caps some how get into my pockets so my wife says. With a case my Droid wont get scratched by them. ( so I am not a litter Bug )

 

[NoKz]

I want one so I can use my phone as a theft deterrent!

[video=youtube;KgoVrAR3YOo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgoVrAR3YOo]YouTube - sprint theft[/video]

 

[mtnbikerfred]

I'm clumsy. Ask my wife.

 

[Fleury14]

Kids man kids. I'm on my third droid and the ***** of it is they aren't mine but my girls so i can't even act mad about it or risk badunkadunk when one of those brats decides it would be funny to toss my phone off the second floor porch.

 

[chuckche]

Why I need a Rugged Case

Hi all. I am a Land Surveyor / CAD Manager in Rochester, NY. I use my Droid for many different things, but typically it is in wooded areas / heavy brush where I am constantly dropping my Droid. For this reason, climbing through brush, I make my case for winning this. Thanks.

 

[Teammudd]

well i need a case that's better than the ones i've had / have now. i need a case to survive FOUR (yes 4) kids all under 6 years old, a home based custom metal fabrication shop, atv repair and customization, not to mention home repair, and lawn care(and those are all the part time after hour tasks i dive into to keep 4 kids and loving wife fed!), to top that off with automotive and heavy equipment maintenance (not that little stuff either) and of course the mill work...... and that's all before we have 3 t-ball games at different times.......... ;-)

never though i'd have a phone to fit just about everything i need to keep track of. between scheduling atv's for repair, service, to checking emails not in my living room for potential custom orders, to keeping a calender set up right there handy so i don't have to leave my work area to set up schedules.

i probably don't deserve a free case, there are people out there that work more, and are in worse environments for 22 hours of the day for 362 days a week. but this case would probably be what will work the best for every all around situation, no matter if it was a small task like a simple phone call, or if you're scheduling 15 tasks while under a house redoing plumbing, right after i finished laying some concrete for a dive way, then off to take the kids to t-ball......

i want to keep this droid running tip top safe and secure, i don't know how i went this long with out this!!

thanks again to all for the wealth of knowledge!!