[header] How to keep your ipod safe [title] Protect your ipod. [step] When you buy your ipod or receive one, make sure you buy the protective stickers. These can be easily stuck on and not only protect your ipod from scratches and falls, but they even protect it from water. 
Leaving an ipod outside in the rain with no protective layer will probably result in it shorting out, whereas an ipod left in the rain with protective stickers has more chance of surviving. There are also slip on covers you can buy, which protect the ipod very well.