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marlalee

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2012
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Can anyone recommend a nice wood case for iPhone 5 that provides great protection against drops and other accidents? Something as close to the protection of the Otterbox commuter as possible. Price range from $150-$250.

Thanks :)
 

dbo43867

macrumors member
Sep 26, 2012
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I love my Twig Case. I've had a bunch of poly/plastic cases and this is the first case I don't have the desire to remove. It's technically made of paper, but feels more like wood, and some of the versions feature Bamboo. Twig is FSC certified and made in the US.

There is also another brand called Grove. With both brands you can get different types of designs

A thread on both:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1464816/

One picture of my Twig:

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http://www.twigcase.com
 

kschles

macrumors regular
Apr 3, 2008
245
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Another vote for Twig. It's light, strong, and unusual. I got this case in brown:

http://www.twigcase.com/collections/iphone-5-cases/products/its-only-mountains-5

I've heard Grove cases have gotten better, but I've read previous problems with their Iphone 4 cases. What initially convinced me to go with Twig was a video that showed someone throwing an iphone in a Twig case against a wall. Case and phone were fine. Really like my Twig case.
 

BeeJee

macrumors 6502
Nov 27, 2011
369
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Long Island/North Jersey
Can anyone recommend a nice wood case for iPhone 5 that provides great protection against drops and other accidents? Something as close to the protection of the Otterbox commuter as possible. Price range from $150-$250.

Thanks :)

200 bucks for a case?! Why not get applecare+ and if you get a scratch just throw it at the ground and get a new phone...
 

marlalee

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2012
19
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What initially convinced me to go with Twig was a video that showed someone throwing an iphone in a Twig case against a wall. Case and phone were fine. Really like my Twig case.

Thanks, that's what I'm looking for.

200 bucks for a case?! Why not get applecare+ and if you get a scratch just throw it at the ground and get a new phone...

It's a gift.
 
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