Art car/art bike/wearable LED creation artists: how do you make your LED strips as robust as possible?

"Playa-proof" is an elusive standard and LED strips all succumb to wear and tear eventually, but for the folks who use LEDs in art that experiences significant stress from movement or vibration, wondering what best practices you've learned to rely on to keep your blinky dream alive as long as possible? Anything from wiring strategies, to weatherproofing, to controller housing design, to IC preference, to minimum strip size or specs, would love to hear it all.