rear wheel bearing failures

[dsraven]

just doing a quick survey after reading a few of the threads on here. it concerns rear axle wheel bearings and the worry about "losing an axle" due to wheel bearing failure. it seems like there is a lot of concern about the "right" rear axle choice because you "may" lose a bearing on a road trip and be stuck on the side of the road somewhere for days waiting for parts to show up.
looking for a reply on who has ever lost a rear wheel bearing and, if they did, was maintenance the issue, like going for a road trip but not checking anything first.was it improper installation methods, mechanical issues like a home done axle shortening with misaligned components, oil starvation, etc etc.
lets be honest here, I have personally never lost an axle in the last 35-40 years of driving and some of my early cars were lacking badly in the rear axle maintenance dept. I have heard of guys losing an axle but usually it was their own fault. never change oil, never check oil level, never check bearings, water in the oil, way overloaded all the time, that sort of thing. I have replaced many bearings in the rear axles for customers over the years but usually even a badly worn bearing with a grooved out axle makes enough noise so the driver would know enough to pull over and check it out.
anyway, enough of my ranting, whaddya guys think? please fess up. it may help others decide what they want for an axle type in their project.

yes you have lost an axle
what type of rear axle-ford-gm-dodge-other
what type of bearing-pressed into tube with C clips or pressed onto axle
due to wheel bearing failure
due to lack of maintenance
due to mechanical issues
due to racing or extreme conditions-not a road car or daily driver

thanks everybody