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So are people just snapping them by impact with rocks and such or are they turning the steering wheel too hard? If it is the former, why don't the engineers encase them in something more protective. If it's the latter, I guess I'll have to remember not to "over-steer".
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It's not from over steering - they possibly break from off roading and I don't think they break because a rock actually hits the metal I think it breaks because drivers come down to hard on rocks (at the wheel) and something gives or breaks. So to answer your question you could protect the rod but coming down hard on rocks can't be protected from a wheel. The only real protection is not to go offroading or be a very skilled (lucky) off roader or have heavy duty tie rods like many H2 owners have.
This is not to say that off roading will break these but for $85.00 it is cheap insurance just in case you are in the middle of no where.