This is not my first fedora purchase but it is my first non wool real rabbit felt fedora and my first Stetson!I was very impressed with the packaging. Box sent with it is perfect size. Also received a Stetson hat box inside of that with the beautiful hat itself inside of that.Let me begin with the Chatham itself. Its appearance and texture is silky smooth and very firm (not floppy and cheap feeling or looking).I have worn this hat every single day since I bought it.The liner inside it very nice looking.The sweat band feels nice and isn't troublesome as others have written.The color Caribou is a darker gray and in my opinion nicer looking than the lighter grays you normally see.The band looks a little looser than I would like but doesnt take away from the overall appearance.This hat has never left my head cold and it is always comfy.This hat has never been too warm eitherThis being my first Stetson and non wool fedora purchase was a pleasure and definitely will not be my last. I plan on buying it in sage and probably even black.If you are on the fence I would suggest just taking the plunge. This truly is a premium solid hat and is well worth the money spent. You will be very pleased.I have attached a few pictures so that you can see it in different lighting and angles. I wish I had more pictures to go on before my purchase as the stock photo's all of these sites use do not do the product any justice in my opinion.