This is a very nice hat. I had this in my wishlist for a long time and always hesitated on purchasing it. I am not much of a hat person but need something when I am fishing, etc. I was not crazy about it being brown but noticed from the pictures it does not seem brown. After receiving it I noticed in some light it appears black, but is definately not an ugly (UPS) brown. The price is a little high to me also, but I could not find anything else that looked as cool. I would say it was worth the price. The cost of shipping, well that I think was inflated.