Bought this hat on a whim, always liked the puruvian style hats but they're hard to find in a town of 15,000. The reason I like em is cause they offer more coverage than the typical knit hats, I like the ear coverage without having to pull down over eye glasses & I'm thankful for the back of the neck coverage to. I've owned two made in china faux puruvian hats, but they usually have a knit outer & fleece liner; and the liner never lasts past 3 washings. Anywho, I don't know how long this one will last, but its comfortable and retains heat well for how thin and light it is. If you google image for this particular hat you'll see that it has a snap to bring the ear flaps together, mine arrived with velcro. Would have liked the snap better. I'm happy with my hat, the style is almost like an antique football helmet, but made of fleece. when it comes down to it that's pretty much why I bought it, its just diffrent.