Here it goes. Thanks to
@robby denning I was able to set up and try both shelter over the course of couple weeks.
First a disclosure. I am really splitting hairs on this both these are very similar in size and weight, furthermore material wise and construction they are both excellent. I can't see a noticeable difference in durability or packability.
Cimarron:
Of the two shelters I prefer the layout of this one better. While it has slightly less total space it seems like there is a greater percentage of usable space because of the layout. However the sawtooth has more square footage, no way around that. I like the single pole design versus the extra small pole on the sawtooth. Of the two the Cimarron is more slightly more finicky of the set up position, meaning how you square it up stake position. It will take few less stakes. When adding some cordage to the corner loops you can really get some venting and airflow from the bottom. I mild temps this would be a serious consideration. Like i said, design, construction and materials are all seem to be top quality.
Sawtooth
the set up on the sawtooth was slightly smoother for me. Partly because I was more familiar with it and partly because the shape. When i ordered it i made the mistake of not adding a guy out loop to the back of the small pole position so i am forced to use the small pole. While the weight penalty isnt much, I prefer the layout without the extra pole. For the trip the shelter is going to be used for two people with a small U-turn stove. The front vestibule gives a little more space for gear, and with two bowhunters this a big consideration between the two shelters. The extra space of the sawtooth versus the Cimmaron is noticeable. The sawtooth also takes few more stakes and for me, when its guyed out to give me better vertical side wall space using all the stakes seems necessary to square it all up. The only other noticeable difference between these two shelters was in windy conditions. It took me a while to get both set up on days where wind was a consideration, and my side yard wasnt ideal because of its Shelton nature. However I was able get both in about 10MPH plus steady winds with gusts in the high teens. I felt at the sawtooth shape was more forgiving in higher winds. And if wind was going to be really bad one could angle it in such a way to minimize it, with the Cimmaron that would be much harder to do with the four flat walls.
Construction and materials are all top-notch, from a Layman perspective I can't see a difference between the two.
I also would have no problem dropping the coin on either one of these. All honesty that goes for pretty much anything both these company's produce.
Ultimately for this trip in August I'm gonna be taking the sawtooth. The primary reason being for the added Square footage considering there is two of us and wood stove. If I was going alone I would take the Cim.
One thing certain of is that I want to add another shelter to the rotation for when I hunt alone and It will most likely be a Cimarron or Silvertip.
Here is the final set up. I will add more pictures from in the Field after this August hunt, which is coming up fast.
