I apologize for bump an old topic from the dead, just have a few interesting observations from personal experience, maybe someone will need this information in the future.
I have sent my Cabela's 6 man guide model back 2 times, and at no charge have recieved a new one, new poles, and rain fly.
Several years ago I bought my first one with the Aluminum poles and took it on a float trip over on the Alaska peninsula.
with only a small thicket of Alders and Willows to protect us, the 80 mph winds tore the tent up. bent the Aluminum poles and wore holes in the fly.
The same storm tore up and flipped a plane that was tied down at the King Salmon Airport. Two planes were damaged so bad they were not able to fly over in Naknek too.
I sent the tent back to Cabela's and told them what happened. I got a new tent back. I recieved a phone call from the people that designed the Guide model and they had set up my damaged tent to see what failed.
I told them to just put the tent in a wind tunnel and fire it up to 80 mph with gust a little higher and then add a fire hose aimed it on full to recreate the event.
I don't use either one of my Guide models anymore because I do mostly float trips and they are not easy to set up in rain and take down and then set up again each day.. their are different brands and models that set up take down alot faster..these models will keep you dry and hold up in the rough weather,,( I have a Eureka that I really like now) but I would take the guide model with me for drop camps etc. where I was camping in one spot for a week or longer at a time. I sent the newer Guide model back once too due to rub holes in the material from high winds over a 3 day event on a different trip..
My next door neighbor bought the other tent you suggested from Cabelas
https://bestoutdooritems.com/best-canvas-tents/ ( can't remember the name) .. I think he got the 4 man...and he uses it on the Haul road etc. He is a road side camper and he likes it ok. He bought the kit that you can get to set it up in the rain.
I have sent one of my Guide models over to Kodiak with a friend of mine on two different spring Bear trips and he said it is the cats meow for those trips. He stays in the tent for 2 weeks at a time and enjoys the room and the ability to stand up, Also when set up properly, with a drop cloth underneath, you can really stay dry in really rainy trips.. like Kodiak and the Peninsula
I have the big Vestibule for both tents and they are really nice. But,,
Now I just set up a little two man tent to throw gear into to keep it dry and out of my tent rather than use the vestibule. The Vestibule has no floor in it and comes only with the flimsy fiberglass poles. (these failed first on the big wind trips,,)
Anyway... I give Cabelas a thumbs up for good gear and warranty..
if you don't like it for any reason..send it back... they are always good for it... I also would not buy the tent unless I got the Aluminum poles.. that makes it lighter and like twice as strong than the Fiberglass ones...
As for picking one over anouther??? My neighbor Bob says he can't tell the difference. He has stayed in both mine and is his.. lots of room, and dry....
