If its for hunting and you don't want to modify it much, I would get the Sammi in a heart beat.
Live front axle, and lower gears in "4WD low" make it that much better off road than the Sidekick.
The Sidekick does have a bit extra room, but not a huge amount. Where the Sidekick wins out is "on road", its just a big more civilized/comfortable.
While the Sidekick has a slightly bigger engine, it also weighs more, so its not a huge advantage.
If you think of the Sammi as a modern reincarnation (for better or worse) of the original WW2 Willys Jeep you won't go far wrong..
Totally agree on all counts. I've had both.
First time I saw the Samurai was in Nepal in 1983... had never seen one and couldn't get over what a cool little reincarnation of the Willy's it was/is.
For crawling through Eastern woodland, Sammi all-day.
