I am mainly looking at the A3 b.c I figured they will be smoother riding, need less work since they are newer, and work for bad weather right out of the box. Is a Deuce able to go through more bad stuff like snow, mud, etc than a Hummer H1?
Since this thread got revived I thought I'd add my bit since I have a 1995 H1 and a singled A2.
Bear in mind the deuce has the strictly highway tires, just wavy ribs, not knobby, but also not NDTs and the H1 has BFG all terrains. Last winter I went to move the deuce from where I park in the meadow in about 8" of snow and I needed to lock in the front axle to move, and even then it wasn't doing great. Whereas in that same meadow in previous years, in the same place I park the deuce, I was able to back the H1 up to my flatbed trailer and pull it out in 20" of snow. I did have to lock the H1 transfercase into low to get the power to spin the tires and dig, but it did fine.
That being said I've taken the H1 on road trips and learned that if something breaks down you get to wait at least 3 days to get parts, even just for an alternator. Granted if the Deuce were to break down you might have even more fun finding parts!
The H1 is quite a bit more comfy with AC, power steering, CTIS, etc. But I do loves the deuce for heavy hauling. My avatar pic is of the H1 on the Holy Cross trail here in Colorado. I did all the trail up to French's creek, at which point I parked it as the line of jeeps, etc was so long I didn't figure they'd be done before dark. The H1 had zero issues with the trail, climbing over all the nasty bits without complaint. I have to admit I'd be scared to take the deuce up the same trail as the width and the angle it takes to get through some of the obstacles can be pretty sharp. In the avatar pic I had to climb up the side of the trail a bit to get a decent line, and still ended up with that front tire waving for the camera.
I have considered the bug out aspect in passing, and if it were possible I'd want both the deuce and the H1. The deuce is great for the hauling and multi-fuel, where the hummer is considerably more agile and could act as a scout vehicle.