Do people EVER consider NOT going down into that mess? (4x4)

Long ago friend of mine had an early CJ, had a Warn winch mounted on the REAR. I had not seen that, then, and this is long before folks were mounting them on receiver hitch stingers. I asked him about it, and he says, "Which way were you going when you got stuck? You want to go FURTHER into that?" LOLOL