Not quite that bad (or that old). At last count I think I've owned 66 vehicles over the last 37 or so years (timeframe, not age). All but three were 4x4 trucks, Jeeps or Harleys.
Greetings from the north country of NH with a new 2019 JLUR I just picked up last week. First JL however I've had 16 previous Jeeps over the years (5 CJ's, 3 XJ's, 1 YJ, 5 TJ's, and 2 JK's).
It's humorous to see pics with tops off. This is day 172 with measurable snow (4-6" of fresh stuff forecasted for today). We're still running snowmobiles and I'm still carrying snowshoes and microspikes in the Jeep.
As robaw said, there are receiver hitch options out there. I know several people that used the Warn models with no issues. As in your case, they did not want to put winch bumpers on so they used the hitch mount. It also allowed them to use the winch on multiple vehicles. A come-a-long is a great...
Picked this up last week. First JL however it's my 17th Jeep. Haven't done anything to it yet but did just get my Maximus3 install kit so my Warn Zeon 10S can go on next week.