I carried and used a hydraulic bottle jack and a stack of boards to get unstuck, get chains on when mired in muck, etc. Id used one for a number of years,.....before realizing the shaft screws out to extend the ram. That would have saved an awful lot of jacking and blocking to get height if Id known all along.
Hi-lifts are great for getting unstuck. They are tippy and dangerous to use to change tires.