What a supid idea leaving the beer/cider out.
You will be saying that deep fried haggis in curry sauce and chips is also out.
Well to be honest my own personal risk assesment of the dangers versus cost is that its not worth the fuel. Yes for some it may very well be worth the extra. The way I operate/flight profile hopefully will provide more of a defense against a fatal accident than a chute.
I am up to 7 pilots that I have known that have been killed in GA aircraft. 6 of them definately wouldn't have been saved (CFIT and midair) and one of them nobody has a clue what happened. I know loads though that have had a bum clencher that have remained alive by not giving up and staying calm and applying basic pilot skills to sort things out.
It is nearly always the pilot that causes the accident by either mishandling or poor decision making. The chute I will admit is a solution to this problem.
Then there is that fateful day when your time is up and the all the cards are against you no matter how current experenced you are.