I reallly would never put myself over a bit of woods if I could help it and noway would I be over them with 10 plus miles to play with and 10 mins
You would in a twin. Why, because if an engine fails you have a get out of jail free card.
You wouldnt in a single, because you dont.
But actually the chances of an engine failure are miniscule. They are even more miniscule over that particular wood. Sure you still might not like those stats but with a chute, you might. The risk is already tiny, and the chute gives a better than 90% chance of a successful outcome should the worst happen, so whats so wrong using the chute to enlarge your envelope of what you would do in a sep?
I am really not all all keen flying a sep at night or over a rough sea these days. Id fly a cirrus, and if the engine quit, id use the chute. That level of risk sits comfortably for me and i dont think id feel any more comfortable in a twin.