Oh well, an interesting first post. On a long dead thread. I landed in a field last week, fwiw. But of course I cheated, I used a glider. And one could say that if I had been a better pilot I would have completed my task rather than returning home with the glider in its box. However, the field I chose at a thousand feet was just fine at zero feet. I once again used my parachute as an imperfect cushion. Also it is useful when parking the glider in the field to put on the wing.
And I can use the glider again next weekend.