yasic

Hello all, My basic return lander got to the point where a single parachute (using the radially mounted ones) no longer is enough to get it to land safely, so I have been forced to bring extra fuel to make a power landing. . . sometimes on my return trip I find myself not having enough fuel to do it through. So my question: Do multiple parachutes work? I mean based on the small size of my ship, they would just overlap? If not, is there any way to get more... 'parachute power'?