In early 1997 we built a one pin BASE rig. Totally different in appearance and function. The thinking at the time was that skydiving had gone from two (or more) pins to one pin so it must be better - less loops, grommets etc. What we found with this rig was in fact a number of undesirable traits that could all be addressed by introducing a second pin.

This is the seventh in a series of articles that I am posting about BASE jumping. This article examines a situation faced by most prospective first-time BASE jumpers--setting up a skydiving rig for BASE jumping.