User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter Frontier Season Forward 1/@comment-4120925-20110706183052/@comment-205.56.181.195-20110712010940

Nope. There's no way to control the ballon and Raviente is not the only quest you can do from it. Caravan quests are only to aquire a hunter gem which allows you to equip caravan skills, which are separate from the ones equipped on armor sets. Here's a guide that cover most of the caravan stuff. You probably won't understand a whole lot of it without actually playing the game though.

http://forums.minegarde.com/topic/984-caravanparone-hunter-gem-guide/

-Picante