Pristine Ventures makes products that improve your adventures in the backcountry.
Larry’s Blog: Valuable Tips from an Outdoor Expert
Larry Bartlett is a backcountry field expert and owner of Pristine Ventures. An authority on wilderness medicine, survival and logistics, Larry has written several books and peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has taught college-level Arctic survival and medical physiology at the University of Fairbanks and has devoted 25 years to meat care science, as well as educating the public on wild meat salvage, preservation and transport in wilderness settings. Larry also speaks out on behalf of the rights for hunters and anglers in Alaska.
Raft Repair Kit
What’s in LB’s Repair Kit VS What Should be in Yours The bush plane pilot calls to say “it’s go time.” I’m grabbing dry bags and stacking them in the back of the truck to rush to the float pond and hopefully avoid a weather delay. For practice I stack the gear in a small tight tetris confirguration with low center of gravity. As I’m loading the raft into the truck, [...]
Raft Patch with AquaSeal
Step by Step Guide to Apply a Raft Patch with AquaSeal The easiest repair needs like small holes and leaky floor dings are met with Gear Aid Aquaseal FD Flexible Durable Repair Adhesive The fabric of most raft brands today is PVC or urethane, but a few still use rubber coatings like Hypalon. For the latter, I’ve found the Aquaseal adhesive for neoprene repairs works the best. The most common area [...]