About Us

My name is Dante Pezzolesi founder of Gorilla Surplus LLC, a small business located in south eastern Connecticut. Growing up while my parents were hard at work I was watched by my grandfather who was not a fan of kids shows and would instead have me watch the History channel and a show called "Mail call" with R. Lee Ermey (RIP Ermey). That was all it took to get me started down the long road of surplus addiction. He would often take me to local military surplus stores where he bought me my first item at the age of 5 which was a MK2 "pineapple" grenade which to this day sits on my desk. Over the years I spent a lot of time outdoors as a Boy Scout and later became an Eagle Scout. After High School I started collecting surplus more than ever and reselling it on Ebay. While it was fun and profitable at the time life got in the way and I had to take a break from it due to school taking up the majority of my time. Now that my schooling is over and I am where I want to be in my career I am starting back up this time with my own website and branding. Military surplus is my passion as well as many others. My site is currently small but it is ever growing. If there is anything you don't see and you would like to have me find please don't hesitate to contact me personally at dpez93@gmail.com, on my Instagram @gorilla_outfitters, or through the contact us page. I look forward to working with you all