A portion of our rental equipment for Backpacking, Paddle Trips and Car Camping have been reserved for use by Active Military Personnel and is offered “free of charge” for rental periods from three to seven days.

Free Gear Terms:

Rental Gear will be issued on First Come, First Served basis. Once the Military Specific Gear is booked for a particular time, it will be released again when it is returned and processed.  

Please call as soon as possible to reserve the gear for the dates you would like.

Delivery and Return Shipping will need to be paid by the user. The user will also have to agree to our rental terms and a valid credit card number will need to be provided to GITTO for the duration of the rental. The credit card number will be destroyed once gear is returned to GITTO, undamaged and by the Return Shipment Due Date. We will not keep credit card numbers on file or in our records once our gear is returned.

For additional information and to reserve your gear call us at 1-877-464-4886 or leave a comment in our Contact Us section if you are over seas, or e-mail us at Military@GoGITTO.com.

Again,

We honor you. Thank You.


Why we decided to do this. Taken from GITTO's Blog:

Today I had a hit on my site from Afghanistan. I surely doubt it was Bin Laden. I can only surmise it may have been a US soldier looking forward to "R & R" relief and it got me thinking.......

Once upon a college credit, I took an ARMY ROTC course, in addition, I joined the ROTC Rangers Program where we focused on "field maneuvers" and "military tactics". We had gone into the field for a weekend of maneuvers with "battle like" practice combat. There are two incidences that changed me... First, on a night patrol, I was assigned the position of "point". For those of you that don't know, the "point" is the lead man. The one in the front. That night, as I led my patrol through the winter woods of central Pennsylvania, signaling our progression with only silent hand signals, I could not fight back the tears as I thought of so many men, and women, that had and will have to take that walk for real. I was in no danger. I was not going to meet a fire fight. I was not going to set off a landmine. I was not going to die. I was going to meander through the winter forest, leading my college coeds. Second, on another trip, I was in a "fire fight" with demo amo or blanks. My M16 jammed while we were being overtaken by our "enemy". Let me tell you, that was gut wrenching, and it was FAKE. Your stomach falls into your boots as you try to clear the rounds in your weapon. If it was real, I'd be dead. Today, many men and women are taking that walk and banging on jammed weapons in real, life threatening situations. Many are waiting to be deployed, fighting overseas, looking at an empty bunk of a fallen comrade, or waking up from a not so nice dream. Military Members - I honor you. I Thank you.

So I have decided, be it not prudent for a new business - to set aside a portion of my company's gear in order TO OFFER FREE ONLINE CAMPING GEAR RENTALS FOR ANY ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS to say THANK YOU. Thank you for serving our Country and keeping us safe. I am honored to be able to offer you a few moments in the outdoors where you may find serenity and peace and see the Beauty of The World. Please call me, so you may enjoy some wonderful outdoor moments with friends or family.

I will never forget what a Frenchman once said to me when I was visiting France; "You never think about having a strong military until someone is parachuting into your backyard."