About Solite
Solite Innovations LLC was created by life-long cold-water surfers Jamie Meiselman and Tyler Callaway. Both spent their formative surfing years in the Northeast US, where thick wetsuit boots and gloves are a necessity for most of the year.
Meiselman spent much of his career in the snowboarding industry, running the boot division for Burton Snowboards and several other market-leading snowboard brands. Callaway has been in the surf biz for decades, most notably establishing and running FCS Fins/Accessories in the Americas. Solite is a bi-coastal company, with Callaway based in California, and Meiselman in New Jersey.
Solite wetsuit boots are the result of over 5 years of research, development, and testing in the harshest cold water and tropical lineups around the world. From mid-winter Maine to low-tide G-Land, theywere able to utilize some of the world's best surfers to test and refine their boots, before unleashing their technology to the masses.
Product Use & Care
Cleaning Your Boots
We recommend thoroughly rinsing out your boots with fresh water after each use and air drying them completely before putting them away. Damp boots can get stinky real quick! If it's already too late and your boots are a bit funky then you'll want to use an odor eliminating product such as Sink The Stink.
Heat Molding and Fitting
Solite Boots are the world's first and only custom, heat-moldable watersports footwear. Custom fitting can be done in your kitchen with nothing more than a kettle of boiling water. To heat-mold your Solite boots, watch the video below and follow the instructions carefully. Do not use any other methods of heat molding except boiling water. Use of ovens, microwaves, heat guns, etc. will void your warranty.
1. Bring water to a boil (you will need approximately 3 cups of boiling water per boot.)
2. While water is heating, roll down the cuffs of your Solite boots and place them in a sink.
3. Put on your Solite Heat Booster socks if you plan to use them inside your boots.
4. Once water comes to a full bubbling boil, gently pour into your Solite boots (in the sink), filling each to slightly below the seam where the neoprene upper is attached to the sole. See photo.
5. Wait 5 minutes for the boiling water to soften the sole material.
6. After 5 minutes, carefully pour out the hot water from your Solite boot (doing one boot at a time) and quickly rinse out the inside of the boot with cold water to lower the surface temperature and to prevent burning. Test with your hand as you will want to get your foot in as warm as you can comfortably stand.
7. Place your foot inside your Solite boot while wearing the Heat Booster sock. Make sure your big-toe sits comfortably in the toe cavity and your heel is flush in the heel pocket.
8. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 for the other boot.
9. Secure boot ankle straps if you have them.
10. Walk around in your Solite boots for the next 10-15 minutes as they custom mold to your feet.
11. Once your Solite Boots have cooled to room temperature, the molding process is complete.
12. If you are unhappy with the fit, you can re-mold your Solite boots repeating the same steps above. Your Solite boots should feel completely comfortable, almost like part of your foot.
