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Old 13th February 2018, 12:08 PM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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I've ordered a pair of the firmest (Severe, very firm) upholstery-grade foam pads, 12" by 6" and 2" thick with rounded edges, £9 delivered.
Arrived today, feel suitably firm, will slide them in when it stops raining - tomorrow maybe?

Edit: Put them in, needs a fair bit of force and wiggling as they are quite firm and the foam sticks to the seat and bladder materials; ideally need a fabric sleeve.
Not quite in the right place yet (maybe need to move down a cm or so, but still feel good ) but with the rain increasing I gave up.
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