See a few cloaks and platemails on the eastern road left by some rampaging criminal demolishing the patrollers? Grab a couple and trade them in for refreshes at your friendly Local Healer (tm).

Grab you a few things (I'm fond of pearls and onyx bands from the docks of Hamsah cause they are LIGHT) and keep about 4-12 of them in a sack so you can refresh yourself at the Inn or one of the cities while on a mad chase or while screwing around hoping to find someone.

There are two cities I know of that sell CHEAP refresh preps. It ISN'T a bad idea to buy a couple if you check the past a lot.

If you combine this post with Isildur's you can make an "infinite" loop of the present if you pause to smack a few lowbie mobs that have barterable refreshables. There ARE evil guys that have these too, so if you're going Fortie, this is still viable. Udgaardian Sentries on the Game Path have parkas and the Arkham crypts are chocked full of them.