Front porch refi at 8:03 a.m. in Bakersfield and my self-inking seal came out blank, so I held it over the car heater vent and coaxed a few drops from a crusty refill bottle — suddenly crisp like it meant it. What’s your most chaotic field fix that worked?
Had a porch signing where my Trodat dried up; the save was tapping it on a tiny travel ink pad I keep in a zip bag — my “rainy day pad” — for one clean impression without reinking the cartridge. Go super light so you don’t flood the die, and in cold snaps keep the stamp in an inside pocket so it’s not a popsicle. Ever tried the Sharpie rescue — color the die, stamp once, then re-ink properly?