Ink Review #1470: Van Dieman's Hanging Lake

We are going to do one more reader request ink today before moving on to some new releases: Van Dieman’s Hanging Lake from Van Dieman’s Wilderness collection. Thanks to the reader that sent this ink in for review! You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet (aff. link) and Vanness Pens.

The color:

Hanging Lake is a medium blue-black ink.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: High

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Hanging Lake is brighter than Colorverse Mariner 4. Click here to see the Van Dieman’s inks together, and click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Montegrappa Elmo with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I wanted to like this ink because I love blue black inks, but the performance wasn’t quite there for me. There was way too much feathering and a bit more bleeding than I like. This one is a pass for me.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by a reader for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored.