Camping Food Doesn't Have To Taste Like Camping Food.
The Original Hunting Dog Lunchbox Smoker
The Lunchbox Smoker
The Lunchbox Smoker
Hunting Dog Spare Temperature Gauge
Hunting Dog Spare Temperature Gauge
Premium Leather Camp Chief Gloves
Premium Leather Camp Chief Gloves
Our Customers Love Us
"I get so many people walking up at camp and asking me - What is it? Where did I buy it?"
Chad A.
"This one doesn't look like it will fall apart anytime soon."
Walker
"They are fun to cook on! My little one's love helping come up with new ideas."
Samantha S.
When you're done dangling weenies over the fire..
Why it costs what it does
Made in Canada, built from heavy-gauge steel, and designed to last for years—not one season. Individually serial numbered assembled by hand
Not a replacement..
This isn't a replacement for your backyard grill.
It's a portable outdoor cooker designed to grill, bake, smoke, and sear food wherever your adventures take you.
We designed ours to make cooking part of the experience.
Not JUST for camping
Built for campgrounds, cabins, hunting camps, tailgates, beach days, fishing trips, backyard gatherings, and anywhere great food deserves fresh air.
Find Your Flavor
Fine-tune heat and smoke with adjustable air vents and charcoal drawer positions, unlocking endless cooking styles and flavor possibilities.
One Hand. Anywhere.
Compact by design and easy to carry, the Hunting Dog features a rugged steel handle wrapped in leather for a comfortable one-handed grip. Grab it and go wherever good cooking takes you.
All Your Questions Answered Here
Every Hunting Dog cooker starts with North American steel and is built in our shop in Southern Alberta, Canada.
We cut, bend, weld, and finish each product ourselves because we believe the people making the gear should care about the gear.
We're not interested in making the cheapest product possible. We're interested in making something we'd be proud to own.
Cheap portable grills are designed to be affordable and convenient. Hunting Dog products are designed to be dependable.
We build our cookers from thick North American steel, cut and formed in our Southern Alberta shop, then finished by hand. There are no thin stamped panels, plastic components, or disposable parts designed to last a few seasons.
The difference is the same as comparing a disposable tool to one you keep in your garage for decades.
You’re not just buying a way to cook food — you’re buying a piece of equipment built for campfires, backroads, and years of use.
Most portable cookers are designed around convenience, cost, and short-term use. Hunting Dog was built around a different idea: creating outdoor cooking gear that becomes part of your story.
Every Hunting Dog product begins as an original design, developed to solve real challenges faced in the backcountry. We don't simply rebrand existing products — we design, build, and test our own equipment right here in Southern Alberta.
Before a Hunting Dog cooker ever reaches customers, it is put through its paces in the foothills of Alberta — around campfires, on hunting trips, at campsites, and in the conditions where outdoor gear is meant to perform. Every detail is refined to overcome the challenges of cooking in remote locations: limited space, changing weather, uneven ground, and the need for simple, reliable equipment.
Built from thick North American steel and crafted in our shop, Hunting Dog products are designed with the same principles that have guided outdoor equipment for generations: keep it simple, make it strong, and build it to last.
No fragile gimmicks. No unnecessary complexity. No disposable design.
Just rugged, purpose-built cooking gear that earns its place in your truck, camp, and family traditions.
Owning a Hunting Dog product means becoming part of a community of people who appreciate quality, craftsmanship, and the outdoors. Customers share their recipes, cooking ideas, and adventures with each other — because these aren't just tools, they're conversation pieces.
It's the kind of gear you're proud to bring to camp, proud to show your friends, and proud to hand down to the next generation.
Almost anything you'd cook at home.
Hunting Dog cookers are great for:
- Burgers and steaks
- Bacon and eggs
- Sausages and hot dogs
- Grilled sandwiches
- Fish & veggies
- Breads & desserts
- Cast iron meals
- Camp breakfasts
- Dutch oven-style cooking
The only limit is your imagination — and how hungry you are.
Not necessarily — it complements it.
A Hunting Dog cooker isn't trying to replace your kitchen stove or your full-size backyard grill. It's designed for the moments when those aren't available or when cooking outside is the whole point.
Think of it as the piece of gear you keep in the truck, camper, boat, or hunting pack because you never know when you'll want a hot meal.
We offer a 30-day return policy on all items. We build every Hunting Dog product with the expectation that it will earn a permanent spot in your outdoor gear collection.
If you try it and decide it's not the right fit, we want to make it right.
We're confident you'll love the quality, but if you don't, contact us and we'll work with you.
Products must be in their original condition with packaging intact.
That's the goal.
We build Hunting Dog products the same way we build equipment for ourselves: with materials and construction methods that prioritize durability over cutting costs.
The thick steel construction means it can handle heat, weather, and the occasional rough treatment that comes with outdoor use.
With basic care, your Hunting Dog cooker is built to become the kind of gear that collects stories, scratches, and memories — not something you replace every few years.
Yes.
We understand that outdoor gear gets used hard. If you lose, damage, or wear out a component, contact us directly and we'll help get you back cooking.
We build our products to last, and we stand behind what we make.
Email us at: hello@barknsmoke.com
The Idea Became Real
What started as an idea quickly became sketches, prototypes, and weekends spent experimenting.
Every version taught me something. Some were too large. Some weren't versatile enough. Some simply didn't feel right.
Eventually I landed on a design that solved the problems I cared about...
A compact cooker that could travel anywhere.
Something that could grill, bake, smoke, or simply keep food warm.
Something rugged and stout that would join me on many adventures to come.
- Matt, founder