No hanging food for me either.If a bear is hungry,I'm food!

Food/panniers go in the tent with me to keep the critters from chewing holes in my stuff.

If I'm where they have lockers or they make me use a canister,I use them.

If I was REALLY worried,soap,food,anything edible/smelly,would be 100 yards from my camp.

I'm more concerned about pack rats,racoons,things like that,then alligators,bears and Bigfoot.