Joe,
Not to beat a dead horse but there was one other item I should make mention of. Check out my blog and look for the Algonquin trip. I relate what is a rather amusing story (now, not then) of being laid siege by a bear on a rainy night with the tarp dumping a gallon of water every 20 minutes on the side of the tent (a surprisingly good imitation of a bear wanting in). The adrenaline was screaming through our bodies and the only release was fits of laughter that was so intense my stomach was in knots.....
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What I don't think I mentioned was hearing the bear snuffling by the side of my arm only inches from me with only the tent fabric between us. That is the first time the hair on my arms and the back of my neck has ever come up. So I am totally with you on no food in the tent. I think if I had even an empty snickers candy bar wrapper in there things may have turned out different.