The best way to hide smelly things like bacon & butter must be at the very edge of camp like this:
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Hey, never had a problem. ;)

I can remember only three occurrences where I've seen shredded FD bags. One was back in the woods near an old, shredded green pack. One by a campsite with BEAR spelled out in pebbles by the fireplace and one at the campsite where   (You need to Login or Register stopped to sniff my tackle box while being chased under my hanging pack. All were islands FWIW.

Bear proof canisters are small and expensive but if they fit your style, I see them as best for everyone's peace of mind.

Since there's four of you, I'd say two tree hanging would be the easiest. Even if you had terrible luck and camped where an habituated acrobat type bear frequented, I expect the odds would be tipped in your favor.

Cliff's hiding method presumes hiding things well out of camp. What, 50 yards? 100 yards? Who's gonna drag their food that far away from camp? Does splitting it up into halves and hiding in two different directions double the chances of failure? :D

Have a plan. Consider it's weaknesses. The worst outcome would be educating a bear with two cubs to associate campsites with fast food buffets.

Oh sure, NOW i find it. Here's the best thread I can remember on the subject:
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