Thanks for the info.
I was a hanger for years, now I'm a hider.  ;D
I do the same as you but I'm packing food in my DIY food pails. I have NEVER had a bear in my solo camp, and I don't WANT to either.

I started carrying Bear Spray the year I went to Algonquin Park which was the year after that bear attacked had killed those 3 kids.

I decided that especially solo it was worth carrying just in case. I've only used the spray one time and that was in the BWCA. I think that was because previous campers had dumped uneaten food in woods to close to camp?