[scottmandue]

I'm a city boy and even I know to never bring food inside the tent (well, okay I was a Boy Scout).

As Motion points out if you go out in the wilderness there are a lot of critters that can/will eat you, bears, mountain lions, wolfs.
And lets not forget poisonous snakes/spiders/scorpions that can mess up your day.

If you are afraid of the wilderness... don't go there.

I hike the central coast... mountain lions and rattle snakes are common... one time I came across a pile of mountain lion scat... kept walking saying "mountain lions are nocturnal... mountain lions are nocturnal..."