I normally do not keep my pack in the vestibule. I normally bring most of my spare clothes and gear into the tent with me, though not inside the pack. Instead I put the pack inside its waterproof pack liner and lean it against a handy tree or rock a short distance away from the tent. I have been known to bring the pack into the vestibule when I suspect I will need to break camp in the rain the next morning.

My trail runners are normally stashed in the vestibule at night. From time to time I get nervous that a salt-starved critter will boldly come into the vestibule to chew on them, so whenever that anxiety arises I will bring them into the tent. This occurs entirely randomly as far as I can tell. I don't claim to have an accurate sixth sense of when an especially bold salt-starved critter is lurking nearby.