TimA wrote on Mar 10^th, 2007 at 4:00am:

Actually it isn't unusual at all. One outfitter even sells the setup.

Yes, unusual, rare, not commonly done. Maybe not for you though. ;) How does that sit in a boat? I lay my barrels down low between thwarts.

By handles on barrels, I meant actual handles you find on barrels from other sources, like:
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Another thing I notice from the US Plastics site is that they state the size of 60 and 30 litre barrel openings are the same. I don't believe that at all. That's never been the case with barrels I've seen. Just look at the photo.