>>1247135>what volume are the barrels? 30 gallon
>can you actually "drive" this thing on calm river?Don't see why not, but you'd need a rudder to stop you going in circles and probably a person paddling each side sitting or a single person standing and alternating
>how you tried traveling with it for longer time?Its basically a ferry but its withstood everything that river can throw at it for many years. That includes floating trees, floods, - 30c winters, etc.
You're best coming over to /diy/ for advice for this rather than /out/ tho, but it really is a simple build which you could assemble at your start point.