I just used my one str character to pick up and send barrels to camp.
Then, sent a diff char to camp and opened the chest with the barrels in them and sent them back to the str chard so they could place them where needed.
Yeah, I figured there is always going to be an exploit. However, it feels like that is a lot of work to go to just to ruin your own game. Its not obvious, and its probably not going to work in multiplayer or situations where the enemy is already hostile.
I take it you got a 1 str character with a save editor?
Frankly I am more or less satisfied with the current state of things. Would tagging explosive barrels as weapons and applying correct weights fix it completely? Sure, but I can accept this compromise.
There is evidence to suggest that this is not a subject Larian wants to address or discuss. Instead they are content to quietly fix it. I can respect that. Its hard to let go of things that don't serve us anymore.