I will paypal someone $25 to fix hauling so they stop taking barrels to items instead of items to the barrels. The offer is real!



While I can't fix it (nor can I fix it for bins either) but I can suggest some micromanaging that will help alleviate your problems. Say you have a 5x5 stockpile for whatever. Instead of just having that 5x5 area you make a 5x4 and a 5x1 area. You make the 5x4 allow as many barrels/bins as you want and the 5x1 not allow any barrels/bins. Then make the 5x4 area take from the 5x1 and only take from it. The 5x1 will then be the only valid space to store stuff and it doesn't allow barrels/bins so dwarves will just bring the stuff there. Then there will be stuff for the 5x4 to take from it and while they will haul the barrel/bin around to pick up stuff they only have to walk a few tiles.