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I got mine initially to wear while I trail walk with my pooch since he is getting older and slower but I still wanted a workout but I used it a lot for strength training before the Camino. I normally get to double my bag weight and wear it till...
Seems really tough.
But they were wanting to use Pilgrim facilities, whilst they were clearly not on a Pilgrimage.
So it was really up to the 'managers' of the Albergue.
Not sure I could have turned them away but I fully understand the decision.
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