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True, Kevin. But big is a relative term. A 36" to 42" diameter tree is what I would considered an average big tree for me and they are not particularly challenging for "tree length" gaffs. If you can set a top rope, they become even easier.

Well, kind of. There will always be that oddball that would be better to use ascenders and rope as opposed to spurs and rope but that's not on an average tree to me. I do have a very efficient rope-walking setup that I love to use but I don't find much difference in climbing effort with spurs...

I have the same trees here, Levi, and make it a point to use a knee ascender anytime I use the foot ascender. It is not a prerequisite for just big trees. Using one leg to pump up a tree ergonomicly sucks.

Interesting! You find it easier to climb the rope with ascenders than using spurs with a top rope? With a self-tending ascender, I find it ridiculously easy to just spur back up. Same muscles and no swinging around.