I live in central Fla and there is a alot of pine trees around me, I have always used the fat lightered to start a fire in my fireplace, never as a primary fuel, but I have read on this forum that some people burn pine in there stoves during shoulder season as a primary fuel. I have always heard to never burn pinewood in your home woodburner because of the tar in the wood. I have just installed a woodstove, and not that I would put any pine in my new stove, but would it be ok to in a woodstove? Is it ok to use fatwood just to start my fire?Maybe there talking about a different species of pine? I just can imagine someone putting this Fla pine in your stove. Just curious!!