Do you have the 12? What's it like to pack?4 with stove is doable in the 8 man, I'd suggest the 12.
Everyone's opinion of what's comfortable vs. what's doable vs. what won't work is different. A rule of thumb shared by a member in a different thread on this site is for cold weather use to take the size of the shelter (8 man, 12 man, etc.) and divide by 4. For me that always comes up with an accurate estimate of what size shelter will work for me when using the stove in my tipis. As I stated in the first line of this post, there are lots of different opinions on this topic.
Hope this helps.
I have the 16 man tipi with a stove. With 5 guys and gear we had room for atleast one more and maybe even some saddles.Looking to buy a seek outside teepee with a wood stove for a hunting trip. needs to fit 4 plus gear. info on the size and any tips or reviews would be helpful thank.