yes, 100% try first! I would also recommend getting a Wide size bivy. I actually first tried one about 15 years ago and it was a normal size i guess and it was an absolute coffin. didn't work and scrapped the idea for about 4-5 years until i got that Long/Wide Borah which was MUCH better. Now...
Don't forget to look beyond hunting brand shelters. There is nothing that makes a shelter a "hunting" specific shelter..
Here are some random shelter reviews just to give you an idea what else is out there:
Tarps - https://www.adventurealan.com/best-backpacking-tarp/
1 person "tents" -...
Couple summers ago in the high sierras I was crossing an avalanche chute under a 13k' peak and found some old mountaineering gear. Leather and steel harness, ice screw, remnants of a tent and shirt?, flashlight, pans/plates. Best guess is its from the 50's-70s but I'm not really sure, could be...
I wonder if its possible to buy, register and store a suppressor at a friend's/relatives in a legal state..? ie I live in CA too and my uncle lives in Reno. It would be really easy to pop in and pick it up on my way to an out of state hunt..