I'm not a fan of refurbished, but my cousins gets it regularly and I don't hear of him having too many issues. He did get some refurbished Moultrie's a few years back and as far as I know, they're still working.
I hear you on cams. I bought some of the Moultrie P180s and have sent every one back under warranty. One of them I got under their warranty has an issue right out of the box so I put it out and when I contact them want to see if I can just get my money back. I've ran a lot of cams and the two I've found most reliable have been Browning and Covert.
