[HawkEye19]

There are a few good places to shop online. Two of the better options are Northern Brewer and Midwest Homebrewing (both located here in Minnesota). Norther Brewer's store crew is very good. Numerous medal winners work there, and one write the occasional article for BYO magazine.

Northern Brewer has a $7.99 flat shipping fee, it's 1-6 days but a flat fee. I prefer the used kegs (I'd buy used for the price) from Midwest though. I've not a bad one yet.

Empty tanks can be purchased as well. You'll have to find a local homebrew shop or welding/gas shop to fill it.

For regulators, make sure you purchase a dual-guage one. Mush easier to be able to see the pressure going into the keg and pressure left in the tank.

I have a Ranco temperature controller. It's digital, fully programable and you can switch between heating control or cooling control. Very handy if you need more control (if you want to brew lagers, you will). It's more expensive than the other non-digital models, but it's worth it.

There's a very good homebrew message board connected to the Norther Brewer site. One of the best homebrewers in the nation, Jamil Zainasheff posts on there often.

Finally, make sure you know what you're getting into with the chest freezer. You'll need to do some modifications to it to fit the Corny kegs and fittings in it. After that, you'll be able to set up a gas splitter and have more than one take running.

If you have any other questions, feel free to IM me.