Okay here gos the set up I plan on puttin together next week

If you're using two heat pads, make sure you have a probe for each for constant temp monitoring. I love being able to just look and see what temp the UTH is without having to reach into tank and move hides and such to do a floor temp check. A temp gun as mentioned also works swell.
Your setup sounds good, go get your bp and post some pics!

More good ideas! Yeah Ill buy the two pads and start with just one see how that works first. Now the probe on the thermometer/hydrometers should be what say 2 inches above the cage floor?
Ill buy a clamp lamp with a 40 watt bulb just in case I need a little light for some reason,but other than that Ill let the ambient light in the room do the rest.

Also when I finaly am ready to buy the new addition any thing I should worry about if I buy local since it is cold as hell in Jersey. Im scared just a few minutes might harm the lil guy/gal.
I mean just to get to the car from my front door is like wrestling with a porcipine. Its that cold!
Other than these local shops Im realy not sure where to buy although I believe jennifer suggested one online source.

It's cold here in DC and I have to take my BP to the Vet
She told me to put in a turned out pillow case and knot it then put in a cooler with a hot water bottle or those hand warmers you can get at sporting stores.
Just make sure the old car is good and warm and the little BP's house is good and warm
Good Luck and please post pics as soon as ya can

actually, the digital one I suggested has a probe on a wire and then a sensor in the unit itself. You can stick the probe to the bottom of the enclosure or just leave it on the substrate -- the most important thing is to make sure the snake won't burn its belly. If it's in a Rubbermaid and the floor temp is 91F on the hot side, your air temp will almost certainly be fine, but you can double-check it by suspending the probe in the air (from a perch or hide) and checking it after 10 or 15 minutes. I think your plan with the light is a good one -- you can always up the wattage if you find your air temp is low.

I'd suggest finding a large Cool Whip type container or large kitchen rubbermaid type container with a good lid and getting a hand towel and a portable heat pad or the Hot Hands product to bring your snake home safely. You definitely don't want it to freeze on the way home.