• jacket

  lightweight, at least 10,000mm waterproof jacket

• pants

  lightweight, at least 10,000mm water proof pants

• base layer

  technical layer, wicking material, long johns and under shirt to move sweat away from body and keep my ass dry

• board bag

  padded

• boot bag

  for my boots!!

• helmet

  check out Giro - Bad Luitenent

• small backpack

  must fit extra hoodie, snack/water, batteries, camera, cdplayer

• metal carry case

  need metalic, impact resistant case for the cd player ipod

I finished buying the last few important items today. I'm just missing a base layer which I can buy anywhere. So that just leaves the insanely ellusive metal case for the iPod. I've seen them all over the net but no one in Toronto seems to have them, and since the trip is in 4 days, I sort of need to find it locally cause online ordering can't be trusted in such a bind. The ironic part is that the best damn metal case is made by a local Toronto company!! So you'd think I could find it, but NOOOO... well maybe that's not irony, but it really gets my goat, if you know what I mean.
Time for plan B, call the company headquarters and harass them till they either A) sell me one directly or B) give me the exact location of someone in the near vicinity that carries them.
update: HUZZA!! A friendly townsfolk guided me towards this Queen St East shop, that specializes in Apple gear, they are called Carbon Computing. I'll give them a ring tomorrow and hopefully drive down to get the case before work.