I've seen this airplane at my airport and it looked very nice. Anybody have any experience with Rans or this airplane in particular? Seems like a very reasonable price with decent specs.

http://www.rans.com/_RTF/S-7LSspecs.htm

I visited their factory a year and a half ago. Very nice people and well organized. I didn't fly the S7S but I sat in it. Comfortable and roomy.

Try www.landshorter.com

I'm getting ready to build a Rans S6 which is the side by side version of the S7. I've flown the S6 but not the S7. Everything I've read about the S7 is that it's a good short field performer. It's not super-cub but it does well. I especially like having the doors on both sides.

Here's a blog from a guy who flew his S7 from mid-west farm country up to Alaska and back: http://poo.gregswingle.com/

So it will get the job done.