We were introduced to Ron, the “Mole Man,” in the first season of the History Channel’s American Pickers. He is, by far, the most memorable character who ever appeared on the show. Ron’s good pal, and fellow picker, John Burkett, has put together some videos showing some more of Ron’s tunnels and picking finds.
In my original review of the episode, I mentioned that Ron’s tunnels reminded me of something from the Silence of the Lambs. John quickly came to the defense of his friend and assured me that Ron was a sweetheart and even offers tours of his tunnels to anyone who wants to see them. That might be true, but the night vision clip in the first video might just keep me up tonight.
I have to admit, Ron has some pretty cool things squirreled away in his tunnels, as you can see in the second video. It just boggles the mind to think about what Ron has built with his own two hands and a total disregard for building codes. What do you think? Would you want to take a tour of Ron’s tunnels?
I would love to take a tour of Ron’s tunnels!!
NO! I saw this episode a few months back and I have had nightmares about being in that structure and it collapsing…no joke!
Building codes are there for a reason people….
I remember in first grade, a friend and I used to draw detailed maps of underground tunnels just like this that we wanted to build. I still dream of having secret tunnels and underground rooms like this.
I would absolutely LOVE to know more about those tunnels and tour them. They look outstanding! The guy is all kinds of quirky and awesome. He seems like he’s all kinds of fun, and I bet the stories he could tell would just boggle the mind!