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If you're facing an alien invasion, nuclear Armageddon or zombie apocalypse, you'll have to be very clever to survive in the aftermath

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How to drive just about anything

Because when all the cars are gone and the roads blown up, you'll want Richard Hammond's Crash Course to show you how to drive a tank.
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How to be your own doctor

Sure, the crew at Grey's Anatomy has access to all sorts of high-tech stuff, but when they're in the field with a natural disaster, it's a survivalist's primer.
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How to ride a horse

Once the cars, parts and gas are gone, you'll need Heartland to show you how to ride a horse.
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How to make friends with a survivalist

You'll need your own version of Walking Dead's Daryl Dixon if you expect to live on the land.
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How to cook with fire

Who better than Roger Mooking of Man Fire Food to teach you how to make delicious food without a fancy stove?
6 of 17 TNT

How to organize a militia

Because you can't take the zombies and looters on by yourself, Tom Mason on Falling Skies will hook you up with a mad militia.
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How to shoot and eat anything

Nothing beats the bearded boys of Duck Dynasty for showing you how to cook and eat pretty much any living thing.
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How to prepare for doomsday

Doomsday Preppers are preparing for doomsday - better take their advice.
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How to grow your own food

The Farm Kings: educational and easy on the eyes.
10 of 17 Travel Channel

How to make a houseboat

Sometimes living on the water is the safest place in an apocalypse. The folks on Extreme Houseboats know how to make it happen.
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How to live off the grid

You don't get much more remote than building cabins on the glaciers in Build Alaska.
12 of 17 National Geographic Channel

How to train a scary-looking guard dog

Use the Dog Whisperer's tips to train your wolf-dog protector.
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How to fight with a sword

When the bullets run out, you'll be glad you took sword-fighting lessons with Arya on Game of Thrones.
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How to do anything with science

You'll wish you'd been taking notes during your favorite Breaking Bad episodes.
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How to fish like a boss

Watch Extreme Fisherman with Robson Greene so you can still eat when you run out of bullets.
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How to work like a team

Just like on Survivor, some things work better when you're part of a team.
17 of 17 TLC

How to stock up on stuff

Let the Extreme Couponing crew show you how to do it on the cheap.