How to Make Drum Brakes Live Through Mud

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Okay, so it seems the only MAJOR weakness with my truck is the fact that if I put it in some slop, the shoes out back are quickly destroyed. I cut some of the backing plate away at the bottom to serve as a drain hole but that did not help. My next idea is to carry a pump up sprayer with soapy water and spray in the gap between the drum and the backing plate right after being in the mud.

Anyone have any ideas? I am tired of changing shoes!

I know the ideal solution is to trash the drums in favor of discs but I do not have the facilities to do that right now.