Dead Raincoat in dreams
A coat that sheds water — preparedness for weather you know is coming.
How dead changes the reading
Dead in the dream means the symbol's energy is no longer in active circulation in your life. The reading is not necessarily grim — most often it is the dream noting that something you had been carrying has run its full course and you can stop carrying it.
The base reading of Raincoat
A raincoat in a dream is the dream's image of the preparedness you wear when you know what is coming. The coat does not stop the rain; it stops it from soaking you. The dream brings the coat when you have, in your life, made the choice to prepare for difficulty in advance rather than be caught out by it. A raincoat on in a downpour is the dream telling you the preparation was correct. A raincoat left at home in clear weather, with a storm gathering, is the dream noting that you saw the weather coming and chose to travel without the protection you already owned.