AMENDMENT TO
                                 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         SECOND AMENDMENT dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement
effective as of January 1, 1996, by and between The Coleman Company, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Michael N. Hammes(the "Executive").

         WHEREAS, the parties entered into an Employment Agreement effective as
of January 1, 1996 (the "Employment Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Employment Agreement as set
forth herein.

         NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

         1.   Section 9(c) is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced with
the following:

              9.(c)  During the time the Executive is employed by the
    Corporation and for a period of two years following the termination of
    such employment for any reason, the Executive will not serve as an
    officer, director or employee, or in any other way assist the efforts
    of, any Significant Competitor.  As used herein, the term "Significant
    Competitor" shall mean any corporation, partnership or entity (i) that
    competes directly against the Corporation in one or more product lines
    with such product lines representing at least 10% of the total sales
    of such competitor, and (ii) where such competing products offered by
    the Corporation constitute at least 10% of the total sales of any
    organization unit of the Corporation (e.g. division or corporate) that
    the Executive has been employed at during the previous 24 months. 
    Notwithstanding anything above, this section shall not prohibit the
    Executive from owning not more than 5% of any publicly traded company. 
    The restrictions on the Executive pursuant to this Section 9(c) shall
    lapse upon any material breach of this Agreement by the Corporation,
    including without limitation, the obligations of Corporation under
    Section 6 COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.



    2.   Executive acknowledges that he has been furnished a copy of Colorado
Revised Statutes Section 8-23-113(2) and he acknowledges that his position is
within the class of "executive and management personnel and officers" which is
excluded from the statute.

    3.   The parties agree that as except as expressly amended hereby, the
Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to the
Employment Agreement as of the date first above written.

                             THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.



                             By: /s/ LARRY E. SANFORD
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                                  Name:  Larry E. Sanford
                                  Title: Executive Vice President


                              /s/ MICHAEL N. HAMMES
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                                  Michael N. Hammes