Support apparatus for hammocks

A support apparatus for conventional hammock constructions including a hammock body and hammock tether means disposed on opposite ends of the hammock body wherein the support apparatus comprises:

• a pair of support units operatively associated with the hammock tether means wherein each of the- support units comprises a generally triangular support member, supported on a support surface, which includes a plurality of detachably interconnected tubular sections comprising an elongated base section;
• a pair of elongated side sections;
• and, a top section, said support units being disposed in substantially vertical planes that are substantially parallel to each other, said support units being connected to each other solely by the hammock tether means, and being held in said substantially vertical planes by stabilizing means connecting the top sections to the support surface.