Backpacker's hammock and ground bivy

A light weight, portable hammock for suspension between two supports, said hammock comprising:

• a generally rectangular bottom panel having a width and a length sufficiently sized to support a reclined user, said bottom panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral end edges;
• a generally rectangular top panel substantially overlying said bottom panel and having a width and a length substantially corresponding to the width and length of said bottom panel, said top panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral end edges corresponding respectively to said longitudinal side edges and lateral end edges of said bottom panel, said top panel joined to said bottom panel at least along three of said side and end edges;
• an access opening sufficiently sized to admit a user between said top and bottom panels;
• first and second elongate tubular sleeves secured at least to the end edges of said bottom panel;
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• first and second elongate web members having greater width than thickness, having a fastener coupled to each end, each of said fasteners adapted to be coupled to the fastener at the other end of said web member, and being received respectively within said first and second tubular sleeves and extending therefrom an effective length to be removably connected to said supports to suspendingly support said hammock therebetween, each of said tubular sleeves and said web members at least partially encircling one of said supports as said hammock is suspendingly supported.