Equipment transport bag with direct equipment lifting connection

An equipment transport bag assembly operable to handle equipment having a lifting element, said bag assembly comprising:

• a bag defining an interior configured to at least in part receive the equipment therein;
• and
• an equipment-handling assembly including a strap unit,
• said strap unit including a strap secured relative to the bag,
• said strap including a bag portion at least in part extending alongside the bag, and a projecting portion at least substantially adjacent the bag portion,
• said projecting portion including a loop portion extending away from the bag and defining a loop,
• said loop being spaced from the bag,
• said bag portion defining a strap opening configured to receive the lifting element,
• said bag defining a bag opening configured to receive the lifting element,
• said strap opening and said bag opening being at least in part aligned relative to one another to facilitate contemporaneous extension of the lifting element through the strap and the bag.