An equipment transport bag assembly is operable to handle equipment having a lifting element. The bag assembly includes a bag and an equipment-handling assembly. The bag defines an interior configured to at least in part receive the equipment therein. The equipment-handling assembly includes a strap unit. The strap unit includes a strap attached relative to the bag. The strap defines a strap opening configured to receive the lifting element. The bag defines a bag opening configured to receive the lifting element. The strap opening and the bag opening are at least in part aligned relative to one another to facilitate contemporaneous extension of the lifting element through the strap and the bag.