RECOVERY HANDLE

USER’S GUIDE

CONTENTS
01. WARNING
02. INTRODUCTION
03. ASSEMBLY
13. DEPLOYMENT
16. ABOUT US
 WARNING!
This manual and its contents should be carefully reviewed by all
persons who have the responsibility of maintaining or using this
product. All persons attempting to use this product should
ensure that they use it only as described. Failure to use the
product in accordance with this manual may result in serious
injury or death.

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The Recovery Handle™ sets the standard for emergency casualty evacuation and
recovery in non-permissive environments. We are proud to have teamed up with the
Direct Action Resource Center to realize their long standing vision and innovative
design. The system provides a reliable and repeatable method for dragging a casualty
off of the “X” or away from the objective. Unlike other drag handle systems, it transfers
the force of the evacuation to the hips of the casualty. This prevents the plate
carrier from striking them in the face, or cutting off their airway. Because the strap
deploys to a greater length it allows the operator performing the evacuation to stand
straight up, which prevents fatigue and helps maintain situational awareness. The Re-
covery Handle™ mounts directly to your MOLLE compatible vest and can be deployed
in seconds with a quick pull of the handle. The Recovery Handle™ internally retains the
excess webbing that would normally be tucked into your MOLLE loops, giving you a clean
and snag free solution. The system can easily be repackaged which makes it ideal for
resetting the handle while preforming multiple iterations of training.

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ASSEMBLY

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Start by taking the running end of your Grab your handle and open it up.
strap and passing it through the MOLLE
webbing loops on your PC. Make sure you
install the strap in the molle loops
furthest to the outside of the bag. This
will ensure stability and good weight
distribution when the strap is deployed.

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Feed the G-Hook through the Weave the webbing through the G-Hook
webbing channel on your handle. as shown below.
Needle nose plyers can be used to
assist the G-Hook through the channel.

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Double the webbing back through the Feed the woven G-Hook back into the
G-Hook to lock it into place leaving nylon sleeve.
approximately a 1-inch pig tail.

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Center the G-Hook inside the Mount the handle in the MOLLE webbing
nylon strap as shown in the figure below. centered on the back of the vest. Then
The nylon sleeve will protect the pull all excess webbing to the bottom of
operators hand while the strap is being the carrier. Find the center point in the
used. webbing.

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Take the centered bite of rope and tie it
into an overhand knot.

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Once the knot is tied, pull all of the S-fold one side of the webbing inside of
excess webbing back towards the top of the handle.
the carrier. Ensure that the knot is still
centered at the base of the carrier.

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S-Fold the opposite side of the webbing Fold the bottom flap on the
over. handle over the webbing you just
s-folded.

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Fold the top flap over the bottom using Locate the bite of webbing at the bottom
the velcro to ensure a of the carrier.
sercure fitment.

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Attach your carabiner to the bite of The Recovery Handle™ should fit tightly
webbing. to the carrier. Use the carabiner to clip
into the belt that you use to hold your
pants up.

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Reach your hand behind the Recovery Fimrly pull the handle out of the MOLLE
Handle™. webbing. The s-folded
webbing will automatically start to
deploy.

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Continue to pull the handle away from the Once the webbing has fully deployed from
plate carrier. the sides you are ready to start
evacuating your casualty.

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ABOUT US

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ABOUT COPYRIGHT

Spiritus Systems started as an idea on the © 2018 Spiritus Systems Company INC.
side of a mountain in the Hindu Kush: an Recovery Handle™, Spiritus System™, and the Spiritus
idea that we could do this better, that we Systems “Wolf” logo are trademarks of Spiritus Systems.
could care about it more, and that we could They cannot be reproduced without written consent.
do it with integrity. This idea was cultivated
in B Huts after missions and scribbled down
into notebooks under headlamps across CONTACT INFO
multiple combat deployments. We strive
everyday to design and manufacture Spiritus Systems
equipment that exceeds the users’ 112 Bud Place
expectations and pushes past the industry Aberdeen NC, 28315
status quo. All of our equipment is designed [email protected]
with an end state in mind. We spend time www.spiritussystems.com
with users of various walks of life to form
an educated and accurate picture of their
needs. Our design philosophy calls on our
own military service, user feed back and
experience, as well as our advanced United
States based manufacturing techniques to
bring quality equipment to the marketplace.
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