A stowable handle apparatus includes a mounting device configured to facilitate securing the handle apparatus to an object and a grip member mechanically coupled to the mounting device such that the grip member is selectively repositionable between a stowed configuration in which the grip member is adjacent to a portion of the object when the mounting device is secured to the object, and a deployed configuration in which the grip member is oriented in relation to the mounting device such that at least a portion of the grip member extends from the object, with the grip member being operatively engaged with the mounting device in a manner facilitating an action by a user of the handle apparatus imparting a force against the grip member to lift or reposition the object.