I have three different battle belts.
I first picked up a Condor belt and used it with on old G.I. web belt and suspenders.
Cheap to build but of course the suspenders are terribly uncomfortable.
I found the belt to have too much padding as well. This has sat in the bottom of my gear
cabinet for the last couple years. Probably will sell it. It works OK as a stand alone rig.
Currently I have two other battle belts, one tan and one green.
The tan one I us as a first line type of set up and it has worked great.
It is an ATS. I made a set of suspenders similar to Blue Force's design with a shock cord loop.
The suspenders are slim enough to not been noticeable under my chest rig.
My other is a BattleLab belt with the same type of suspenders. It works equally well.
Here's the ATS belt with an ATS chest rig.
The hot battle belt right now is Blue Force Gears SOC. They are kind of pricey but from what I've heard
they have rave reviews.
For a cheap decent setup you could get the Condor with a riggers belt and build the suspenders.
The suspenders I built for less than $10, for two sets.