AHAPStyle aside, I really wouldn't trust a 3/4"-wide belt to hold any kind of weighty gear (1lb+ holster, etc) securely or comfortably, which is one of the reasons that wider rigid belts like this exist. A cheap $10 leather belt at 1.25" works okay for a while, but a 5.11 TDU at 1.5" or 1.75 works much better (for gear) and can be found for only $15 (still pretty cheap, but nowhere near as rigid as the Carbon Tactics belts).
Personally, I'm just a titanium whore =)