I'm not sure what "QD" means, but maybe you're talking about an LBE utility belt?
I've put together a cheap pistol belt with suspenders, and I use belt pouches originally intended for small cameras.
My stuff is very ridiculous-looking (like a little kid playing soldier or, perhaps, Batman), but it works very well and is comfortable.
Small, zipper-style camera pouches can be had at Goodwill and the Salvation Army for a pittance. They are very tough (usually made of a ballistic-type nylon), they are comfortable, and can be adjusted to suit individual needs.
They can be modified to fit if you melt holes in them with the head of a heated nail, and use plastic zip-ties to make belt loops.
Plastic zip-ties can be used to replace lost and/or broken ALICE-style clips.
Camera-style zipper pouches are less obvious than ballistic nylon military LBE stuff, so they can become part of a "grey man" appearance.
I have mine set up so I can carry a ka-bar, my 1911, 4 spare pouches, a canteen (with cup), folding shovel, compass, crank radio-flashlight combo, Leatherman multi-tool, paracord, bandanas, survival life-straw, gorilla tape, ammo, and a turkey baster. There's other stuff in there, but you get the idea.
I've found that I can use gorilla tape to secure a syringe-type turkey baster onto the end of a blue survival life-straw, and suck water from a contaminated source and fill my canteen with it.
The end result takes a little practice, but:
1) It's cheap. The straw is $19.99, the turkey baster is $3.99, the roll of gorilla tape is $14.99 (tape has many other uses).
2) It's very light and compact.
3)I don't need to modify either the straw or turkey baster--just use the tape to seal the baster to the mouth-end of the end of the straw.
4)It takes me about 4 minutes to fill a 1-quart military canteen at a slow pace,
5)The straw is good for about 975 liters (according to the literature). Theoretically, two straws can provide 1 year worth of drinking water for 1 person.