I have hooked knife pocket clips on clothes, chairs, seatbelts, scratched car finishes, and even broke one the first week I had a brand new Delica on the arm of a chair. So annoying. And they wear pocket edges. But they are so darn handy, I want to keep using them anyway.
That being said, I usually do carry my Sage 1 and Sage 2 (and sometimes Dragonfly) using the Spyderco wire low profile pocket clip. They get caught less than any knife pocket clip I’ve ever used, and cause less wear on clothes, too.
My small SAK is carried loose in the pocket (Executive, often in the watch pocket, but usually under my front pocket wallet). My large SAK is carried in a belt pouch, as is my Knipex pliers (when I carry them). If I carry an additional traditional slip joint, it’s carried loose or in a pocket slip.
Flashlight: Surefire 6P with a Thyrm Switchback, left front pocket next to the pocket seam. It doesn’t seem to tear up pockets or get hooked on things. Draws to a left hand ice pick grip smoothly, which is how I usually employ it.