Sure but for me, even on a solo project git works so much better than svn because I can create multiple branches and easily rebase or merge them as needed.

When exploring ideas I might have 3 or 4 possible paths and it’s really nice to have the option of breaking them into different branches until I figure out the right path.

Oh, I agree - but I already know git fairly well. IME those people who have been using TFS solo for a decade have a much harder time seeing the benefits, because they're totally alien to the development workflow that they have become used to.