No hats, let's keep it as "junk"-free as possible. And about removing binnie's mods, it wouldn't be the end of the world if it allows for a smoother experience.
So far bee breeding and the new plant breeding stuff in Binnie's mods are the only real end-game goals in the modpack. It would suck to see them go, but if there's no other choice yeah. MPT's working on it, and a reply from Binnie is being awaited.
Make your own goals. That's what MC is about. I don't expect MPT to rewrite the way Binnie's mods do crafting, and Binnie hasn't updated since August. I wouldn't hold your breath.
He has been responding to some issues though. We will probably remove it, then re-add it in future if the issue is fixed. CoFH surface retrogen is a thing so we might be able to regenerate beehives.